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- Title
Microfiltration Membranes for the Removal of Bisphenol A from Aqueous Solution: Adsorption Behavior and Mechanism.
- Authors
Sun, Jiaoxia; Jiang, Xueting; Zhou, Yao; Fan, Jianxin; Zeng, Guoming
- Abstract
This study mainly investigated the adsorption behavior and mechanism of microfiltration membranes (MFMs) with different physiochemical properties (polyamide (PA), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), nitrocellulose (NC), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)) for bisphenol A (BPA). According to the adsorption isotherm and kinetic, the maximum adsorption capacity of these MFMs was PA (161.29 mg/g) > PVDF (80.00 mg/g) > NC (18.02 mg/g) > PTFE (1.56 mg/g), and the adsorption rate was PVDF (K1 = 2.373 h−1) > PA (K1 = 1.739 h−1) > NC (K1 = 1.086 h−1). The site energy distribution analysis showed that PA MFMs had the greatest adsorption sites, followed by PVDF and NC MFMs. The study of the adsorption mechanism suggested that the hydrophilic microdomain and hydrophobic microdomain had a micro-separation for PA and PVDF, which resulted in a higher adsorption capacity of PA and PVDF MFMs. The hydrophilic microdomain providing hydrogen bonding sites and the hydrophobic microdomain providing hydrophobic interaction, play a synergetic role in improving the BPA adsorption. Due to the hydrogen bonding force being greater than the hydrophobic force, more hydrogen bonding sites on the hydrophobic surface resulted in a higher adsorption capacity, but the hydrophobic interaction contributed to improving the adsorption rate. Therefore, the distribution of the hydrophilic microdomain and hydrophobic microdomain on MFMs can influence the adsorption capacity and the adsorption rate for BPA or its analogues. These consequences provide a novel insight for better understanding the adsorption behavior and mechanism on MFMs.
- Subjects
POLYTEF; MICROFILTRATION; ADSORPTION (Chemistry); AQUEOUS solutions; ADSORPTION capacity; BISPHENOL A; HYDROPHOBIC surfaces; ADSORPTION isotherms
- Publication
Water (20734441), 2022, Vol 14, Issue 15, p2306
- ISSN
2073-4441
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/w14152306