Abstract
Hollow-fiber membranes have been widely used in membrane processes for water and wastewater treatments, but membrane fouling in commercialized hollow-fiber membranes still remains a challengeable task to be solved. In this study, we introduced patterned morphology to the membrane surface of a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow-fiber module using a lithographic method. Two types of patterned hollow-fiber (PHF) PVDF membranes (prism and pyramid) were prepared respectively, and their anti-biofouling characteristics were tested in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater treatment. PHF membranes with high pattern fidelity were fabricated under the pressurized injection of the non-solvent for phase inversion. The PHFs showed not only higher water flux due to the increase of the effective membrane surface, but also enhanced anti-fouling property in comparison to a non-patterned hollow-fiber membrane. The effect of the PVDF concentration and non-solvent injection rate were also investigated on the morphology and pattern fidelity of PHF membranes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 190-196 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Membrane Science |
| Volume | 490 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 Sept 5 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the International Research and Development Program of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of Korea ( 2014K2A1B8048425 ).
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant funded by the Korean Government (MEST) ( NRF-2010-C1AAA001-0029061 ).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier B.V.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Materials Science(all)
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Filtration and Separation