Ag–TiO2/HAP/Al2O3 bioceramic composite membrane: Fabrication, characterization and bactericidal activity
Ag–TiO2/HAP/Al2O3 bioceramic composite membrane: Fabrication, characterization and bactericidal activity
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DOI:
10.1016/j.memsci.2009.03.018
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发表时间:
2009-07
影响因子:
9.5
通讯作者:
N. Ma;Xinfei Fan;X. Quan;Yaobin Zhang
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作者:
N. Ma;Xinfei Fan;X. Quan;Yaobin Zhang
Ag–TiO2/hydroxyapatite (HAP, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2)/Al2O3bioceramic composite membrane was fabricated to integrate membrane separation and photocatalytic bacterial inactivation by a facile two-step approach involving sol–gel method followed by calcination. The as-prepared composite membrane was characterized as a microporous membrane structure with average 0.8μm pore size, which comprised of Ag–TiO2/HAP composite layer with a thickness of 10μm overlaid on α-Al2O3disk support. Detailed morphology of Ag–TiO2/HAP composite layer revealed a thickness of 10–30nm Ag–TiO2photocatalytic layer partially covered over HAP particles. Surface photovoltage measurement revealed a superior ability of promoted interfacial charge-transfer reactions in the case of 1wt.% Ag–TiO2composite. A rapid crossflow membrane system was designed to evaluate the roles of the HAP layer and Ag–TiO2photocatalyst in the inactivation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in suspension. HAP acted as a high efficient bacterial adsorbent while Ag–TiO2provided powerful photocatalytic attack toward E. coli strains. The removal of E. coli within 60min with as-prepared membrane was approximately 6 and 4log units under UV illumination (a weak light intensity of 0.3mW/cm2) and in dark, respectively. The permeate flux of outlet was evidently improved by 71.7% after 1h under UV illumination, compared with that in dark. These results showed that this novel membrane of anti-fouling property might integrate multifunction of membrane separation, bacterial adsorption and photocatalytic inactivation, which suggested great potential for antibacterial treatment of groundwater and drinking water.