Improvement of the antifouling characteristics in a bioreactor of polypropylene microporous membrane by the adsorption of Tween 20

Surface modification by physical adsorption of Tween 20 was accomplished on polypropylene microporous membranes (PPMMs). Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR/FT-IR) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to characterize the chemical and morphological changes on the membrane surfaces. Water contact angles and relative pure water fluxes were measured. The data showed that the hydrophilic performance for the modified membranes increased with the increase in the adsorption amount of Tween 20 onto the surface or into the pores of polypropylene microporous membranes. To test the antifouling property of the membranes by the adsorption of Tween 20 in a membrane bioreactor (MBR), filtration for active sludge was performed using synthetic wastewater. With the help of the data of water fluxes and the FE-SEM photos of the modified PPMMs before or after operating in a MBR for about 12 d, the PPMMs with monolayer adsorption of Tween 20 showed higher remained flux and stronger antifouling ability than unmodified membrane and other modification membranes studied.     

Improvement of antifouling characteristics in a bioreactor of polypropylene microporous membrane by the adsorption of Tween 20

Surface modification by physical adsorption of Tween 20 was accomplished on polypropylene microporous membranes(PPMMs). Attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(ATR/FT-IR)and field emission scanning electron microscope(FE- SEM)were used to characterize the chemical and morphological changes on the membrane surfaces.Water contact angles and relative pure water fluxes were measured.The data showed that the hydrophilic performance for the modified membranes increased with the increase in the adsorption amount of Tween 20 onto the surface or into the pores of polypropylene microporous membranes.To test the antifouling property of the membranes by the adsorption of Tween 20 in a membrane bioreactor(MBR),filtration for active sludge was performed using synthetic wastewater.With the help of the data of water fluxes and the FE-SEM photos of the modified PPMMs before or after operating in a MBR for about 12 d,the PPMMs with monolayer adsorption of Tween 20 showed higher remained flux and stronger antifouling ability than unmodified membrane and other modification membranes studied.     

吐温20吸附改性聚乙烯膜改善MBR抗污染性能

通过物理吸附Tween20对聚乙烯中空纤维微孔膜(polyethylene hollow fiber microporous membranes,PEHFMM)进行表面改性。衰减全反射傅立叶变换红外光谱(attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,FT-IR/ATR)和场发射扫描电子显微镜(field emission scanning electron microscopy,FE-SEM)观察结果表明:吐温20有效地吸附到了PEHFMM上。采用停滴法测定水接触角(contact angle,CA)以表征膜表面的亲水性。数据显示:30℃时随着吸附量的增加膜的水接触角先降后升并出现最低值;40℃吸附时水接触角则单值下降直至稳定。为建立吸附量与膜生物反应器(membrane bioreactor,MBR)中膜污染作用之间的关系,使用人工污水进行了活性污泥过滤实验。结果发现:吐温20吸附量大约是100～200μmol/g时可以明显地提高膜在MBR中的抗污染能力。