TY  - JOUR
AV  - none
N1  - cited By 23
N2  - Biofouling on the membrane surface leads to performance deficiencies in membrane filtration. In this study, the application of ginger extract as a bio-based additive to enhance membrane antibiofouling properties was investigated. The extract was dispersed in a dimethyl acetamide (DMAc) solvent together with polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) to enhance biofouling resistance of the resulting membrane due to its antibiotic property. The concentrations of the ginger extract in the dope solution were varied in the range of 0-0.1 wt . The antibacterial property of the resulting membranes was assessed using the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method. The results show an inhibition zone formed around the PVDF/ginger membrane against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus demonstrating the efficacy of the residual ginger extract in the membrane matrix to impose the antibiofouling property. The addition of the ginger extract also enhanced the hydrophilicity in the membrane surface by lowering the contact angle from 93° to 85°, which was in good agreement with the increase in the pure water flux of up to 62. © 2020 by the authors.
IS  - 9
KW  - Biofouling; Contact angle; Escherichia coli; Fluorine compounds; Food additives; Membranes; Surface diffusion
KW  -  Antibacterial properties; Antibiotic property; Biofouling-resistance; Dimethyl acetamide; Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion methods; Membrane filtrations; Polyvinylidene fluoride membranes; Polyvinylidene fluorides
KW  -  Microfiltration
ID  - scholars13732
TI  - Development of polyvinylidene fluoride membrane by incorporating bio-based ginger extract as additive
Y1  - 2020///
SN  - 20734360
PB  - MDPI AG
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092312499&doi=10.3390%2fpolym12092003&partnerID=40&md5=c03ba58f5df888faf1e2c11a4dffc8bf
A1  - Fahrina, A.
A1  - Arahman, N.
A1  - Mulyati, S.
A1  - Aprilia, S.
A1  - Nawi, N.I.M.
A1  - Aqsha, A.
A1  - Bilad, M.R.
A1  - Takagi, R.
A1  - Matsuyama, H.
JF  - Polymers
VL  - 12
ER  -