Effect of chitosan-zinc oxide coated in PVDF membrane; morphology and performance testing
A Febriasari (a*), D Siswanta (b), N Riyanto (a), N Hidayat Aprilita (b), F Silvianti (c)
(a) Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitas Serang Raya
(b) Department of Chemistry, Universitas Gadjah Mada
(c) Department of Rubber and Plastic Processing Technology, Politeknik ATK Yogyakarta
Abstract
PVDF membrane modification has been done by coating it using chitosan which is mixed with zinc oxide. This study was conducted to determine the effect of chitosan-zinc oxide on PVDF membrane hydrophobicity and performance. The coating has been processed by immersing PVDF membrane into a chitosan-zinc oxide hybrid solution with a ratio chitosan : zinc oxide of 1: 0 (M1), 6: 1 (M2), 4: 1 (M3), and 2: 1 (M4). Membrane morphology characterization was carried out by FE-SEM and FTIR. Water contact angle analysis and performance test was conducted to determine the effect of chitosan and zinc oxide
Keywords: Membrane, polyvinylidine flouride, zinc oxide, performance test
Topic: International Symposium of Engineering, Technology, and Health Sciences