Effect of Mixing Fe3O4 and Alumina Nanoparticles with Polysulfone Membrane on Membrane Structure and Membrane performance

The aim of this study is to investigate of Fe3O4 and alumina nanoparticles on membranefiltration performance and structure. Therefore, nanocomposite membranes fabricated via blendingFe3O4 and alumina nanoparticles with polymeric matrix. Fe3O4 nanoparticles was added to polymericmatrix for their magnetic properties and alumina nanoparticles because of their hydrophilic propertiesadded to membrane. The microstructure of neat and nanocomposite membrane observed by SEM images.The filtration experiments showed that nanoparticle presence could improve membrane water flux andchanges the structure of membrane.

Keywords:

nanocomposite membrane , Fe3O4 nanoparticle , alumina nanoparticle , polysulfone