TY  - JOUR
AU  - Zizović, Irena
AU  - Trusek, Anna
AU  - Tyrka, Marcin
AU  - Morić, Ivana
AU  - Šenerović, Lidija
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://imagine.imgge.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1441
AB  - The study reports the application of supercritical solvent impregnation to deliver antibacterial substance thymol to the defined polymeric structure of commercial polyamide microfiltration membranes. The process performed at a temperature of 40 degrees C and pressures of 10, 15, and 20 MPa was characterized by the fast impregnation in the first 30 min with thymol loadings up to 29 wt%. The maximal achieved thymol loading in the process was around 42 wt%, regardless the pressure. The scanning electron and ion microscopy analyses revealed that the membranes' microstructure was preserved with a thymol content of 20 wt%, while a more prominent swelling effect was observed in samples with 35 wt% of thymol. The cross-flow filtration tests showed that the impregnation process did not harm the membranes' functionality in samples with 20 wt% of thymol. These membranes exhibited strong anti-biofilm activity, and were less prone to the blockage with bacteria in comparison to neat membranes.
PB  - Elsevier, Amsterdam
T2  - Journal of Supercritical Fluids
T1  - Functionalization of polyamide microfiltration membranes by supercritical solvent impregnation
VL  - 174
DO  - 10.1016/j.supflu.2021.105250
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Zizović, Irena and Trusek, Anna and Tyrka, Marcin and Morić, Ivana and Šenerović, Lidija",
year = "2021",
abstract = "The study reports the application of supercritical solvent impregnation to deliver antibacterial substance thymol to the defined polymeric structure of commercial polyamide microfiltration membranes. The process performed at a temperature of 40 degrees C and pressures of 10, 15, and 20 MPa was characterized by the fast impregnation in the first 30 min with thymol loadings up to 29 wt%. The maximal achieved thymol loading in the process was around 42 wt%, regardless the pressure. The scanning electron and ion microscopy analyses revealed that the membranes' microstructure was preserved with a thymol content of 20 wt%, while a more prominent swelling effect was observed in samples with 35 wt% of thymol. The cross-flow filtration tests showed that the impregnation process did not harm the membranes' functionality in samples with 20 wt% of thymol. These membranes exhibited strong anti-biofilm activity, and were less prone to the blockage with bacteria in comparison to neat membranes.",
publisher = "Elsevier, Amsterdam",
journal = "Journal of Supercritical Fluids",
title = "Functionalization of polyamide microfiltration membranes by supercritical solvent impregnation",
volume = "174",
doi = "10.1016/j.supflu.2021.105250"
}

Zizović, I., Trusek, A., Tyrka, M., Morić, I.,& Šenerović, L.. (2021). Functionalization of polyamide microfiltration membranes by supercritical solvent impregnation. in Journal of Supercritical Fluids
Elsevier, Amsterdam., 174.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2021.105250

Zizović I, Trusek A, Tyrka M, Morić I, Šenerović L. Functionalization of polyamide microfiltration membranes by supercritical solvent impregnation. in Journal of Supercritical Fluids. 2021;174.
doi:10.1016/j.supflu.2021.105250 .

Zizović, Irena, Trusek, Anna, Tyrka, Marcin, Morić, Ivana, Šenerović, Lidija, "Functionalization of polyamide microfiltration membranes by supercritical solvent impregnation" in Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 174 (2021),
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2021.105250 . .