High performance polyethersulfone/TiO2-AgBr-Ag photocatalytic membrane for Cefixime removal from water under visible light

PES/TiO2-AgBr-Ag membrane with different loadings of TiO2-AgBr-Ag was investigated as a photocatalyst for the remove of Cefixime (CFX) in aqueous solution to solve the separation problems of the suspended photocatalysts and membrane fouling that happen in photocatalytic technology. The prepared memb...

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Main Authors: Shahnaz Nayeri, Jalal Basiri Parsa
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Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
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description PES/TiO2-AgBr-Ag membrane with different loadings of TiO2-AgBr-Ag was investigated as a photocatalyst for the remove of Cefixime (CFX) in aqueous solution to solve the separation problems of the suspended photocatalysts and membrane fouling that happen in photocatalytic technology. The prepared membranes underwent characterization using various analytical techniques including XRD, FE-SEM, AFM, DRS, FT-IR, EDX and CA methods. The Cross-sectional images of SEM also show that the prepared membranes transformed into porous structures with finger-like porosity, and the porosity of pure PES increased up to 1.5 wt% PES/TiO2-AgBr-Ag then decreases slightly due to the onset of aggregation. The EDX analysis revealed a uniform dispersion of the nanoparticles in the PES membrane matrix. The contact angle of the membranes was observed to decrease from 77° to 30° upon the augmentation of TiO2-AgBr-Ag content. However, increasing the TiO2-AgBr-Ag loading to 2 wt% results in a decrease in performance, which is due to agglomeration and a possible defective porous structure of the membrane. Furthermore, the mentioned blended membrane showed a higher flux recovery rate (FRR (%)) in the Cefixime fouling.
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spelling doaj-art-016872f336dc4ff7becfb2f6c5bd043a2025-08-20T03:12:47ZengElsevierDesalination and Water Treatment1944-39862024-01-0131710024210.1016/j.dwt.2024.100242High performance polyethersulfone/TiO2-AgBr-Ag photocatalytic membrane for Cefixime removal from water under visible lightShahnaz Nayeri0Jalal Basiri Parsa1Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Petroleum Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 65178-38683, IranCorresponding author.; Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Petroleum Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan 65178-38683, IranPES/TiO2-AgBr-Ag membrane with different loadings of TiO2-AgBr-Ag was investigated as a photocatalyst for the remove of Cefixime (CFX) in aqueous solution to solve the separation problems of the suspended photocatalysts and membrane fouling that happen in photocatalytic technology. The prepared membranes underwent characterization using various analytical techniques including XRD, FE-SEM, AFM, DRS, FT-IR, EDX and CA methods. The Cross-sectional images of SEM also show that the prepared membranes transformed into porous structures with finger-like porosity, and the porosity of pure PES increased up to 1.5 wt% PES/TiO2-AgBr-Ag then decreases slightly due to the onset of aggregation. The EDX analysis revealed a uniform dispersion of the nanoparticles in the PES membrane matrix. The contact angle of the membranes was observed to decrease from 77° to 30° upon the augmentation of TiO2-AgBr-Ag content. However, increasing the TiO2-AgBr-Ag loading to 2 wt% results in a decrease in performance, which is due to agglomeration and a possible defective porous structure of the membrane. Furthermore, the mentioned blended membrane showed a higher flux recovery rate (FRR (%)) in the Cefixime fouling.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S194439862400273XPhotocatalytic MembranePhotocatalytic degradationCefixime removalAnti-foulingFlux recovery ratio
spellingShingle Shahnaz Nayeri
Jalal Basiri Parsa
High performance polyethersulfone/TiO2-AgBr-Ag photocatalytic membrane for Cefixime removal from water under visible light
Desalination and Water Treatment
Photocatalytic Membrane
Photocatalytic degradation
Cefixime removal
Anti-fouling
Flux recovery ratio
title High performance polyethersulfone/TiO2-AgBr-Ag photocatalytic membrane for Cefixime removal from water under visible light
title_full High performance polyethersulfone/TiO2-AgBr-Ag photocatalytic membrane for Cefixime removal from water under visible light
title_fullStr High performance polyethersulfone/TiO2-AgBr-Ag photocatalytic membrane for Cefixime removal from water under visible light
title_full_unstemmed High performance polyethersulfone/TiO2-AgBr-Ag photocatalytic membrane for Cefixime removal from water under visible light
title_short High performance polyethersulfone/TiO2-AgBr-Ag photocatalytic membrane for Cefixime removal from water under visible light
title_sort high performance polyethersulfone tio2 agbr ag photocatalytic membrane for cefixime removal from water under visible light
topic Photocatalytic Membrane
Photocatalytic degradation
Cefixime removal
Anti-fouling
Flux recovery ratio
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S194439862400273X
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