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Binazadeh M, Rasouli J, Sabbaghi S, Mousavi SM, Hashemi SA, Lai CW. An Overview of Photocatalytic Membrane Degradation Development. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:ma16093526. [PMID: 37176408 PMCID: PMC10180107 DOI: 10.3390/ma16093526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Environmental pollution has become a worldwide issue. Rapid industrial and agricultural practices have increased organic contaminants in water supplies. Hence, many strategies have been developed to address this concern. In order to supply clean water for various applications, high-performance treatment technology is required to effectively remove organic and inorganic contaminants. Utilizing photocatalytic membrane reactors (PMRs) has shown promise as a viable alternative process in the water and wastewater industry due to its efficiency, low cost, simplicity, and low environmental impact. PMRs are commonly categorized into two main categories: those with the photocatalyst suspended in solution and those with the photocatalyst immobilized in/on a membrane. Herein, the working and fouling mechanisms in PMRs membranes are investigated; the interplay of fouling and photocatalytic activity and the development of fouling prevention strategies are elucidated; and the significance of photocatalysis in membrane fouling mechanisms such as pore plugging and cake layering is thoroughly explored.
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- Mojtaba Binazadeh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71557-13876, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71557-13876, Iran
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- Department of Nano-Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Technologies, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71557-13876, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei City 106335, Taiwan
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- Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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Wang T, Zheng X, Wang Y, Zhang L, Zhao Z, Li J. Fabrication and Performance of Novel Poly(piperazine-amide) Composite Nanofiltration Membranes Based on Various Poly( m-phenylene isophthalamide) Substrates. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c04286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Tao Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, P. R. China
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Xu C, Yan F, Wang M, Yan H, Cui Z, Li J, He B. Fabrication of hyperbranched polyether demulsifier modified PVDF membrane for demulsification and separation of oil-in-water emulsion. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Shi Y, Huang J, Zeng G, Cheng W, Hu J. Photocatalytic membrane in water purification: is it stepping closer to be driven by visible light? J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.04.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ding S, Han M, Dai Y, Yang S, Mao D, He H, Sun C. Synthesis of Ag/AgBr/Bi
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Plasmonic Heterojunction Photocatalysts: Elevated Visible‐light Photocatalytic Performance and Z‐scheme Mechanism. ChemCatChem 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201900529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Shanshan Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse School of the EnvironmentNanjing University Nanjing 210046 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse School of the EnvironmentNanjing University Nanjing 210046 P.R. China
- Key Laboratory of Information and Computing Science Guizhou ProvinceGuizhou Normal University Guiyang 550001 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse School of the EnvironmentNanjing University Nanjing 210046 P.R. China
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- School of the EnvironmentNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210046 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse School of the EnvironmentNanjing University Nanjing 210046 P.R. China
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- School of the EnvironmentNanjing Normal University Nanjing 210046 P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse School of the EnvironmentNanjing University Nanjing 210046 P.R. China
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Ye G, Yu Z, Li Y, Li L, Song L, Gu L, Cao X. Efficient treatment of brine wastewater through a flow-through technology integrating desalination and photocatalysis. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 157:134-144. [PMID: 30953848 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Many current treatments for brine wastewaters are energy-intensive, chemical-intensive, and involve independent process in the removal of salts and contaminants. We demonstrate that through the integration of capacitive deionization and photocatalysis reactions within carbon nanotubes (CNTs) based membrane system, we are able to realize the purification and desalination of wastewaters via single-step, energy-efficient, and environmentally friendly route. We firstly designed the membrane system consisting of graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), CNTs membrane, and poly(vinyl alcohol)-formaldehyde (PVF) foam. Then, two identical membrane systems were used as permeable electrodes and photocatalytic microreactors to construct the flow-through setup. The tests of the setup with a variety of dye solution, antibiotics solution, and actual wastewaters prove that wastewaters passing through the setup promptly turn to clean water with significantly decreased salinity. This is because the setup can use C3N4 modified CNTs membrane to adsorb organic contaminants and inorganic ions and decompose contaminants via photocatalysis reactions. In addition, by discharging the setup, its adsorption capacity towards salts is easily recovered. Consequently, the flow-through setup is observed to exhibit stable performance for concurrent removal of organic contaminants and inorganic salts in multiple cycles.
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- Gui Ye
- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China.
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- School of Materials and Textile Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, 314001, China.
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- College of Biological, Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, 314001, China.
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Xu S, Ren LF, Zhou Q, Bai H, Li J, Shao J. Facile ZIF-8 functionalized hierarchical micronanofiber membrane for high-efficiency separation of water-in-oil emulsions. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.46462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Si Xu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200240 China
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- NANO SUN PTE LTD, 120 Pioneer Road #03-02, 639597; Singapore
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200240 China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering; Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Shanghai 200240 China
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Younas H, Bai H, Shao J, Han Q, Ling Y, He Y. Super-hydrophilic and fouling resistant PVDF ultrafiltration membranes based on a facile prefabricated surface. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mohamed MA, Abd Mutalib M, Mohd Hir ZA, M Zain MF, Mohamad AB, Jeffery Minggu L, Awang NA, W Salleh WN. An overview on cellulose-based material in tailoring bio-hybrid nanostructured photocatalysts for water treatment and renewable energy applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2017; 103:1232-1256. [PMID: 28587962 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.05.181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2017] [Revised: 05/24/2017] [Accepted: 05/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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A combination between the nanostructured photocatalyst and cellulose-based materials promotes a new functionality of cellulose towards the development of new bio-hybrid materials for various applications especially in water treatment and renewable energy. The excellent compatibility and association between nanostructured photocatalyst and cellulose-based materials was induced by bio-combability and high hydrophilicity of the cellulose components. The electron rich hydroxyl group of celluloses helps to promote superior interaction with photocatalyst. The formation of bio-hybrid nanostructured are attaining huge interest nowadays due to the synergistic properties of individual cellulose-based material and photocatalyst nanoparticles. Therefore, in this review we introduce some cellulose-based material and discusses its compatibility with nanostructured photocatalyst in terms of physical and chemical properties. In addition, we gather information and evidence on the fabrication techniques of cellulose-based hybrid nanostructured photocatalyst and its recent application in the field of water treatment and renewable energy.
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- Mohamad Azuwa Mohamed
- Solar Hydrogen Group, Fuel Cell Institute (SELFUEL), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Sustainable Construction Materials and Building Systems(SUCOMBS) Research Group, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Malaysia
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- Solar Hydrogen Group, Fuel Cell Institute (SELFUEL), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Solar Hydrogen Group, Fuel Cell Institute (SELFUEL), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre, Faculty of Chemical & Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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Wan H, Briot NJ, Saad A, Ormsbee L, Bhattacharyya D. Pore Functionalized PVDF Membranes with In-Situ Synthesized Metal Nanoparticles: Material Characterization, and Toxic Organic Degradation. J Memb Sci 2017; 530:147-157. [PMID: 29398774 PMCID: PMC5793928 DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Functionalized PVDF membrane platforms were developed for environmentally benign in-situ nanostructured Fe/Pd synthesis and remediation of chlorinated organic compounds. To prevent leaching and aggregation, nanoparticle catalysts were integrated into membrane domains functionalized with poly (acrylic acid). Nanoparticles of 16-19 nm were observed inside the membrane pores by using focused ion beam (FIB). This technique prevents mechanical deformation of the membrane, compared to the normal SEM preparation methods, thus providing a clean, smooth surface for nanoparticles characterization. This allowed quantification of nanoparticle properties (size and distribution) versus depth underneath the membrane surface (0-20 µm). The results showed that nanoparticles were uniformly sized and evenly distributed inside the membrane pores. However, the size of nanoparticles inside the membrane pores was 13.9% smaller than those nanoparticles located on the membrane surface. Investigating nanoparticles inside membrane pores increases the accuracy of kinetic analysis and modeling aspects. Furthermore, the Fe/Pd immobilized membranes showed excellent performance in the degradation of chlorinated organics: Over 96% degradation of 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 126) was achieved in less than 15 s residence time in convective flow mode. The regeneration and reuse of this catalytic membrane system were also studied. Particles were examined in XRD upon formation, after deliberate oxidation, and after regeneration. The regenerated sample showed the same crystalline pattern as the original sample. Repeated degradation experiments demonstrated successful PCB 126 dechlorination with nanoparticles regenerated for four cycles with only a small loss in reactivity. It demonstrated that Fe/Pd immobilized membranes have the potential for large-scale remediation applications.
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- Hongyi Wan
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0046
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0046
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0046
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0046
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506-0046
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Habibi S, Nematollahzadeh A. Enhanced water flux through ultrafiltration polysulfone membrane via addition-removal of silica nano-particles: Synthesis and characterization. J Appl Polym Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/app.43556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Samin Habibi
- Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Mohaghegh Ardabili; Ardabil 179 Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Mohaghegh Ardabili; Ardabil 179 Iran
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Bai H, Zan X, Zhang L, Sun DD. Multi-functional CNT/ZnO/TiO2 nanocomposite membrane for concurrent filtration and photocatalytic degradation. Sep Purif Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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