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Zhao Z, Di N, Zha Z, Wang J, Wang Z, Zhao S. Positively Charged Polyamine Nanofiltration Membrane for Precise Ion-Ion Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:48695-48704. [PMID: 37796665 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c11076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Positively charged nanofiltration (NF) membranes offer enormous potential for lithium-magnesium separation, hard water softening, and heavy metal removal. However, fundamental performance limitations for these applications exist in conventional polyamide-based NF membranes due to the negatively charged surface and low ion-ion selectivity. We hereby innovatively develop an advanced positively charged polyamine-based NF membrane built by the nucleophilic substitution of bromine and amine groups for precise ion-ion separation. Specifically, polyethylenimine (PEI) and 1,3,5-tris(bromomethyl)benzene (TBB) are interfacially polymerized to generate an amine-linked PEI-TBB selective layer with an ultrathin thickness of ∼95 nm, an effective pore size of 6.5 Å, and a strong positively charged surface with a zeta potential of +20.9 mV at pH 7. The PEI-TBB composite membrane achieves a water permeance of 4.2 L·m-2·h-1·bar-1, various divalent salt rejections above 90%, and separation factors above 15 for NaCl/MgCl2 and LiCl/MgCl2 mixed solutions. A three-stage NF process is implemented to achieve a Mg2+/Li+ mass ratio sharply decreasing from 50 to 0.11 with a total separation factor (SLi,Mg) of 455. Furthermore, the polyamine-based NF membrane exhibits excellent operational stability under continuous filtration and high operational pressure, demonstrating great application potential for precise ion-ion separation.
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- Zhenyi Zhao
- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Membrane Science and Desalination Technology, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, P. R. China
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Covaliu-Mierlă CI, Păunescu O, Iovu H. Recent Advances in Membranes Used for Nanofiltration to Remove Heavy Metals from Wastewater: A Review. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:643. [PMID: 37505009 PMCID: PMC10385156 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13070643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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The presence of heavy metal ions in polluted wastewater represents a serious threat to human health, making proper disposal extremely important. The utilization of nanofiltration (NF) membranes has emerged as one of the most effective methods of heavy metal ion removal from wastewater due to their efficient operation, adaptable design, and affordability. NF membranes created from advanced materials are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to depollute wastewater in a variety of circumstances. Tailoring the NF membrane's properties to efficiently remove heavy metal ions from wastewater, interfacial polymerization, and grafting techniques, along with the addition of nano-fillers, have proven to be the most effective modification methods. This paper presents a review of the modification processes and NF membrane performances for the removal of heavy metals from wastewater, as well as the application of these membranes for heavy metal ion wastewater treatment. Very high treatment efficiencies, such as 99.90%, have been achieved using membranes composed of polyvinyl amine (PVAM) and glutaraldehyde (GA) for Cr3+ removal from wastewater. However, nanofiltration membranes have certain drawbacks, such as fouling of the NF membrane. Repeated cleaning of the membrane influences its lifetime.
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- Cristina Ileana Covaliu-Mierlă
- Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Biotechnical Systems Engineering, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
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- Advanced Polymer Materials Group, Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnologies, University Politehnica of Bucharest, 132 Calea Grivitei, 010737 Bucharest, Romania
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Esquivel-Castro TA, Oliva J, Rodríguez-González V, Rosu HC. Immobilized mesoporous materials for carvacrol delivery to the germination and early growth of tomato plants (Solanum Lycopersicum). ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 228:115860. [PMID: 37030405 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The immobilization of TiO2-SiO2 (TSO) materials on seed mats stands as a practical way to help the germination and early growth of tomato plants (Solanum Lycopersicum). Mesoporous materials are functionalized with triethanolamine (TEA) and loaded with the biocide molecule of carvacrol (CAR). The effect of CAR on the parameters of germination percentage, germination time, root, shoot length, and chlorophyll content of seeds and/or tomato seedlings are investigated. The germination experiments were carried out using seed mats coated with the TSO materials, also TSO powdered materials were put directly on the tomato seeds to study their effect on germination. Direct deposition of TSO composites achieved the complete germination and longer shoots due to the cooperative interactions among nanomaterials, carvacrol, and the tomato seed. However, the handling of the seeds and the detrimental effect of powder in the germination system made difficult the application with agricultural purposes. The plastic seed mats provide a practical system with lower germination, but more homogenous growth of root/shoot is possible. Surprisingly, in this methodology the carvacrol presents a detrimental effect on germination due to less interaction with the seeds. The handling of seeds and recover of the nanomaterials and its reuse are advantages of the plastic seed mats, which together with less wastage of seeds suggest a potential use in agriculture. The as-synthetized TSO NPs, together with the functionalization of triethanolamine and carvacrol used to promote the health germination of the seeds, allows the control of the time for seed germination, germination %, and length for the root/shoot of seed tomato germination. The immobilization of mesoporous materials results in an alternative to help the germination and early growth of agricultural plants searching to avoid the lixiviation of nanomaterials to the environment.
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- Tzipatly A Esquivel-Castro
- Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), División de Materiales Avanzados, Camino a la presa San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4a sección, 78216, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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- Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), División de Materiales Avanzados, Camino a la presa San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4a sección, 78216, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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- Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), División de Materiales Avanzados, Camino a la presa San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4a sección, 78216, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico.
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- Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (IPICyT), División de Materiales Avanzados, Camino a la presa San José 2055, Col. Lomas 4a sección, 78216, San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico
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Su W, Liu L, Chen Y, Cui J, Zhao X. Preparation of thin-film composite membrane with Turing structure by PEO-assisted interfacial polymerization combined with choline chloride modification to improve permeability. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2023.104822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Samavati Z, Samavati A, Goh PS, Ismail AF, Abdullah MS. A comprehensive review of recent advances in nanofiltration membranes for heavy metal removal from wastewater. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Improving Mg2+/Li+ separation performance of polyamide nanofiltration membrane by swelling-embedding-shrinking strategy. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Yan L, Yang X, Zeng H, Zhao Y, Li Y, He X, Ma J, Shao L. Nanocomposite hydrogel engineered hierarchical membranes for efficient oil/water separation and heavy metal removal. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Gao Q, Zhu Q, Zheng J, Yuan S, Wang Y, Zhao R, Liu Y, Gui X, Wang C, Volodine A, Jin P, Van der Bruggen B. Positively charged membranes for dye/salt separation based on a crossover combination of Mannich reaction and prebiotic chemistry. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 440:129744. [PMID: 35969956 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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With the advent of increasingly loose nanofiltration membranes for dye desalination, synthesis methods based on interfacial polymerization and bio-inspired materials such as polydopamine (pDA) have been investigated. However, the long polymerization time of pDA greatly limits the synthesis and application of fast dye/salt separation membranes. In this work, prebiotic chemistry-inspired aminomalononitrile (AMN) was used as a binder to co-deposit the Mannich reaction of tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium chloride (THPC) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) to form the positively charged selective layer rapidly. The optimum membrane had a water permeance of 30.7 LMH bar-1 and a rejection of positively charged Victoria blue B (VBB, 200 ppm) and Na2SO4 (1 g/L) of 99.5 % and 9.9 %, respectively. Moreover, the results of a practical application test showed that it had excellent separation performance towards various positively charged dyes and salts. In addition, the actual application test results show that the membrane has good long-term stability during application. In terms of antifouling and antibacterial, the membrane has excellent antibacterial and antifouling properties., Further antibacterial tests were carried out, and the inactivation effect of the membrane on E. coli was also confirmed. The preparation method proposed in this work provides technical support for developing new dye/salt separation membranes.
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- Qieyuan Gao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium; National Engineering Research Centre of Coal Preparation and Purification, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China
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- Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Department of Biology, Institute of Botany and Microbiology, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST), 1037 Luoyu Road, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- National Engineering Research Centre of Coal Preparation and Purification, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Chemistry, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200 D, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, B-3001 Leuven, Belgium.
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Zhang X, Li F, Liu M, Zhu C, Zhao X. Positively charged modification of commercial nanofiltration membrane to enhance the separation of mono−/divalent cation. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Xue Zhang
- Lab of Environmental Science & Technology, INET Tsinghua University Beijing China
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- Lab of Environmental Science & Technology, INET Tsinghua University Beijing China
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- Lab of Environmental Science & Technology, INET Tsinghua University Beijing China
- Beijing Engineering Research Center of Environmental Material for Water Purification, College of Chemical Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- Lab of Environmental Science & Technology, INET Tsinghua University Beijing China
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- Lab of Environmental Science & Technology, INET Tsinghua University Beijing China
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Yadav S, Ibrar I, Altaee A, Samal AK, Zhou J. Surface modification of nanofiltration membrane with kappa-carrageenan/graphene oxide for leachate wastewater treatment. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zhu M, Chao Z, Yang H, Xu Z, Cheng C. Improved dye and heavy metal ions removal in saline solutions by electric field-assisted gravity driven filtration using nanofiber membranes with asymmetric micro/nano channels. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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