A Comparative Study of the Self-Cleaning and Filtration Performance of Suspension Plasma-Sprayed TiO₂ Ultrafiltration and Microfiltration Membranes.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the performance of photocatalytic titanium dioxide microfiltration membranes with an average pore size of approximately 180 nm and ultrafiltration membranes with an average pore size of around 40 nm fabricated with the suspension plasma spray process. The membranes were evaluated for their filtration performance using SiO₂ particles of different sizes and polyethylene oxide with molecular weights of 20 kDa to 1000 kDa, and the fouling parameters were characterized. The rejection rate was enhanced by increasing the thickness of the membranes. This effect was more pronounced with the ultrafiltration membranes. The rejection rate of the ultrafiltration membrane was improved significantly after filling the larger pores on the surface with agglomerates of tita

SUBMITTER: Alebrahim E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10534907 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature