Enhanced performance and antibacterial properties of amine-functionalized ZIF-8-decorated GO for ultrafiltration membrane

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Nazerah, Samavati, Alireza, Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi, Jaafar, Juhana, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Nik Malek, Nik Ahmad Nizam
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2020
• Subjects: QD Chemistry; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/92653/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116554

Biofouling is an inevitable obstacle that impairs the overall performance of polymeric membranes used in water and wastewater treatment. This research focuses on the development of a novel nanocomposite membrane incorporating an antibacterial agent which has the potential to diminish membrane biofou...