Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide and Sodium Hypochlorite Aging on Properties and Performance of Polyethersulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemical Agents
2.2. Membranes and Accelerated Aging Procedure
2.3. Evaluation of Membrane Performance
2.4. Characterization of Membrane Properties
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Filtration Performance of Pristine and Aged Membranes
3.2. Chemical Composition of Pristine and Aged Membranes
3.3. Morphology and Surface Properties of Pristine and Aged Membranes
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Element. | Pristine | pH 9 | pH 11 | ||||
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Control | H2O2-Aged | NaClO-Aged | Control | H2O2-Aged | NaClO-Aged | ||
C | 73.72 | 74.47 | 73.66 | 71.15 | 74.57 | 74.51 | 72.49 |
N | 4.14 | 4.57 | 3.27 | 2.40 | 4.30 | 3.80 | 2.59 |
O | 17.65 | 16.65 | 17.71 | 18.88 | 16.35 | 16.65 | 18.51 |
S | 4.50 | 4.31 | 5.35 | 6.26 | 4.79 | 5.03 | 5.72 |
Cl | - | - | - | 1.30 | - | - | 0.69 |
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Li, K.; Li, S.; Su, Q.; Wen, G.; Huang, T. Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide and Sodium Hypochlorite Aging on Properties and Performance of Polyethersulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 3972. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203972
Li K, Li S, Su Q, Wen G, Huang T. Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide and Sodium Hypochlorite Aging on Properties and Performance of Polyethersulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(20):3972. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203972
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Kai, Shu Li, Qian Su, Gang Wen, and Tinglin Huang. 2019. "Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide and Sodium Hypochlorite Aging on Properties and Performance of Polyethersulfone Ultrafiltration Membrane" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 20: 3972. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16203972