Modified polyether-sulfone membrane: a mini review

Autor: Noof A. Alenazi, Mahmoud A. Hussein, Khalid A. Alamry, Abdullah M. Asiri
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Designed Monomers and Polymers, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 532-546 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1568-5551
15685551
DOI: 10.1080/15685551.2017.1398208
Popis: Polyethersulfone has been widely used as a promising material in medical applications and waste-treatment membranes since it provides excellent mechanical and thermal properties. Hydrophobicity of polyethersulfone is considered one main disadvantage of using this material because hydrophobic surface causes biofouling effects to the membrane which is always thought to be a serious limitation to the use of polyethersulfone in membrane technology. Chemical modification to the material is a promising solution to this problem. More specifically surface modification is an excellent technique to introduce hydrophilic properties and functional groups to the polyethersulfone membrane surface. This review covers chemical modifications of the polyethersulfone and covers different methods used to enhance the hydrophilicity of polyethersulfone membrane. In particular, the addition of amino functional groups to polyethersulfone is used as a fundamental method either to introduce hydrophilic properties or introduce nanomaterials to the surface of polyethersulfone membrane. This work reviews also previous research reports explored the use of amino functionalized polyethersulfone with different nanomaterials to induce biological activity and reduce fouling effects of the fabricated membrane.
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