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Effect of introducing varying amounts of polydopamine particles into different concentrations of polyethersulfone solution on the performance of resultant mixed-matrix membranes intended for dye separation

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In this study, polydopamine (PDA) particles were embedded into polyethersulfone (PES) membrane through wet-phase separation. We considered two concentration of PES solution—17 and 19 wt%. Adding different concentration of PDA (0–0.7 wt%) into the two solutions revealed an opposite effect on the characteristic and performance of the membrane. Incorporating PDA particles in 17 wt% PES solution was resulted in a decreased in pure water flux, and increased in dye rejection; Whereas, incorporating PDA particles in 19 wt% PES solution boosted the pure water flux with keep dye rejection of ~99.0%. At the optimum concentration of 0.5 wt% PDA added to 19 wt% PES solution, the following dye rejections were obtained: RMethylene Blue = 99.90 ± 1.45%; RProcion Blue H-5R = 98.33 ± 0.57%; RDirect Red 23 = 99.90 ± 1.82%; RBrilliant Blue = 99.90 ± 0.94%; RRose Bengal = 99.90 ± 0.0%; RDirect Red 80 = 99.12 ± 0.41%; for the salt rejections: (RNaCl = 10.59 ± 5.23%; RNa2SO4 = 8.87 ± 4.99%; RMgCl2 = 10.45 ± 6.85%; RMgSO4 = 10.02 ± 3.87%). This shows that the selectivity of the fabricated membrane towards different dyes and common inorganic salts is high. PDA is a favorable option for fabricating membranes for dye desalination under appropriate PES concentration.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan (MOST 106-2221-E-033-062-MY3, MOST 106-2218-E-033-010, MOST 108-2811-E-033-501, 108-2622-E-197-011-CC3), and Department of Science and Technology-Engineering Research and Development for Technology of the Philippines.

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  1. R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan

    Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang, Shu-Hsien Huang, Kueir-Rarn Lee & Juin-Yih Lai

  2. School of Chemical, Biological, and Materials Engineering and Sciences, Mapúa University, 1002, Manila, Philippines

    Hazel Lynn C. Maganto, Charelle Rose M. Macni & Alvin R. Caparanga

  3. School of Graduate Studies, Mapúa University, 1002, Manila, Philippines

    Hazel Lynn C. Maganto & Charelle Rose M. Macni

  4. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Ilan University, Yilan, 26047, Taiwan

    Shu-Hsien Huang

  5. Research Center for Circular Economy, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan

    Kueir-Rarn Lee

  6. Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, Advanced Membrane Materials Research Center, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, 10607, Taiwan

    Juin-Yih Lai

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Ang, M.B.M.Y., Maganto, H.L.C., Macni, C.R.M. et al. Effect of introducing varying amounts of polydopamine particles into different concentrations of polyethersulfone solution on the performance of resultant mixed-matrix membranes intended for dye separation. J Polym Res 27, 196 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-020-02174-6

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