Direct incorporation of silver nanoparticles onto thin-film composite membranes via arc plasma deposition for enhanced antibacterial and permeation performance

Authors
Park, Sang-HeeKim, Sang HoonPark, Sung-JoonRyoo, SungminWoo, KyoungjaLee, Jong SukKim, Taek-SeungPark, Hee-DeungPark, HosikPark, You-InCho, JinhanLee, Jung-Hyun
Issue Date
2016-09-01
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Citation
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE, v.513, pp.226 - 235
Abstract
We report on a new technique that incorporates silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) onto polyamide (PA) thin film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis membranes via arc plasma deposition (APD) to impart antibacterial properties and simultaneously improve membrane performance. APD allows the direct deposition of AgNPs under vacuum dry condition, overcoming the drawbacks of the conventional wet-chemical methods. AgNPs (similar to 7.6 nm in diameter) were uniformly distributed without aggregation throughout the PA selective layer with some partially implanted into the PA matrix. Ag loading could be tuned by simply adjusting the number of APD purse shots. The deposited AgNPs exhibited good leaching stability, presumably due to the strong Ag-PA chemical interaction and partially buried AgNP morphology. The resulting Ag-incorporated TFC (Ag-TFC) membrane showed the strong and long-lasting antibacterial properties for both gram-negative and -positive bacteria. Simultaneously, the Ag-TFC membrane exhibited an enhancement in water flux of approximately 40% without deterioration in NaCl rejection. These performance changes were tentatively attributed to the partial destruction of the PA layer under the high energetic APD condition along with the increased membrane hydrophilicity. Hence, the APD process provides a simple and effective route to modify membranes with functional NPs. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords
REVERSE-OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOSHEETS; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; RAMAN-SCATTERING; WATER-TREATMENT; HETEROGENEITY; DISSOLUTION; TECHNOLOGY; REVERSE-OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOSHEETS; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; SURFACE MODIFICATION; RAMAN-SCATTERING; WATER-TREATMENT; HETEROGENEITY; DISSOLUTION; TECHNOLOGY; Silver nanoparticle; Polyamide thin film composite membrane; Antibacterial property; Biofouling; Arc plasma deposition
ISSN
0376-7388
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/123690
DOI
10.1016/j.memsci.2016.04.013
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