The Development of Microbial Filtration Membrane from Hydroxyapatite and Titanium Dioxide

Authors

  • Wallika Suksomran Thepsatri Rajabhat University

Abstract

This research project describes with the development of microbial filtration membrane from hydroxyapatite and titanium dioxide. The samples were prepared by hydroxyapatite/titanium dioxide (HA/TiO2) blending. The mixtures of hydroxyapatite and titanium dioxide were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), microbial filtration test and the photocatalytic activity. The results showed that about 70-99% of the microbe can be removed by the two-layer filter cloth, while the four-layer filter cloth can remove almost all the microbe. The photocatalytic activities were also determined by decomposition of methylene blue solution. With an increasing ratio of nano-TiO2 in the mixture of HA/TiO2 from 1.5 to 2.0 and 2.5 mole, the photocatalytic activity of the mixture increased such that HA/nano-TiO2 mixture exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity and microbial filtration.                  Keywords : titanium dioxide, hydroxyapatite, microbial filtration, photocatalytic activity

Author Biography

Wallika Suksomran, Thepsatri Rajabhat University

Chemistry Program, Faculty of Science and Technology 

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2017-02-09