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ArticleBMC chemistry2023

Anatase-cellulose acetate for reinforced desalination membrane with antibacterial properties.

Ahmed S Abdel-Fatah, Hebat-Allah S Tohamy, Sayed I Ahmed, Mohamed A Youssef, Mohamed R Mabrouk, Samir Kamel, Farag A Samhan, Ayman El-Gendi

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Article in BMC chemistry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Ahmed S Abdel-FatahWater Quality Audit Department, Egyptian Water and Wastewater Regulatory Agency, New Cairo City, Egypt.
Hebat-Allah S TohamyCellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Sayed I AhmedFaculty of Engineering, Public Works Dept., Ain Shams University, Abbasseya, Cairo, 11535, Egypt.
Mohamed A YoussefDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed R MabroukDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
Samir KamelCellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.
Farag A SamhanEnvironmental and Climate Change Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt. fsamhan@hotmail.com.
Ayman El-GendiChemical Engineering and Pilot Plant Department, Engineering Research and Renewable Energy Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, 12622, Egypt.

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Abstract

This study aimed to prepare antifouling and highly mechanical strengthening membranes for brackish and underground water desalination. It was designed from cellulose acetate (CA) loaded anatase. Anatase was prepared from tetra-iso-propylorthotitanate and carboxymethyl cellulose. Different concentrations of anatase (0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, and 0.8)% were loaded onto CA during the inversion phase preparation of the membranes. The prepared membranes were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM & EDX), mechanical properties, swelling ratio, porosity determination, and ion release. The analysis confirmed the formation of anatase on the surface and inside the macro-voids of the membrane. Furthermore, anatase loading improved the CA membrane's mechanical properties and decreased its swelling and porosity rate. Also, CA-loaded anatase membranes displayed a significant antibacterial potential against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The results showed that the salt rejection of the CA/anatase films as-prepared varies considerably with the addition of nanomaterial, rising from 46%:92% with the prepared membranes under the 10-bar operation condition and 5 g/L NaCl input concentration. It can be concluded that the prepared CA-loaded anatase membranes have high mechanical properties that are safe, economical, available, and can stop membrane biofouling.

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AnataseAntibacterialCellulose acetateDesalinationMechanical propertiesMembranesPermeability

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PMID37700386
PMCPMC10496367

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