Fabrication and Characterization of PVC-Based Nanofiber Membranes for Water Filtration Application

Authors

  • Harini Sosiati Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
  • Fachri Ramadhan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
  • M. Budi Nur Rahman Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18196/st.v26i1.18476

Keywords:

Chitosan nanoparticle, PEO, PVC, nanofiber membrane, water filtration

Abstract

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) dissolved in N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) and filled with polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) has been studied for water treatment applications due to the material being hydrophobic, rigid, and biodegradable. However, it does not have antibacterial properties. The chitosan nanoparticles (CSNPs) as a natural antibacterial polymer are added into PEO/PVC blend to fabricate nanofiber membranes for well water filtration. We investigate the effects of adding PEO and CSNPs to PVC on the morphology, tensile properties, water contact angle, and water filtration efficiency of the nanofiber membranes. The PEO-PVC polymer solutions are dissolved in DMAC by varying concentrations of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4% PEO (w/w), then fabricated to be the nanofiber membranes by the electrospinning technique. The PEO/PVC membrane’s contact angle decreases with the PEO concentration and by adding 1% CSNPs. This trend aligns with the average nanofiber diameter but is opposite to the tensile strength. The 1% CSNPs/4% PEO/PVC membrane has shown 78% and 92% efficiency in filtering Coliform and Colitinja bacteria in the well water, respectively.

Author Biography

Harini Sosiati, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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2023-05-29

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Sosiati, H., Ramadhan, F., & Rahman, M. B. N. (2023). Fabrication and Characterization of PVC-Based Nanofiber Membranes for Water Filtration Application. Semesta Teknika, 26(1), 78–85. https://doi.org/10.18196/st.v26i1.18476

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Vol. 26 No. 1 (2023): MEI

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