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Wang Y, Villalobos LF, Liang L, Zhu B, Li J, Chen C, Bai Y, Zhang C, Dong L, An QF, Meng H, Zhao Y, Elimelech M. Scalable weaving of resilient membranes with on-demand superwettability for high-performance nanoemulsion separations. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn3289. [PMID: 38924410 PMCID: PMC11204282 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn3289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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This study leverages the ancient craft of weaving to prepare membranes that can effectively treat oil/water mixtures, specifically challenging nanoemulsions. Drawing inspiration from the core-shell architecture of spider silk, we have engineered fibers, the fundamental building blocks for weaving membranes, that feature a mechanically robust core for tight weaving, coupled with a CO2-responsive shell that allows for on-demand wettability adjustments. Tightly weaving these fibers produces membranes with ideal pores, achieving over 99.6% separation efficiency for nanoemulsions with droplets as small as 20 nm. They offer high flux rates, on-demand self-cleaning, and can switch between sieving oil and water nanodroplets through simple CO2/N2 stimulation. Moreover, weaving can produce sufficiently large membranes (4800 cm2) to assemble a module that exhibits long-term stability and performance, surpassing state-of-the-art technologies for nanoemulsion separations, thus making industrial application a practical reality.
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- Yangyang Wang
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
- Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- College of Automation, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Biological Colloids, Ministry of Education, School of Chemical and Material Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, Department of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Utilization of Carbon-based Energy Resources Institution, College of Chemistry, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830017, P. R. China
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Sherbrooke; Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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Zhang Y, Tian S, Sha Q, Lv J, Han N, Zhang X. Covalent organic framework functionalized smart membranes with under-liquid dual superlyophobicity for efficient separation of oil/water emulsions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 904:166895. [PMID: 37683856 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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The smart membrane with under-liquid dual superlyophobicity, which can achieve on-demand separation of oil/water emulsions only by simple liquid pre-wetting, is of essential value for the treatment of complicated real oil/water systems. Here, we first fabricated a stable suspension of imine-linked covalent organic framework nanospheres (TPB-DMTP-COF), and subsequently fabricated COF functionalized smart membranes with under-liquid dual superlyophobicity by immersing polyacrylonitrile-based (PAN-based) membranes into TPB-DMTP-COF nanosphere suspension. Accordingly, effective switchable separation of both oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions by TPB-DMTP-COF/PAN membranes can be achieved by employing pre-wetting processes (both the oil contact angle under water and the water contact angle under oil are over 150°). Specifically, the separation flux and the separation efficiency are higher than 1200 L/m2‧h and 98.0 %, and 2100 L/m2‧h and 97.4 % for the surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, respectively. Furthermore, the ultralow adhesions in liquid contributed to the outstanding reusability and antifouling resistance of the prepared TPB-DMTP-COF/PAN membranes. This work provides a feasible approach for fabricating a smart membrane with under-liquid dual superlyophobicity for oily wastewater treatment.
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- Yaqi Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin 300387, China; Tianjin Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Energy Storage Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin 300387, China; Tianjin Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Energy Storage Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- National Innovation Center of Advanced Dyeing & Finishing Technology, Tai'an, Shandong 271000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin 300387, China; Tianjin Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Energy Storage Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin 300387, China; Tianjin Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Energy Storage Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin 300387, China; Tianjin Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Energy Storage Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Watanabe T, Nakagawa K, Gonzales RR, Kitagawa T, Matsuoka A, Kamio E, Yoshioka T, Matsuyama H. Influence of structure of porous polyketone microfiltration membranes on separation of water‐in‐oil emulsions. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Wang Z, Guan M, Jiang X, Xiao J, Shao Y, Li S, Chen Y. Bioinspired Under-Liquid Dual Superlyophobic Surface for On-Demand Oil/Water Separation. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:870-877. [PMID: 36602256 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c03060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Porous membranes with under-liquid dual superlyophobic properties, which are difficult to achieve because of a thermodynamic contradiction, have attracted considerable interest in the field of switchable oil/water separation. Herein, a bioinspired mesh membrane with alternating hydrophilic and hydrophobic chemical patterns on its surface that endows it with superamphiphilic and under-liquid dual superlyophobic properties is fabricated by a simple liquidus modification process. The as-prepared membrane possesses a combination of under-oil superhydrophobic and under-water superoleophobic characteristics in the absence of external stimuli. Moreover, it can effectively perform the on-demand separation of various oil/water systems, including immiscible oil/water mixtures and oil/water emulsions owing to its under-liquid dual superlyophobic properties.
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- Zhecun Wang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin123000, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin123000, P. R. China
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- Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd, Weihai264210, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin123000, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin123000, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun130022, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei230026, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun130022, P. R. China
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Yang Y, Guo Z, Liu W. Special Superwetting Materials from Bioinspired to Intelligent Surface for On-Demand Oil/Water Separation: A Comprehensive Review. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2204624. [PMID: 36192169 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Since superwetting surfaces have emerged, on-demand oil/water separation materials serve as a new direction for meeting practical needs. This new separation mode uses a single porous material to allow oil-removing and water-removing to be achieved alternately. In this review, the fundamentals of wettability are systematically summarized in oil/water separation. Most importantly, the two states, bioinspired surface and intelligent surface, are summarized for on-demand oil/water separation. Specifically, bioinspired surfaces include micro/nanostructures, bioinspired chemistry, Janus-featured surfaces, and dual-superlyophobic surfaces that these superwetting materials can possess asymmetric wettability in one structure system or opposite underliquid wettability by prewetting. Furthermore, an intelligent surface can be adopted by various triggers such as pH, thermal and photo stimuli, etc., to control wettability for switchable oil/water separation reversibly, expressing a thought beyond nature to realize innovative oil/water separation by external stimuli. Remarkably, this review also discusses the advantages of all the materials mentioned above, expanding the separation scope from the on-demand oil/water mixtures to the multiphase immiscible liquid-liquid mixtures. Finally, the prospects of on-demand oil/water separation materials are also concluded.
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- Yong Yang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, P. R. China
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Zhou H, Li Q, Zhang X, Niu H. Controllable Fabrication of Durable, Underliquid Superlyophobic Surfaces Based on the Lyophilic-Lyophobic Balance. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:11962-11971. [PMID: 36137259 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Surfaces possessing desirable underliquid special wettability, particularly underliquid dual superlyophobicity, have a high potential for extensive applications. However, there is still a lack of controllable preparation strategies to regulate the underliquid wettability via balancing the underliquid lyophilicity-lyophobicity. Herein, we develop a nanocomposite coating system comprising silica nanoparticles (NPs), glycerol propoxylate triglycidyl ether (GPTE), and fluorinated alkyl silane (FAS) to obtain controllable underliquid special wettability surfaces. FAS is the vital factor in guiding the preparation of the surface coating with expected underliquid superwettability. Increasing the FAS content results in a tendency toward underwater superoleophobicity/underoil hydrophilicity to underwater oleophilicity/underoil superhydrophobicity. Significantly, the underliquid dual superlyophobic surface can be achieved when an appropriate FAS content is located. After the coating treatment, the fabric exhibits superamphiphilicity in air and superlyophobicity in liquid (i.e., exhibiting both underwater superoleophobicity and underoil superhydrophobicity). The coating also exhibits an adaptable antioil fouling ability and high durability against harsh environments. Furthermore, oil/water separation based on the underliquid dual superlyophobicity of coated fabrics is successfully demonstrated. Our work proposes a new fabrication principle for the design of underliquid special wettability surfaces and offers broad applications, such as switchable oil/water separation, antibiofouling, liquid manipulation, and smart textiles.
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- Hua Zhou
- College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University/State Key Laboratory for Biofibers and Eco-textiles/Collaborative Innovation Centre for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
- Jiangsu New Vision Advanced Functional Fiber Innovation Center, Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215228, China
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- College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University/State Key Laboratory for Biofibers and Eco-textiles/Collaborative Innovation Centre for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University/State Key Laboratory for Biofibers and Eco-textiles/Collaborative Innovation Centre for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Textiles & Clothing, Qingdao University/State Key Laboratory for Biofibers and Eco-textiles/Collaborative Innovation Centre for Eco-textiles of Shandong Province, 308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao 266071, China
- Jiangsu New Vision Advanced Functional Fiber Innovation Center, Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 215228, China
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Wang W, Kang Y, Cui C, Lv X, Wang Z, Wang B, Tan Y, Jiao S, Pang G. Fabrication of underliquid dual superlyophobic membrane via anchoring polyethersulfone nanoparticles on Zn-Ni-Co layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanowires with stainless steel mesh as supporter. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.121148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Interfacial polymerization of thin film selective membrane layers: Effect of polyketone substrates. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Wang K, He H, Wei B, Zhang TC, Chang H, Li Y, Tian X, Fan Y, Liang Y, Yuan S. Multifunctional Switchable Nanocoated Membranes for Efficient Integrated Purification of Oil/Water Emulsions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:54315-54323. [PMID: 34735107 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c15024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Surfaces with unusual under-liquid dual superlyophobicity are attractive on account of their widespread applications, but their development remains difficult due to thermodynamic contradiction. Additionally, these surfaces may suffer from limited antifouling ability, which has restricted their practical applications. Herein, we report a successful in situ growth of a hybrid zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 and zinc oxide nanorod on a porous poly(vinylidene fluoride) membrane (ZIF-8@ZnO-PPVDF) and its application as a self-cleaning switchable barrier material in rapid filtration for emulsified oily wastewater. The novel ZIF-8@ZnO-PPVDF exhibits superior mechanical strength, reversible under-liquid dual superlyophobicity, photocatalytic self-cleaning property, and an effective alternate separation capacity toward both oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions with ultrahigh fluxes and efficiencies (>99%). By simply using a "bait-hook-eliminate" method to separate the O/W emulsions containing soluble organic pollutants, we demonstrate that the ZIF-8@ZnO-PPVDF can achieve stable separation fluxes over 600 L m-2 h-1 with high efficiencies and be completely/nondestructively regenerated by visible-light irradiation after each cycle. This study would demonstrate a new approach to prepare an under-liquid dual superlyophobic revivable membrane for various applications.
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- Kai Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Low-carbon Technology & Chemical Reaction Engineering Lab, College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0178, United States
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Ministry of Education, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Science and Engineering, College of Architecture and Environmental Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China
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- Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, Nebraska 68182-0178, United States
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Amphiphilic super-wetting membranes from direct immobilization of nanoparticles by in-situ polymerization and ionic cross-linking during phase inversion. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zhang L, Gonzales RR, Istirokhatun T, Lin Y, Segawa J, Shon HK, Matsuyama H. In situ engineering of an ultrathin polyamphoteric layer on polyketone-based thin film composite forward osmosis membrane for comprehensive anti-fouling performance. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Wang J, Zhong J, Cui N, Zhang M, Zhu X, Pang J. Mediator effect-assisted dual superlyophobic surface: PPY@Ni–Co LDH@PEEK textile for high performance separation of oil/water mixtures and immiscible organic liquids. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124017] [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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Recent advances in nanomaterial-incorporated nanocomposite membranes for organic solvent nanofiltration. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Hou J, Park C, Jang W, Byun H. Facile fabrication and characterization of aliphatic polyketone (PK) micro/nano fiber membranes via electrospinning and a post treatment process. RSC Adv 2020; 11:678-683. [PMID: 35423702 PMCID: PMC8693370 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra08119a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In this article, polyketone (PK) micro/nano fiber membranes were successfully fabricated by electrospinning and a post treatment process and the membrane characteristics were investigated. The morphology of the fiber membranes showed that ambient humidity during electrospinning changed the roughness of the fiber surface and the addition of NaCl decreased the fiber diameter. In particular, the changes in surface roughness was a very rare and novel discovery. The effect of this discovery on membrane properties was also analyzed. Additionally, the nanofiber membrane was modified by in situ surface reduction. FT-IR spectroscopy indicated the successful reduction modification and water contact angle results proved the improved wetting ability by this modification process. DSC and TGA analysis showed that the micro/nano fiber membranes possessed a high melting point and thermal decomposition temperature. Mechanical tests showed that as fiber membranes, PK micro/nano fiber membranes had relatively high mechanical strength, furthermore the mechanical strength can be easily enhanced by controlling the fiber morphology. From these results, it was concluded that the PK micro/nano fiber membranes could be a promising candidate for many applications such as organic solvent-resistant membranes, high-safety battery separators, oil-water separation, etc.
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- Jian Hou
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Zibo Vocational Institute Zibo 255314 China
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Keimyung University Daegu 42601 South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Keimyung University Daegu 42601 South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Keimyung University Daegu 42601 South Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Keimyung University Daegu 42601 South Korea
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Yang F, Xiong C, Lian Y, Wang X, Wei Z, Long S, Zhang G, Yang J. A solvent‐resistance
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emulsions separation. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Faming Yang
- Polymer Science and Engineering college, Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- Polymer Science and Engineering college, Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- Polymer Science and Engineering college, Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Sichuan University Chengdu China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China Sichuan University Chengdu China
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Zhao Z, Ning Y, Jin X, Ben S, Zha J, Su B, Tian D, Liu K, Jiang L. Molecular-Structure-Induced Under-Liquid Dual Superlyophobic Surfaces. ACS NANO 2020; 14:14869-14877. [PMID: 33164493 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Surfaces with under-water superoleophobicity or under-oil superhydrophobicity have attractive features due to their widespread applications. However, it is difficult to achieve under-liquid dual superlyophobic surfaces, that is, under-oil superhydrophobicity and under-water superoleophobicity coexistence, due to the thermodynamic contradiction. Herein, we report an approach to obtain the under-liquid dual superlyophobic surface through conformational transitions of surface self-assembled molecules. Preferential exposure of either hydrophobic or hydrophilic moieties of the hydroxythiol (HS(CH2)nOH, where n is the number of methylene groups) self-assembled monolayers to the surrounding solvent (water or oil) can be used to manipulate macroscopic wettability. In water, the surfaces modified with different hydroxythiols exhibit under-water superoleophobicity because of the exposure of hydroxyl groups. In contrast, surface wettability to water is affected by molecular orientation in oil, and the surface transits from under-oil superhydrophilicity to superhydrophobicity when n ≥ 4. This surface design can amplify the molecular-level conformational transition to the change of macroscopic surface wettability. Furthermore, on-demand oil/water separation relying on the under-liquid dual superlyophobicity is successfully demonstrated. This work may be useful in developing the materials with opposite superwettability.
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- Zhihong Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development PetroChina, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Biomedical Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
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Controlling the formation of porous polyketone membranes via a cross-linkable alginate additive for oil-in-water emulsion separations. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sun Y, Lin Y, Wang S, Yang Z, Zhang L, Matsuyama H. Facile modification of aliphatic polyketone‐based thin‐film composite membrane for three‐dimensional and comprehensive antifouling in active‐layer‐facing‐draw‐solution mode. J Appl Polym Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/app.49711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Yuchen Sun
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Kobe University Kobe Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Kobe University Kobe Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Kobe University Kobe Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Kobe University Kobe Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Kobe University Kobe Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering Kobe University Kobe Japan
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Dual superlyophobic zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 modified membrane for controllable oil/water emulsion separation. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.116273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Liu C, Takagi R, Shintani T, Cheng L, Tung KL, Matsuyama H. Organic Liquid Mixture Separation Using an Aliphatic Polyketone-Supported Polyamide Organic Solvent Reverse Osmosis (OSRO) Membrane. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:7586-7594. [PMID: 31967779 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b21519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Energy-efficient membrane technology has received tremendous attention for the separation of organic molecules; however, the separation of molecules of less than 100 Da has remained challenging. Herein, a membrane fabricated from interfacial polymerization on a polyketone support was used as an organic solvent reverse osmosis (OSRO) membrane for the separation of organic liquid mixtures. The chemically stable and highly cross-linked selective layer exhibited outstanding separation factors toward large nonpolar molecules from small polar ones with high fluxes. For example, separation factors of 8.4, 11.1, 14.9, and 38.0 were achieved toward toluene, pentane, hexane, and heptane (10 wt % in mixtures), respectively, from methanol solution at 3 MPa, with fluxes around 5 LMH. This membrane outperformed the currently available reverse osmosis membrane and organic solvent nanofiltration membranes in terms of stability and separation factor. This work promotes the development of OSRO separation of organic liquid mixtures without phase change.
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- Cuijing Liu
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada , Kobe , Hyogo 657-8501 , Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada , Kobe , Hyogo 657-8501 , Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation , Kobe University , 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada , Kobe , Hyogo 657-8501 , Japan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada , Kobe , Hyogo 657-8501 , Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, and Advanced Research Center for Green Materials Science and Technology , National Taiwan University , Taipei 106 , Taiwan
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- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada , Kobe , Hyogo 657-8501 , Japan
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Liu C, Takagi R, Cheng L, Saeki D, Matsuyama H. Enzyme-aided forward osmosis (E-FO) process to enhance removal of micropollutants from water resources. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Ye H, Chen D, Li N, Xu Q, Li H, He J, Lu J. Durable and Robust Self-Healing Superhydrophobic Co-PDMS@ZIF-8-Coated MWCNT Films for Extremely Efficient Emulsion Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:38313-38320. [PMID: 31552730 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b13539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The discharge of large amounts of sewage has caused enormous damage to the environment and human health. There is an urgent need for efficient and environmentally friendly materials to deal with such troubles. Materials with emulsion separation have attracted everyone's attention. In this study, zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF)-8- and Co-polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-modified multiwalled carbon nanotube films were fabricated. First, the surface of the nanotube films was modified with ZIF-8 by in situ growth, and then a Co-PDMS layer was added by dip coating. The membrane has excellent wettability, and it is superhydrophobic and superoleophilic in air. The separation efficiency of water-in-oil emulsions reaches more than 99.9%, and it has an outstanding separation ability for corrosive emulsions. Moreover, the membrane has an excellent self-healing ability, and it can rapidly heal at normal temperature after being damaged. This makes the film more suitable for practical oily wastewater treatment. We performed related research and propose a possible self-healing mechanism.
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- Hanchen Ye
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Collaborative Innovation Center of Suzhou Nano Science and Technology , Soochow University , Suzhou 215123 , China
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Wang Q, Wang Y, Wang B, Liang Z, Di J, Yu J. Under-liquid dual superlyophobic nanofibrous polymer membranes achieved by coating thin-film composites: a design principle. Chem Sci 2019; 10:6382-6389. [PMID: 31341594 PMCID: PMC6610571 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc01607d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Surfaces with under-liquid dual superlyophobicity have garnered tremendous interest because of their promising applications, but their unexplored underlying nature restricts the designed construction of such surfaces. Herein, we coated the thin-film composites with different terminal groups over the electrospun polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous membranes, which afforded the membranes excellent stability in organic solvents, as well as modulated under-liquid wetting behaviors. Among them, the representative under-liquid dual superlyophobic 4-cyan-Ph-terminated membrane could realize highly efficient separation of all types of oil/water mixtures and even emulsions. Moreover, we found that the under-liquid wetting behaviors could be classified in terms of the intrinsic water contact angle (θ w). By comparing the total interfacial energy, we proved that the under-liquid dual lyophobic surfaces were thermodynamically metastable. On this basis, we could predict the θ w of rough surfaces with the under-liquid dual lyophobicity in a given oil-water-solid system (e.g., 47.3-89.1° in cyclohexane-water-solid system, R = 2). This work provides a design principle for the fabrication of under-liquid dual superlyophobic surfaces, which will open potential applications in diverse fields in terms of such smart surfaces.
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- Qifei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China . ;
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering , City University of Hong Kong , 83rd Tat Chee Avenue , Kowloon , Hong Kong
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China . ;
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- State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry , College of Chemistry , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China . ;
- International Center of Future Science , Jilin University , Changchun 130012 , P. R. China
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A comprehensively fouling- and solvent-resistant aliphatic polyketone membrane for high-flux filtration of difficult oil-in-water micro- and nanoemulsions. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.03.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cheng L, Shaikh AR, Fang LF, Jeon S, Liu CJ, Zhang L, Wu HC, Wang DM, Matsuyama H. Fouling-Resistant and Self-Cleaning Aliphatic Polyketone Membrane for Sustainable Oil-Water Emulsion Separation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:44880-44889. [PMID: 30484634 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b17192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The cost-effective treatment of emulsified oily wastewater discharged by many industries and human societies is a great challenge. Herein, based on an aliphatic polyketone (PK) polymer with a good membrane formation ability and an intrinsic intermediate hydrophilicity, a new class of reduced PK (rPK) membranes combining an all hydrophilic and electrically neutral surface chemistry comprising ketone and hydroxyl groups, and a fibril-like morphology featuring re-entrant structure, was facilely prepared by phase separation and following fast surface reduction. The synergetic cooperation of surface chemistry and surface geometry endowed the prepared membranes with excellent superhydrophilicity, underwater superoleophobicity, and underoil superhydrophilicity, in addition to antiprotein-adhesion property. Thus, fouling-resistant and self-cleaning filtrations of challenging oil-in-water emulsions containing adhesive oil, surfactant, high salinity, and proteins were effortlessly realized with high flux (up to ∼50 000 L m-2 h-1 bar-1), slow and reversible flux decline, and low oil permeate (<20 ppm). In contrast, a commercial superhydrophilic microporous membrane made of mixed cellulose ester suffered severe fouling gradually or immediately when carrying out the emulsion filtrations due to its less than ideal surface properties. It is believed that this class of membranes with desirable superwettability, high flux, and preparation simplicity can be a potential new benchmark for high performance and large-scale oil-water separation in complex environments.
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- Liang Cheng
- Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , Kobe 657-8501 , Japan
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- Department of Chemistry , King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals , Dhahran 31261 , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , Kobe 657-8501 , Japan
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- Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , Kobe 657-8501 , Japan
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- Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , Kobe 657-8501 , Japan
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- Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , Kobe 657-8501 , Japan
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- Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , Kobe 657-8501 , Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering , National Taiwan University , Taipei 10617 , Taiwan
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- Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering , Kobe University , Kobe 657-8501 , Japan
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