Surface modification of poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane with hydrophilic and anti-fouling performance via a two-step polymerization

• Published in: The Korean journal of chemical engineering Vol. 32; no. 12; pp. 2492 - 2500
• Main Authors: Chen, Gui-E, Sun, Li, Xu, Zhen-Liang, Yang, Hu, Huang, Hui-Hong, Liu, Yan-Jun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.12.2015; 한국화학공학회
• Subjects: Biotechnology; Catalysis; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering; Materials Science; Separation Technology; Thermodynamics; 화학공학; Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride); Polymerization; Anti-fouling; Hydrophilic; Surface Modification
• ISSN: 0256-1115; 1975-7220
• DOI: 10.1007/s11814-015-0105-z

The surface modification of poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membrane was performed via a two-step polymerization reactions. Poly (acrylic acid) (PAAc) was first grafted onto the membrane surface for the preparation of PVDF-g-PAAc membrane, and then poly (ethylene glycol) 200 (PEG 200) was immobilized on the membrane surface by the esterification reaction for the fabrication of PVDF-g-PEGA membrane. Attenuated total reflectance (ATR) FTIR, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and protein adsorption, water flux, water content and dynamic contact angle were conducted to characterize the structures and performance of the resultant PVDF membranes. The experimental results showed that the adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on the PVDF-g-PEGA membrane decreased about 80% when the grafting ratio reached to 15 wt%, compared with the pristine PVDF membrane. Moreover, the water contact angle of the membrane dropped to 60.5°, while the membrane pore sizes remained little changed.