Synthesis and characterization of ultrafiltration membranes by phase inversion and by uropathogenic Escherichia coli retention performance

Ibtissem Ounifi; Neila Saidi; Malak Kahloul; Kathleen Sullivan Sealey; Amor Hafiane; Ezzedine Ferjani

doi:10.5004/dwt.2019.24085

Synthesis and characterization of ultrafiltration membranes by phase inversion and by uropathogenic Escherichia coli retention performance

Ibtissem Ounifi, Neila Saidi, Malak Kahloul, Kathleen Sullivan Sealey, Amor Hafiane, Ezzedine Ferjani

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Ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was prepared using the Manjikian process via phase inversion from casting five increasing polymer concentrations (cellulose acetate at 15, 16.5, 18, 19.5 and 21 wt.%), acetone and formamide (2:1) (v/v). The synthesized membranes were tested by Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, contact angle and porosity. The permeability was determined and the molecular weight cut-off was evaluated by the retention of polyethylene glycol. The results showed that the higher polymer concentration enhanced hydrophilicity of the membranes as well as decreased the molecular weight cut-off. The membranes demonstrated greater potential to retain pathogenic and epidemiological UroPathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) at higher polymer concentrations. The highest polymer concentration membranes were able to retain a total discharge of 8U-log bacteria.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	109-117
Number of pages	9
Journal	Desalination and Water Treatment
Volume	163
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5004/dwt.2019.24085
State	Published - Sep 2019

Keywords

Cellulose acetate
Epidemiology discharge
PEG
Phase inversion
UPEC
Ultrafiltration membrane

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Water Science and Technology
Ocean Engineering
Pollution

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Synthesis and characterization of ultrafiltration membranes by phase inversion and by uropathogenic Escherichia coli retention performance. / Ounifi, Ibtissem; Saidi, Neila; Kahloul, Malak; Sealey, Kathleen Sullivan; Hafiane, Amor; Ferjani, Ezzedine.

In: Desalination and Water Treatment, Vol. 163, 09.2019, p. 109-117.

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