Facile surface modification of a polyamide reverse osmosis membrane using a TiO2 sol-gel derived spray coating method to enhance the anti-fouling property

Jungchan Kim; Choonsoo Kim; Youngbin Baek; Sung Pil Hong; Hee Joong Kim; Jong Chan Lee; Jeyong Yoon

doi:10.5004/dwt.2018.21663

Facile surface modification of a polyamide reverse osmosis membrane using a TiO₂ sol-gel derived spray coating method to enhance the anti-fouling property

Jungchan Kim, Choonsoo Kim, Youngbin Baek, Sung Pil Hong, Hee Joong Kim, Jong Chan Lee, Jeyong Yoon

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Abstract

We reported a facile surface modification by the TiO₂ sol-gel derived spray coating method to enhance the fouling resistance of a polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis (RO) membrane. TiO₂ nanoparticles (TNPs) were prepared by the base catalyzed sol-gel method for a short span of time and deposited onto the commercial PA RO membrane by spraying. The coated TNPs, which have a role as a functional layer on the PA RO membrane, made the membrane surface more hydrophilic and more negatively charged. These modified surface properties reduced the interactive force between humic acid and the membrane surface which resulted in the enhancement of fouling resistance of the PA RO membrane without losses in membrane performances such as the permeate flux and salt rejection when the proper amounts of TiO₂ were coated on the membrane. This study suggests a facile surface modification to fabricate a fouling resistant PA RO membrane by using the TiO₂ sol-gel derived spray coating method.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	9-15
Number of pages	7
Journal	Desalination and Water Treatment
Volume	102
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2018.21663
State	Published - Jan 2018

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This research was supported by grant (code 17IFIP-B088091-04) from Industrial Facilities & Infrastructure Research Program and funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of Korean government, and by Korea Ministry of Environment as “Global Top Project (E617-00211-0608-0).”

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© 2018 Desalination Publications. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Reverse osmosis
Surface modification
TFC membrane
TiO2 sol-gel spray coating

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