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Preparation and Characterization of Modified Polysulfone with Crosslinked Chitosan-Glutaraldehyde MWCNT Nanofiltration Membranes, and Evaluation of Their Capability for Salt Rejection.
| Content Provider | Europe PMC |
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| Author | Alshahrani, Ahmed A. El-Habeeb, Abeer A. Alotaibi, Noor H. Shaman, Anfal A. Almutairi, Wajd F. Alotaibi, Samar M. Hassan, Hassan M. Alsohaimi, Ibrahim Hotan |
| Editor | García Payo, María del Carmen |
| Copyright Year | 2022 |
| Abstract | Nanofiltration membranes were successfully created using multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and MWCNTs modified with amine (MWCNT-NH2) and carboxylic groups (MWCNT-COOH). Chitosan (CHIT) and chitosan–glutaraldehyde (CHIT-G) were utilized as dispersants. Sonication, SEM, and contact angle were used to characterize the as-prepared membranes. The results revealed that the type of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT, MWCNT-COOH and MWCNT-NH2) used as the top layer had a significant impact on membrane characteristics. The lowest contact angle was 38.6 ± 8.5 for the chitosan-G/MWCNT-COOH membrane. The surface morphology of membranes changed when carbon with carboxylic or amine groups was introduced. In addition, water permeability was greater for CHIT-G/MWCNT-COOH and CHIT-G/MWCNT-NH2 membranes. The CHIT-G/MWCNT-COOH membrane had the highest water permeability (5.64 ± 0.27 L m−2 h−1 bar−1). The findings also revealed that for all membranes, the rejection of inorganic salts was in the order R(NaCl) > R(MgSO4). |
| Journal | Polymers |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| PubMed Central reference number | PMC9785133 |
| Issue Number | 24 |
| PubMed reference number | 36559828 |
| e-ISSN | 20734360 |
| DOI | 10.3390/polym14245463 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2022-12-13 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). © 2022 by the authors. |
| Subject Keyword | nanofiltration chitosan glutaraldehyde carbon nanotubes salt rejection |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Chemistry Polymers and Plastics |