Superhydrophobic modification of an Al2O3 microfiltration membrane with TiO2 coating and PFDS grafting

Yu, Yun; Hou, W; Hu, X; Yu, Y; Mi, Le; Song, L

HERO ID

3859517

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year

2014

HERO ID 3859517
In Press No
Year 2014
Title Superhydrophobic modification of an Al2O3 microfiltration membrane with TiO2 coating and PFDS grafting
Authors Yu, Yun; Hou, W; Hu, X; Yu, Y; Mi, Le; Song, L
Journal RSC Advances
Volume 4
Issue 89
Page Numbers 48317-48321
Abstract A novel superhydrophobic Al2O3 microfiltration membrane was prepared by the layer-by-layer assembly of TiO2 coating with subsequent fluorination grafting surface treatment by 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane. The influence of surface morphology on membrane superhydrophobicity, pore size diameter distributions and pure water permeability of the different membranes were studied. By optimizing the grafting parameters, a needle-like surface of grafted TiO2-coated Al2O3 membrane with a water contact angle of 169.5 degrees was obtained. The pure water permeability of different membranes varied from 100 l m(-2) h(-1) bar(-1) before grafting to 3-5 l m(-2) h(-1) bar(-1) after grafting, and the grafted superhydrophobic membrane showed excellent water repellence. The novel superhydrophobic membrane is shown to be promising for liquid-liquid and gas-liquid separation.
Doi 10.1039/c4ra07485h
Wosid WOS:000343709600043
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