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Kausar A, Ahmad I, Maaza M, Eisa MH. State-of-the-Art of Polymer/Fullerene C 60 Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Treatment: Conceptions, Structural Diversity and Topographies. MEMBRANES 2022; 13:27. [PMID: 36676834 PMCID: PMC9864887 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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To secure existing water resources is one of the imposing challenges to attain sustainability and ecofriendly world. Subsequently, several advanced technologies have been developed for water treatment. The most successful methodology considered so far is the development of water filtration membranes for desalination, ion permeation, and microbes handling. Various types of membranes have been industrialized including nanofiltration, microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and ultrafiltration membranes. Among polymeric nanocomposites, nanocarbon (fullerene, graphene, and carbon nanotubes)-reinforced nanomaterials have gained research attention owing to notable properties/applications. Here, fullerene has gained important stance amid carbonaceous nanofillers due to zero dimensionality, high surface areas, and exceptional physical properties such as optical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, and other characteristics. Accordingly, a very important application of polymer/fullerene C60 nanocomposites has been observed in the membrane sector. This review is basically focused on talented applications of polymer/fullerene nanocomposite membranes in water treatment. The polymer/fullerene nanostructures bring about numerous revolutions in the field of high-performance membranes because of better permeation, water flux, selectivity, and separation performance. The purpose of this pioneering review is to highlight and summarize current advances in the field of water purification/treatment using polymer and fullerene-based nanocomposite membranes. Particular emphasis is placed on the development of fullerene embedded into a variety of polymer membranes (Nafion, polysulfone, polyamide, polystyrene, etc.) and effects on the enhanced properties and performance of the resulting water treatment membranes. Polymer/fullerene nanocomposite membranes have been developed using solution casting, phase inversion, electrospinning, solid phase synthesis, and other facile methods. The structural diversity of polymer/fullerene nanocomposites facilitates membrane separation processes, especially for valuable or toxic metal ions, salts, and microorganisms. Current challenges and opportunities for future research have also been discussed. Future research on these innovative membrane materials may overwhelm design and performance-related challenging factors.
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- Ayesha Kausar
- NPU-NCP Joint International Research Center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, iThemba LABS, Somerset West 7129, South Africa
- NPU-NCP Joint International Research Center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects Engineering, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- NPU-NCP Joint International Research Center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, iThemba LABS, Somerset West 7129, South Africa
- NPU-NCP Joint International Research Center on Advanced Nanomaterials and Defects Engineering, National Centre for Physics, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, iThemba LABS, Somerset West 7129, South Africa
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 13318, Saudi Arabia
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Organosilicone Compounds in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14122367. [PMID: 35745943 PMCID: PMC9229767 DOI: 10.3390/polym14122367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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This review considers the key advantages of using supercritical carbon dioxide as a solvent for systems with organosilicon compounds. Organosilicon polymeric materials synthesis as well as the creation and modification of composites based on them are discussed. Polydimethylsiloxane and analogues used as polymerization stabilizers and nucleation promoters in pore formation processes are analyzed as well.
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Polymer/Graphene Nanocomposite Membranes: Status and Emerging Prospects. JOURNAL OF COMPOSITES SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/jcs6030076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Graphene is a unique nanocarbon nanomaterial, frequently explored with polymeric matrices for technical purposes. An indispensable application of polymer/graphene nanocomposites has been observed for membrane technology. This review highlights the design, properties, and promising features of the polymer/graphene nanomaterials and nanocomposite membranes for the pervasion and purification of toxins, pollutants, microbials, and other desired contents. The morphology, pore size, pore structure, water flux, permeation, salt rejection, and other membrane properties are examined. Graphene oxide, an important modified form of graphene, is also utilized in nanocomposite membranes. Moreover, polymer/graphene nanofibers are employed to develop high-performance membranes for methodological purposes. The adaptability of polymer/graphene nanocomposites is observed for water management and purification technologies.
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New crosslinked membranes based on cardo-poly(etherketone) and poly(ethylene imine) for the vanadium redox flow battery. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2021.110858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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How does processing in supercritical carbon dioxide influence the Nafion film properties? Colloid Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-021-04897-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Zefirov VV, Sizov VE, Gallyamov MO. Modification of the Nafion Membrane Using a Chitosan Solution in Carbonic Acid under Pressure. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES B 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1560090421050183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Supercritical CO2 assisted strategy for acetic acid elimination from industrial cellulose acetate–water mixtures. Chem Eng Res Des 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Baldino L, González-Garcinuño Á, Tabernero A, Cardea S, Martín del Valle EM, Reverchon E. Production of fungistatic porous structures of cellulose acetate loaded with quercetin, using supercritical CO2. J Supercrit Fluids 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2020.105129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gvozdik NA, Sanginov EA, Abunaeva LZ, Konev DV, Usenko AA, Novikova KS, Stevenson KJ, Dobrovolsky YA. A Composite Membrane Based on Sulfonated Polystyrene Implanted in a Stretched PTFE Film for Vanadium Flow Batteries. Chempluschem 2020; 85:2580-2585. [PMID: 33155772 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202000618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The quality of ion-selective membranes determines the efficiency of Vanadium Flow Batteries (VFBs), and alternatives to expensive Nafion™ materials are actively being searched for. One of the membrane architecture approaches is to imitate the Nafion™ structure with two separate phases: a conductive sulfonated polymer and an inner matrix. We introduce a new composite material based on sulfonated styrene polymerized inside the pores of a stretched PTFE matrix. Variation of polystyrene content and a sulfonation degree allowed to obtain membranes with IEC from to 0.96 to 1.84 mmol/g. Balanced vanadium permeability (ca. 5.5 ⋅ 10-6 cm2 /min) and proton conductivity (ca. 50 mS/cm) were achieved for the material with 21-23 % polystyrene content and a sulfonation degree up to 94 %. Membranes showed stable cycling with 81 % energy efficiency in a single-cell VFB. This work contributes to the existing knowledge of Nafion alternatives by providing a cheap and scalable method of membrane production.
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- Nataliya A Gvozdik
- Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, 1, Moscow, 121205, Russia
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- Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prosp. Akad. Semenova 1, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Instituskiy Per. 9, 141701, Dolgoprudny, Russia.,D.I. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia, Miusskaya sq. 9, 125047, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prosp. Akad. Semenova 1, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prosp. Akad. Semenova 1, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prosp. Akad. Semenova 1, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia
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- Center for Energy Science and Technology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Bolshoy Boulevard 30, 1, Moscow, 121205, Russia
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- Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Prosp. Akad. Semenova 1, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia
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Che X, Zhao H, Ren X, Zhang D, Wei H, Liu J, Zhang X, Yang J. Porous polybenzimidazole membranes with high ion selectivity for the vanadium redox flow battery. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Sizov VE, Zefirov VV, Abramchuk SS, Korlyukov AA, Kondratenko MS, Vasil'ev VG, Gallyamov MO. Composite Nafion-based membranes with nanosized tungsten oxides prepared in supercritical carbon dioxide. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Baldino L, Cardea S, Reverchon E. Supercritical Phase Inversion: A Powerful Tool for Generating Cellulose Acetate-AgNO 3 Antimicrobial Membranes. MATERIALS 2020; 13:ma13071560. [PMID: 32231004 PMCID: PMC7178202 DOI: 10.3390/ma13071560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Antimicrobial composite membranes, formed by cellulose acetate loaded with AgNO3 particles, were produced by supercritical phase inversion. Different cellulose acetate concentrations were tested (15%, 20%, 30%(w/w)), whereas the active agent (i.e., silver nitrate) concentration was fixed at 0.1%(w/w) with respect to the quantity of polymer used. To determine the influence of the process parameters on membranes morphology, the pressure and temperature were varied from 150 to 250 bar and from 55 to 35 °C, respectively. In all cases, regularly porous membranes were produced with a uniform AgNO3 distribution in the membrane matrix. Silver release rate depended on membrane pore size, covering a time interval from 8 to 75 h.
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Tabernero A, Baldino L, González-Garcinuño Á, Cardea S, del Valle EMM, Reverchon E. Supercritical CO2 assisted formation of composite membranes containing an amphiphilic fructose-based polymer. J CO2 UTIL 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2019.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Rath R, Kumar P, Unnikrishnan L, Mohanty S, Nayak SK. Current Scenario of Poly (2,5-Benzimidazole) (ABPBI) as Prospective PEM for Application in HT-PEMFC. POLYM REV 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2019.1663211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Rosalin Rath
- School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP), Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (LARPM), Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP), Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (LARPM), Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP), Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (LARPM), Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP), Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (LARPM), Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP), Laboratory for Advanced Research in Polymeric Materials (LARPM), Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Zefirov V, Sizov V, Kondratenko M, Elmanovich I, Abramchuk S, Sergeyev V, Gallyamov M. Celgard-silica composite membranes with enhanced wettability and tailored pore sizes prepared by supercritical carbon dioxide assisted impregnation with silanes. J Supercrit Fluids 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2019.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Gvozdik NA, Zefirov VV, El’manovich IV, Karpushkin EA, Stevenson KJ, Sergeyev VG, Gallyamov MO. Pretreatment of Celgard Matrices with Peroxycarbonic Acid for Subsequent Deposition of a Polydopamine Layer. COLLOID JOURNAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1134/s1061933x1901006x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Gallyamov MO, Nikolaev AY, Nikitin LN. Polystyrene Foamed with Supercritical CO2 as Possible Model System of the Membrane Materials for Flow Batteries. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES A 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s0965545x18040028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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