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  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology
  • Environmental Engineering

Background:

  • Membrane fouling remains a significant challenge in water treatment, reducing efficiency and increasing operational costs.
  • Existing anti-fouling strategies often lack long-term efficacy or introduce secondary contamination concerns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To fabricate and characterize a novel reactive membrane with enhanced anti-fouling and antibacterial properties.
  • To investigate the impact of anisotropic triangular silver nanoparticles (TSNP) on membrane performance.

Main Methods:

  • Layer-by-layer (LBL) surface modification of a membrane using polyelectrolyte (PE) followed by TSNP.
  • Characterization using HR-TEM, FE-SEM, XPS, and ICP-MS.
  • Evaluation of membrane performance through flux, fouling mitigation, and antibacterial assays.

Main Results:

  • The novel PE-TSNP membrane exhibited a 15.6-fold increase in charge density and 36% enhanced hydrophilicity.
  • Achieved 100% bactericidal effect and significantly improved flux (31%) with high flux recovery rates (98.2% against biofouling).
  • Outperformed spherical silver nanoparticle modified membranes (PE-SSNP) in hydrophilicity, antibacterial activity, and fouling resistance.

Conclusions:

  • The developed PE-TSNP membrane offers a promising solution for combating membrane fouling in water treatment.
  • The unique properties of TSNP contribute to superior anti-fouling and antibacterial performance.
  • The membrane demonstrates long-term biocidal capability with minimal silver ion leaching.