Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance

Pintilie, Stefan Catalin; Tiron, Laurentia Geanina; Birsan, Iulian Gabriel; Ganea, Daniel; Balta, Stefan

Stefan Catalin Pintilie, Laurentia Geanina Tiron, Iulian Gabriel Birsan, Daniel Ganea, Stefan Balta

Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance

Abstract:
The activity of using membrane technology has developed fast in the treatment of wastewater, drinking water and process water production. The main challenges in membrane filtration are fouling reduction, permeability increase and high efficiency in retention. The best example of membrane enhancement is increasing hydrophilicity. Nanoparticles have been proven that their presence in the membrane matrix increases the water affinity significantly. Although the zinc oxide nanoparticles have a positive effect over the membrane performance, the influence of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticle size has not been studied enough. Two sizes of nanoparticle of ZnO and three concentrations were used for the preparation of composite polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes. The effects of the ZnO nanoparticles in the membrane matrix on the permeation properties, flux stability and retention were tested. SEM, EDX, porosity and contact angle measurement were conducted in this article, also. The experimental results indicated that ZnO-PSf composite membranes exhibits significant differences in the membrane properties due to nanoparticle addition and regardless of their size it leads to an increase in hydrophilicity, flux, permeability, retention and porosity. Decreasing the nanoparticle size leads to an increase in membrane performance.

Keywords:
Polysulfone (PSf) membranes; ZnO nanoparticles; Nanoparticle size

Issue: 2017 Volume 54, Issue 2

Pages: 257-261

Publication date: 2017/6/30

https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828

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PINTILIE, S.C., TIRON, L.G., BIRSAN, I.G., GANEA, D., BALTA, S., Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance, Mater. Plast., 54(2), 2017, 257-261. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828

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Pintilie SC, Tiron LG, Birsan IG, Ganea D, Balta S. Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance. Mater. Plast.[internet]. 2017 Apr;54(2):257-261. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828

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Pintilie, S.C., Tiron, L.G., Birsan, I.G., Ganea, D. & Balta, S. (2017). Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance. Materiale Plastice, 54(2), 257-261. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828

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Pintilie, S.C., Tiron, L.G., Birsan, I.G., Ganea, D., Balta, S. (2017). 'Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance', Materiale Plastice, 54(2), pp. 257-261. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828

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S.C. Pintilie, L.G. Tiron, I.G. Birsan, D. Ganea, S. Balta, "Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance". Materiale Plastice, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 257-261, 2017. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828

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Stefan Catalin Pintilie, Laurentia Geanina Tiron, Iulian Gabriel Birsan, Daniel Ganea, Stefan Balta,
Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance,
Materiale Plastice,
Volume 54, Issue 2,
2017,
Pages 257-261,
ISSN 2668-8220,
https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828.
(https://revmaterialeplastice.ro/Articles.asp?ID=4828)
Keywords: Polysulfone (PSf) membranes; ZnO nanoparticles; Nanoparticle size

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TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance
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A2 - Tiron, Laurentia Geanina
A3 - Birsan, Iulian Gabriel
A4 - Ganea, Daniel
A5 - Balta, Stefan
JF - Materiale Plastice
JO - Mater. Plast.
PB - Materiale Plastice SRL
SN - 2668-8220
Y1 - 2017
VL - 54
IS - 2
SP - 257
EP - 261
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828
KW - Polysulfone (PSf) membranes
KW - ZnO nanoparticles
KW - Nanoparticle size
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BibTex
@article{MatPlast2017P257,
author = {Pintilie Stefan Catalin and Tiron Laurentia Geanina and Birsan Iulian Gabriel and Ganea Daniel and Balta Stefan},
title = {Influence of ZnO Nanoparticle Size and Concentration on the Polysulfone Membrane Performance},
journal = {Materiale Plastice},
volume = {54},
number = {2},
pages = {257-261},
year = {2017},
issn = {2668-8220},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/MP.17.2.4828},
url = {https://revmaterialeplastice.ro/Articles.asp?ID=4828}
}

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