Publikacja Katedry w czasopiśmie Membranes

Gratulujemy prof. Andrzejowi Sikorze oraz innym współautorom opublikowania pracy "Electrospun silica-polyacrylonitrile nanohybrids for water treatments" wydanej w czasopiśmie Membranes (IF=4,562). Wszystkim życzymy dalszych sukcesów naukowych.

Electrospun silica-polyacrylonitrile nanohybrids for water treatments

Beata Malczewska, Paweł Lochyński, Sylwia Charazińska, Andrzej Sikora, Ramin Farnood

In this work, the removal of NOM (natural organic matter) as represented by humic acid by means of electrospun nanofiber adsorptive membranes (ENAMs) is described. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) was used for the preparation of ENAMs incorporating silica nanoparticles as adsorbents. The addition of silica to the polymer left visible changes on the structural morphology and fibers’ properties of the membrane. The membrane samples were characterized by pure water permeability, contact angle measurement, SEM, XPS, and XRD. This study assesses the preliminary performance of PAN-Si membranes for the removal of natural organic matter (NOM). The membrane rejected the humic acid, a surrogate of NOM, from 69.57% to 87.5%.

Membranes 2023, 13, 72, https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes13010072