Xiaopei Ding , Zhuo Jiao , Chengcai Li , Guojin Liu , Hailin Zhu , Yuhai Guo , Wangyong Jin , Jiuming Li
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Abstract
Endowing the membrane with self-cleaning properties effectively mitigates surface fouling caused by pollutants during the operation of separation membranes. In this study, PVDF composite membranes (M/BM) containing Bi2MoO6-OVs and polyethylene-maleic anhydride copolymers (PEMA) were fabricated via non-solvent-induced phase separation (NIPS). Subsequently, the membranes underwent acid and alkali treatments to enrich their surfaces with a large number of carboxyl groups. Finally, β-FeOOH micro-nano particles were in-situ grown on the membrane surface, resulting in the successful fabrication of a self-cleaning PVDF composite membrane (M/BM/β-FeOOH). The composite membranes has high separation efficiency and high flux for different oil-water emulsions, and it can completely degrade methylene blue, rhodamine B and methyl orange in a short time, and achieves a high degradation efficiency (>99 %) after 10 cycles. After 5 cycles of oil-water separation followed by Fenton cleaning, the membrane's separation efficiency remains above 99 %. This research provides a new method for developing separation membranes for oily wastewater.
期刊介绍:
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects is an international journal devoted to the science underlying applications of colloids and interfacial phenomena.
The journal aims at publishing high quality research papers featuring new materials or new insights into the role of colloid and interface science in (for example) food, energy, minerals processing, pharmaceuticals or the environment.