Reactive Amphiphilic Graft Copolymer Coatings Applied to Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Ultrafiltration Membranes

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 3624-3630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ravindra Revanur ◽  
Bryan McCloskey ◽  
Kurt Breitenkamp ◽  
Benny D. Freeman ◽  
Todd Emrick
Keyword(s):  
Graft Copolymer ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Ultrafiltration Membranes ◽  
Amphiphilic Graft Copolymer ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride

scholarly journals Hydrophilic modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) ultrafiltration membranes by surface UV photo-grafting with N,N′-methylene-bisacrylamide as monomer and Ce(IV) as initiator

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 280-289
Author(s):  
Baoli Shi ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Xing Su
Keyword(s):  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Ultrafiltration Membranes ◽  
Water Contact ◽  
Pvdf Membrane ◽  
Hydrophilic Modification ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Modified Membrane ◽  
Porosity Measurements ◽  
Pure Pvdf

A UV photo-grafting method was utilised to enhance the hydrophilicity and anti-fouling property of self-made poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) ultrafiltration membranes. N,N′-methylene-bisacrylamide (MBAA) was used as monomer and Ce(IV) was used as initiator to obtain balance between grafting treatment consumption and enhanced performance. MBAA could be grafted onto the surface of pure PVDF membranes through a water-phase grafting method under UV photoradiation. When the MBAA concentration was 0.07 mol/L, the Ce(IV) concentration was 0.04 mol/L, and the irradiation duration was 3 min, the membrane surface was grafted with a sufficient amount of monomer under a UV photoradiation intensity of 5.0 mW/cm2. The water contact angle on the surface of the modified membrane decreased by approximately 16°, and flux recovery increased by approximately 40% compared with the pure PVDF membrane when treating river water. For bovine serum albumin rejection and porosity measurements no significant changes were observed between pure PVDF and graft-treated membranes. The enhanced performance of the modified membrane in this work was moderate, but the UV irradiation duration (3 min) was short. The integrative effects of UV modification in this work were satisfactory when both irradiation duration and enhanced performance were considered.

scholarly journals Membranes for the Capture and Screening of Waterborne Plutonium Based on a Novel Pu-Extractive Copolymer Additive

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
James C. Foster ◽  
Timothy A. DeVol ◽  
Scott M. Husson
Keyword(s):  
Graft Copolymer ◽  
Alpha Spectrometry ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Surface Migration ◽  
Peak Energy ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Dope Solution ◽  
Entire Depth ◽  
Flow Filtration ◽  
Poly Ethylene

This contribution describes the fabrication of plutonium-adsorptive membranes by non-solvent induced phase separation. The dope solution comprised poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and a Pu-extractive copolymer additive of PVDF-g-poly(ethylene glycol methacrylate phosphate) (EGMP) in dimethylformamide (DMF). The effects of casting conditions on membrane permeability were determined for PVDF membranes prepared with 10 wt% PVDF-g-EGMP. Direct-flow filtration and alpha spectrometry showed that membranes containing the graft copolymer could recover Pu up to 59.9 ± 3.0% from deionized water and 19.3 ± 3.5% from synthetic seawater after filtering 10 mL of 0.5 Bq/mL 238Pu. SEM-EDS analysis indicated that the graft copolymer was distributed evenly throughout the entire depth of the copolymer membranes, likely attributing to the tailing observed in the alpha spectra for 238Pu. Despite the reduction in resolution, the membranes exhibited high Pu uptake at the conditions tested, and new membrane designs that promote copolymer surface migration are expected to improve alpha spectrometry peak energy resolutions. Findings from this study also can be used to guide the development of extractive membranes for chromatographic separation of actinides from contaminated groundwater sources.

Antifouling properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)-incorporated cellulose acetate composite ultrafiltration membranes

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (12) ◽  
pp. 2248-2261
Author(s):  
Manikandan Gomathy Nainar ◽  
Kalidass Jayaraman ◽  
Helen Kalavathy Meyyappan ◽  
Lima Rose Miranda
Keyword(s):  
Cellulose Acetate ◽  
Vinylidene Fluoride ◽  
Ultrafiltration Membranes ◽  
Poly Vinylidene Fluoride
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