Design of a novel poly(aryl ether nitrile)-based composite ultrafiltration membrane with improved permeability and antifouling performance using zwitterionic modified nano-silica

• DOI: 10.1039/d1ra00376c
• Publication Date: 2021-04-23T08:40:27Z
• Authors: Qi Wang; Fengna Dai; Shangying Zhang; Mengxia Wang; Chunhai Chen; Youhai Yu
• Keywords: Ultrafiltration (renal); Biofouling

Zwitterionic nano-silica (SiO₂ NPs) obtained by lysine surface modification was used as a hydrophilic inorganic filler for preparing poly(aryl ether nitrile) (PEN) nanocomposite membrane <italic>via</italic> an immersion precipitation phase inversion method.