Evaluation of biofouling behavior of zwitterionic silane coated reverse osmosis membranes fouled by marine bacteria

Saffarimiandoab, Farzin and Yavuztürk Gül, Bahar and Erkoç İlter, Selda and Güçlü, Serkan and Ünal, Serkan and Tunaboylu, Bahadır and Menceloğlu, Yusuf Z. and Koyuncu, İsmail (2019) Evaluation of biofouling behavior of zwitterionic silane coated reverse osmosis membranes fouled by marine bacteria. Progress in Organic Coatings, 134 . pp. 303-311. ISSN 0300-9440

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Abstract

Zwitterionic modification of membrane surfaces is a promising approach to decrease membrane biofouling. In this study, biofouling properties of two commercial polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis (RO) desalination membranes coated with zwitterionic sulfobetaine silane compounds including4-(diethyl(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)ammonia)butane-1-sulfonate (EPBS) and 3-(dimethyl(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl)ammonia)propane-1-sulfonate (MPPS) were investigated using five different marine bacteria isolated from Bosphorus, Turkey. To mimic the real environment, new marine strains were isolated for the biofouling assay. The biofouling behavior was monitored at different maturation stages of biofouling bacteria on the surfaces of the membranes. In addition, the permeability variation of the coated membranes was analyzed by measuring the flux values before and after the biofouling process compared to the uncoated, control membrane. According to the results, while commercial control RO membranes were highly prone to biofouling, zwitterionic sulfobetaine silane coated membranes showed a strong anti-bacterial effect against the isolated marine biofouling bacteria with significant bio-film adhesion resistance. When the flux value of commercial uncoated control membrane decreased by 38% after biofouling, the flux reduction was 16% and 20% in the EPBS and MPPS coated membranes, respectively.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biofouling; Zwitterionic membranes; Marine bacteria; Seawater reverse osmosis
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions: Integrated Manufacturing Technologies Research and Application Center
Sabancı University Nanotechnology Research and Application Center
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Materials Science & Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Basic Sciences > Chemistry
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Manufacturing Systems Eng.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Serkan Ünal
Date Deposited: 25 Aug 2019 11:06
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2023 17:23
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/38552

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