Well-defined methacrylate based amphiphilic block copolymers (BCs) used as additives to fabricate poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) UF membranes, where the amphiphilic BC additives hydrophilically altered PVDF with PPEGMA block segment by strong interaction with the other PMMA block segment, which reduced water resistance to the PVDF polymer solution during phase separation. FT-IR and XPS studies showed carbonyl groups of BCs in the PVDF membranes. Obtained membranes showed porous surface layer and finger-like pore structures on the sublayers, of which sizes were increased with the increase of BC contents. Obtained membranes showed MWCO with 100K PEO and the best water flux was achieved in the PVDF membrane with BC/LiCl additive and improved the anti-fouling property for BSA protein.

A series of amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of hydrophobic poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) and poly(polyethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate) (PPEGEMA) were synthesized by Cu based ATRP and utilized as an additive to prepare asymmetric ultrafiltration (UF) membranes by non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) with PVDF. Obtained PVDF based UF membranes gave in-situ hydrophilic surfaces on the hydrophobic PVDF matrix because of strong compatibility PMMA block segment to PVDF and the hydrophilicty of PPEGMA block segment to the non-solvent (water), which showed improved water flux in comparison to neat PVDF UF membrane.

Amine functionalized polysulfone (PSf) based ultrafiltration (UF) membranes were prepared by non-solvent induction phase separation method (NIPS) with reactive PSf (matrix) and polyehtyleneimine (PEI) (additive), where PEI was reacted in dope solution to give surface modified PSf-UF membrane. Unreacted PEI might be worked as a forming agent during NIPS, however it was not much affected to the pore structures. Obtained membranes showed enhanced hydrophilic property on the membrane, which increased the water flux without loss of the rejection rate of PEO (100 K).

Poly(meta-phenylene isophthalamide)(m-Aramid)는 우수한 강도, 내화학성, 내열성이 우수하다는 특성을 지니고 있다. 이러한 특성을 섬유 직경이 수십에서 수백나노의 멤브레인(Membrane)을 제조할 수 있는 전기방사법을 이용하면 미세한 구멍(Pore)을 가지게 되어 수처리 분야에 사용하기 적합하다. 본 연구에서는 m-Aramid 용액을 전기방사법을 이용하여 멤브레인을 제조하였다. 여러 섬유 평균직경의 나노섬유상 멤브레인을 제조하고, 중금속 흡착능을 지닌 보혜마이트(Boehmite)를 도입하여, 섬유 평균 직경에 따른 수투과유량(Flux)와 입자제거 효율 및 중금속 흡착성능을 평가하였다.