Effect of silver nanoparticles on the morphological, antibacterial activity and performance of graphene oxide-embedded polyvinylidene fluoride membrane

Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah*, Fitri Khoerunnisa*, Murni Handayani, Yosephin Dewiani Rahmayanti, Hari Agung Triadi, Riri Uswatun Annifah, Yurin Karunia Apsha Albaina Iasya, Triyanda Gunawan, Witri Wahyu Lestari, Eli Hendrik Sanjaya, Wijayanti Dwi Astuti

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Abstract

In this work, a different ratio of silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) was used as a nanofiller on graphene oxide (GO)-embedded polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes fabrication through a non-solvent induced phase separation method. The morphology of fabricated membranes was investigated using FTIR, XRD, and SEM-EDX techniques. The fabricated membranes were tested for Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) rejection and Molecular Weight Cut Off (MWCO) with various initial concentrations of 100 – 400 ppm and 6 – 145 kDa, respectively using a crossflow method, as well as antibacterial activity against four strains bacteria via total plate counting and Kirby-Bauer method. The incorporation of hydrophilic GO and Ag NPs obviously alters membrane morphology, enhances membrane's porosity and hydrophilicity. Moreover, it improves membrane crystallinity (> 70%) as indicated by the higher XRD peaks intensity. Based on the crossflow measurements, the membrane fabricated with GO and Ag ratio of 1: 3 (PVDF/GO/AgNPs – 3) demonstrated the highest BSA flux of 83.81 L/m2 h, which was third-fold higher than that of PVDF membrane as well as high BSA rejection (> 94%) and MWCO of ∼3 kDa. According to the observation, PVDF/GO/AgNPs – 3 also possessed a high bacteria killing ratio of > 94% and a large inhibition zone of ≥ 1.5 mm toward all bacteria strains. These results inferred that PVDF/GO/Ag membrane has great potential as antibiofouling membranes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number111394
JournalJournal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
Volume11
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antibacterial activity
  • Membrane performance
  • Morphology
  • PVDF/GO membranes
  • Silver nanoparticles

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