Abstract
Polyamide thin film composite immobilized with TiO2 is prepared using M-phenylene diamine and Trimesoyl chloride via interfacial polymerization. To determine the characteristics and performance of the membranes, effect of TiO2 loading is studied. 2 (w/v) % of MPD solution and 0.2 (w/v) % of TMC/n-hexane solution were used to prepare PA TFC membrane with different amount of TiO2 loading (0 wt. %, 0.1 wt. %, 0.2 wt. %, 0.3 wt. %, 0.4 wt. % and 0.5 wt. %).PA/TiO2 composite membranes are characterized by FESEM, EDX, FTIR and water contact angle. The properties of the membranes have improved upon TiO2 loading. With over 90% of BPA rejection exhibited by all the fabricated membranes, it is proved that the membranes especially PA/TiO2 TFC membrane with 0.4 wt. % TiO2 (with the highest rejection and degradation value of 99.9% and 14% respectively) are potentially employed as the hybrid photocatalytic membrane for BPA removal.
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