Alegra Vezjak Fluksi

Mrs. Alegra Vezjak Fluksi

University of Zagreb, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Zagreb, Zagreb, Grad, Croatia
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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

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

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18 August 2023 in Molecules
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Silvia MorovićSilvia Morović
Silvia Morović
Alegra Vezjak FluksiAlegra Vezjak Fluksi
Alegra Vezjak Fluksi
SBSandra Babic
Sandra Babic
KKKrešimir Košutić
Krešimir Košutić
The use of solvents is overall recognized as an efficient method to improve the water permeability of polyamide thin film composite membranes (PA-TFC). The objective of this work was to test the performance of the membranes after exposing them to n-propanol (n-PrOH) to improve the permeability of the membranes while maintaining the rejection factor for small uncharged organic molecules, namely N-nitrosamines (NTRs). After the membranes were exposed to n-PrOH, the water permeability of the UTC73AC membrane increased by 98%, with minimal change in rejection. N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) rejection decreased (3.4%), while N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine (NDPA) and N-nitrosodi-n-butylamine (NDBA) rejection increased by 0.9% and 2.8%, respectively. In contrast, for the BW30LE membrane, water permeability decreased (by 38.7%), while rejection factors increased by 14.5% for NDEA, 6.2% for NDPA, and 15.0% for NDBA. In addition, the morphology of the membrane surface before and after exposure to n-PrOH was analyzed. This result and the pore size distribution (PSD) curves obtained indicate that the rearrangement of polymer chains affects the network or aggregate pores in the PA layer, implying that a change in pore size or a change in pore size distribution could improve the permeability of water molecules, while the rejection factor for NTRs is not significantly affected.

11 April 2025 in Journal of Molecular Liquids
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ASAleksandra Sander
Aleksandra Sander
MRMarko Rogošić
Marko Rogošić
Alegra Vezjak FluksiAlegra Vezjak Fluksi
Alegra Vezjak Fluksi
LFLeonarda Frljak
Leonarda Frljak
APAna Petračić
Ana Petračić
JVJelena Parlov Vuković
Jelena Parlov Vuković