Use of Ultrasound to Prepare Permeable Crosslinked PVA Membranes

ASMAN G., TAŞKIN ÇAKICI G., KONDOLOT SOLAK E., Sivaprakasam K.

GAZI UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.31-43, 2020 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.35378/gujs.520435
  • Dergi Adı: GAZI UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Aerospace Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Communication Abstracts, Compendex, Metadex, Civil Engineering Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.31-43
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The major topic covered in this paper is the application of ultrasound to crosslinked- poly(vinyl alcohol) (c-PVA) membranes as a novel, simple, eco-friendly, green-method to enhance the reduced permeabilities of c-PVA membranes due to crosslinking The effect of sonication on the swelling and diffusion behaviors of c-PVA membranes was compared with that of the additive added crosslinked composite membranes, for which n-SiO2 and n-Ag were used as nanofillers. Aqueous solutions of rhodamine-b (RB) and Fe3+ were used to determine the permeation characteristics of the membranes. By the study, it was determined that although the presence of n-Ag and also n-SiO2 increased the hydrophilicity and the permeation capability of the c-PVA membranes, ultrasonication (US) was found to be more effective, eco-friendy method to promote the permeation characteristics of the membranes.