Tailored PVDF nanocomposite membranes using exfoliated MoS2 nanosheets for improved permeation and antifouling performance

• Published in: New journal of chemistry Vol. 41; no. 23; pp. 14315 - 14324
• Main Authors: Sri Abirami Saraswathi, Meenakshi Sundaram, Rana, Dipak, Vijayakumar, Prabu, Alwarappan, Subbiah, Nagendran, Alagumalai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
• Subjects: Antifouling; Atomic force microscopy; Atomic structure; Contact angle; Membranes; Moisture content; Molybdenum disulfide; Nanocomposites; Nanosheets; Penetration; Polyvinylidene fluorides; Porosity; Serum albumin; Surface structure; Ultrafiltration; Vinylidene fluoride; Water treatment

Exfoliated molybdenum disulfide (E-MoS 2 ) nanosheets were synthesized from bulk MoS 2 . Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) was incorporated into E-MoS 2 to yield nanocomposite ultrafiltration (UF) membranes by the phase inversion technique. Various proportions of E-MoS 2 (0.1, 0.5 and 0.8 wt%) were p...