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NAMS 2002 Workshop - ICOM 2008

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after cleaning. Both hydraulic and chemical cleaning resulted in an unexpectedly<br />

large flux improvement. In order to determine whether or not the modification<br />

changed the basic membranes structure, both morphological and surface<br />

characterizations by FTIR were conducted and the results confirmed the stability<br />

of the co-polymer. Measuring the contact angle showed an improvement in<br />

hydrophilicity after the fouling studies, which may have caused the flux<br />

improvement. Another objective of this study was to accomplish lysis of bacterial<br />

cells to further reduce the likelihood of bacterial growth on the membranes.<br />

Fluorescence microscopic investigations showed that interactions on the surface<br />

of the AETMA modified membrane surface damaged the bacterial cells. These<br />

AETMA modified PES membranes when compared with acrylic acid modified<br />

ones with the same extent of modification, perform better in terms of permeate<br />

flux, recovery, and anti-bacterial activity.

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