David Castilla-casadiego

Mr. David Castilla-casadiego


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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22 October 2020 in Polymers
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Yu-Hsuan ChiaoYu-Hsuan Chiao
Yu-Hsuan Chiao
SCShu-Ting Chen
Shu-Ting Chen
Micah Belle Marie Yap AngMicah Belle Marie Yap Ang
Micah Belle Marie Yap Ang
TPTanmoy Patra
Tanmoy Patra
DCDavid Castilla-casadiego
David Castilla-casadiego
SWSumith Ranil Wickramasinghe
Sumith Ranil Wickramasinghe
In the textile industry, a high-efficiency dye removal and low-retention of salt is demanded for recycling wastewater. In this study, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration membrane was transformed to a negatively charged loose nanofiltration (NF) membrane through UV-grafting of acrylic acid. At the optimal exposure of PVDF membrane in UV light for 5 min, the membrane had a high dye recovery above 99% (Congo red and Eriochrome® Black T) and a low sodium chloride (NaCl) rejection of less than 15% along with pure water flux of 26 L∙m−2∙h−1∙bar−1. Its antifouling and oleophobicity surface properties were verified using fluorescent- bovine serum albumin (BSA) and underwater mineral oil contact angle, respectively. According to the fluorescent microscopic images, the modified membrane had ten times lower adhesion of protein on the surface than the unmodified membrane. The underwater oil contact angle was raised from 110° to 155°. Moreover, the salt rejection followed this sequence: Na2SO4 > MgSO4 > NaCl > MgCl2, which agreed with the typical negatively charged NF membrane. In addition, the physicochemical characterization of membranes was further investigated to understand and link to the membrane performance, such as surface functional group, surface elements analysis, surface roughness/morphology, and surface hydrophilicity.