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Istirokhatun T, Lin Y, Kinooka K, Shen Q, Zhang P, Jia Y, Matsuoka A, Kumagai K, Yoshioka T, Matsuyama H. Unveiling the impact of imidazole derivative with mechanistic insights into neutralize interfacial polymerized membranes for improved solute-solute selectivity. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 230:119567. [PMID: 36621280 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Domestic wastewater (DWW) contains a reservoir of nutrients, such as nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus; however, emerging micropollutants (EMPs) hinder its applications in resource recovery. In this study, a novel class of nanofiltration (NF) membranes was developed; it enabled the efficient removal of harmful EMP constituents while preserving valuable nutrients in the permeate. Neutral (IM-N) and positively charged (IM-P) imidazole derivative compounds have been used to chemically functionalize pristine polyamide (PA) membranes to synchronously inhibit the hydrolysis of residual acyl chloride and promote their amination. Owing to their distinct properties, these IM modifiers can custom-build the membrane physicochemical properties and structures to benefit the NF process in DWW treatment. The electroneutral NF membrane exhibited ultrahigh solute-solute selectivity by minimizing the Donnan effects on ion penetration (K, N, and P ions rejection < 25%) while imposing remarkable size-sieving obstruction against EMPs (rejection ratio > 91%). Moreover, the hydrophilic IM-modifier synergistically led to enhanced water permeance of 9.2 L m-2 h-1 bar-1, reaching a 2-fold higher magnitude than that of the pristine PA membrane, along with excellent antifouling/antibacterial fouling properties. This study may provide a paradigm shift in membrane technology to convert wastewater streams into valuable water and nutrient resources.
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- Titik Istirokhatun
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto-Tembalang, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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- School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China.
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
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Dutta S, Gupta RS, Pathan S, Bose S. Interpenetrating polymer networks for desalination and water remediation: a comprehensive review of research trends and prospects. RSC Adv 2023; 13:6087-6107. [PMID: 36814875 PMCID: PMC9939980 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07843k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/22/2023] Open
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Interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) architectures have gained a lot of interest in recent decades, mainly due to their wide range of applications including water treatment and environmental remediation. IPNs are composed of two or more crosslinked polymeric matrices that are physically entangled but not chemically connected. In polymer science, the interpenetrating network structure with its high polymer chain entanglement is commonly used to generate materials with many functional properties, such as mechanical robustness and adaptable structure. In order to remove a targeted pollutant from contaminated water, it is feasible to modify the network architectures to increase the selectivity by choosing the monomer appropriately. This review aims to give a critical overview of the recent design concepts of IPNs and their applications in desalination and water treatment and their future prospects. This article also discusses the inclusion of inorganic nanoparticles into traditional polymeric membrane networks and its advantages. In the first part, the current scenario for desalination, water pollution and conventional desalination technologies along with their challenges is discussed. Subsequently, the main strategies for the synthesis of semi-IPNs and full-IPNs, and their relevant properties in water remediation are presented based on the nature of the networks and mechanism, with an emphasis on the IPN membrane. This review article has thoroughly investigated and critically assessed published works that describe the latest study on developing IPN membranes, hydrogels and composite materials in water purification and desalination. The goal of this critical analysis is to elicit fresh perspectives regarding the application and advantages of IPNs in desalination and water treatment. This article will also provide a glimpse into future areas of research to address the challenges relating to advanced water treatment as well as its emerging sustainable approaches. The study has put forward a convincing justification and establishes the relevance of IPNs being one of the most intriguing and important areas for achieving a sustainable generation of advanced materials that could benefit mankind.
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- Soumi Dutta
- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 India
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 India
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 India
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru 560012 India
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Mercadante A, Campisciano V, Morena A, Valentino L, La Parola V, Aprile C, Gruttadauria M, Giacalone F. Catechol‐Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes as Support for Pd Nanoparticles: a Recyclable System for the Heck Reaction. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Alessandro Mercadante
- University of Palermo Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology: Universita degli Studi di Palermo Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF) ITALY
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- University of Palermo Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology: Universita degli Studi di Palermo Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF) ITALY
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- University of Palermo Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology: Universita degli Studi di Palermo Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF) ITALY
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- University of Palermo Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology: Universita degli Studi di Palermo Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies Palermo ITALY
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- ISMN CNR: Istituto per lo studio dei materiali nanostrutturati Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials ITALY
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- Université de Namur: Universite de Namur Department of Chemistry ITALY
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- University of Palermo Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science and Technology: Universita degli Studi di Palermo Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies ITALY
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- University of Palermo Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies Viale delle Scienze s/n, Ed. 17 I-90128 Palermo ITALY
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Gu K, Wang K, Zhou Y, Gao C. Alkali-resistant polyethyleneimine/triglycidyl isocyanurate nanofiltration membrane for treating lignin lye. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Choudhury RR, Gohil JM, Dutta K. Poly(vinyl alcohol)‐based membranes for fuel cell and water treatment applications: A review on recent advancements. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Rikarani R. Choudhury
- School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals—Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (SARP: LARPM) Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) Bhubaneswar India
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- School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals—Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (SARP: LARPM) Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) Bhubaneswar India
- School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals—Advanced Polymer Design & Development Research Laboratory (SARP: APDDRL) Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) Bengaluru India
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- School for Advanced Research in Petrochemicals—Advanced Polymer Design & Development Research Laboratory (SARP: APDDRL) Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET) Bengaluru India
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Zhao Y, Tong X, Chen Y. Fit-for-Purpose Design of Nanofiltration Membranes for Simultaneous Nutrient Recovery and Micropollutant Removal. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:3352-3361. [PMID: 33596060 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c08101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Domestic wastewater is a valuable reservoir of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus. However, the presence of emerging micropollutants (EMPs) hinders its applications in resource recovery. In this study, we designed and fabricated a novel thin-film composite polyamide membrane, which enables highly selective nanofiltration (NF) that removes EMPs effectively while preserving valuable nutrients in the permeate. By incorporating polyethylenimine as an additional monomer to piperazine and surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate in interfacial polymerization, we precisely tuned membrane pore size, pore size distribution, and surface charge. The resultant NF membrane achieved desirable solute-solute selectivity between EMPs (rejection rate > 75%) and nutrient N and P ions (rejection rate < 25%). By applying a modified Donnan steric pore model with dielectric exclusion, which takes membrane pore size distribution into consideration, we demonstrate the synergistic effect of membrane pore size, pore size distribution, and surface charge in regulating membrane solute-solute selectivity. Designing solute-solute selective NF membranes for fit-for-purpose wastewater treatment has great potential to improve the flexibility of membrane technologies that can convert wastewater streams to valuable water and nutrient resources.
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- Yangying Zhao
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Zhao Y, Tong T, Wang X, Lin S, Reid EM, Chen Y. Differentiating Solutes with Precise Nanofiltration for Next Generation Environmental Separations: A Review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:1359-1376. [PMID: 33439001 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Selective removal or enrichment of targeted solutes including micropollutants, valuable elements, and mineral scalants from complex aqueous matrices is both challenging and pivotal to the success of water purification and resource recovery from unconventional water resources. Membrane separation with precision at the subnanometer or even subangstrom scale is of paramount importance to address those challenges via enabling "fit-for-purpose" water and wastewater treatment. So far, researchers have attempted to develop novel membrane materials with precise and tailored selectivity by tuning membrane structure and chemistry. In this critical review, we first present the environmental challenges and opportunities that necessitate improved solute-solute selectivity in membrane separation. We then discuss the mechanisms and desired membrane properties required for better membrane selectivity. On the basis of the most recent progress reported in the literature, we examine the key principles of material design and fabrication, which create membranes with enhanced and more targeted selectivity. We highlight the important roles of surface engineering, nanotechnology, and molecular-level design in improving membrane selectivity. Finally, we discuss the challenges and prospects of highly selective NF membranes for practical environmental applications, identifying knowledge gaps that will guide future research to promote environmental sustainability through more precise and tunable membrane separation.
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- Yangying Zhao
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, United States
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Mu T, Zhang HZ, Sun JY, Xu ZL. Three-channel capillary nanofiltration membrane with quaternary ammonium incorporated for efficient heavy metals removal. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Soyekwo F, Liu C, Zhao L, Wen H, Huang W, Cai C, Kanagaraj P, Hu Y. Nanofiltration Membranes with Metal Cation-Immobilized Aminophosphonate Networks for Efficient Heavy Metal Ion Removal and Organic Dye Degradation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:30317-30331. [PMID: 31356741 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b10208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Modifications to the surface of polymeric membranes to integrate supplemental properties like surface charge or catalytic activity are the cornerstone of the membrane process advancement to effectuate improvements in functionality and selectivity. Herein, a new approach is demonstrated to construct nanofiltration membranes with a metal-organic coordinated selective layer. Polyethylenimine (PEI) was integrated with phosphite linkages to form a characteristic aminophosphonate ester polymer based on the Kabachnik-Fields reaction, and a thin polymer layer was deposited on an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane to form the aminophosphonate networks surface-modified membranes. The aminophosphonate polymer interlayer facilitated the immobilization of metal cation moieties through the strong coordinative chemical bonding with the amino groups and phosphite moieties. Typically, the incorporated Fe3+ strengthened the membranes' electropositivity leading to excellent heavy metal ion removal (>98%) and efficient organic dye separation (>99.8%). Meanwhile, the strategy also enabled the embedment of a photocatalytic layer comprising nanoneedle-like α-FeOOH that endowed the membrane with high photo-Fenton activity for organic dye mineralization. Subsequently, the α-FeOOH-embedded membrane afforded the photocatalytic self-cleaning potentiality for organic fouling mitigation. This contribution underscores the prospect of advancing the integration of metal-specific functionalities and the membrane process for advanced membrane technologies in water treatment.
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- Faizal Soyekwo
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Xili Campus , Shenzhen University , 1066 Xueyuan Boulevard , Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518071 , People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, College of Materials Science and Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Xiqing District, Tianjin 300387 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Xili Campus , Shenzhen University , 1066 Xueyuan Boulevard , Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518071 , People's Republic of China
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecological Remediation , Shenzhen University , Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518071 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Xili Campus , Shenzhen University , 1066 Xueyuan Boulevard , Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518071 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Xili Campus , Shenzhen University , 1066 Xueyuan Boulevard , Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518071 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Xili Campus , Shenzhen University , 1066 Xueyuan Boulevard , Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518071 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Xili Campus , Shenzhen University , 1066 Xueyuan Boulevard , Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518071 , People's Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Xili Campus , Shenzhen University , 1066 Xueyuan Boulevard , Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518071 , People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, College of Materials Science and Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Xiqing District, Tianjin 300387 , People's Republic of China
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