Surfaces and Interfaces
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2024
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IF 5.7
Xiaojia Zhao,Junjie Fu,Fangqian Yin,Chaoqun Li,Yuyang Xu,Guirong Peng
A one-step co-deposition method based on dopamine and hydrophilic hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) was proposed for the modification of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane, which could ameliorate its oil-water separation performances and hydrophilicity. A range of modified membranes were prepared by adding different content of HEMA in the reaction solution. For the improved membrane, the minimum water contact angle can reach 13.63°, and the maximum underwater oil contact angle can reach about 150°. The pure water flux for the improved membrane reaches 9668 L·m -2 ·h -1 ·bar -1 , showing excellent hydrophilicity. In addition, the separation efficiency of the improved membrane for a variety of oil-water emulsions exceeds 98%, indicating good permeability and circulating oil resistance. At the same time, this approach is also applicable to other membranes on account of the extensive availability of dopamine.
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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2019
·Vol. 16
·期 23
·4659
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IF 2.468
Zhen Shen,Wei Chen,Hang Xu,Wen Yang,Qing Kong,Ao Wang,Mingmei Ding,Juan Shang
Membrane fouling is still a critical issue for the application of ultrafiltration, which has been widely used in water treatment due to its efficiency and simplicity. In order to improve the antifouling property, a new 2D material MXene was used to fabricate composite ultrafiltration membrane with the approach of in situ embedment during the phase inversion process in this study. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), water contact angle, bovine serum albumin rejection and porosity measurements were utilized to characterize the prepared membranes. Due to the hydrophilicity of the MXene, the composite membranes obtained higher hydrophilicity, confirmed by the decreased water contact angle. All the modified membranes had a high bovine serum albumin rejection above 90% while that of the pristine polysulfone membrane was 77.48%. The flux recovery ratio and the reversible fouling ratio of the membranes were also improved along with the increasing content of the MXene. Furthermore, the highest flux recovery ratio could also reach 76.1%. These indicated the good antifouling properties of MXene composite membranes. The enhanced water permeability and protein rejection and excellent antifouling properties make MXene a promising material for antifouling membrane modification.Keywords:MXene (Ti3C2Tx);polysulfone;hydrophilicity;ultrafiltration membrane;antifouling
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FIBERS AND POLYMERS
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2024
·Vol. 25
·期 7
·2669-2682
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IF 2.2
Luo Laipeng,Ding Chenkun,Zhu Qinting,Liu Lei,Wang Ping,Wang Qiang,Yu Yuanyuan
Untreated natural cotton fabrics are hydrophobic due to the high content of pectin and waxes, and the fabrics need to improve the wettability by scouring for the demands of the subsequent processing such as dyeing and finishing. In this study, a new scouring method for cotton fabrics was developed by pectin hydrolase combined with Fenton system (Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 ). The mechanism of pectin degradation by pectinase combined with Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 was investigated. The results showed that α-1,4-glycosidic bonds of water-soluble pectin could be degraded more efficiently by pectinase hydrolysis and Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 oxidation. The fabrics scoured with pectinase → Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 had less wetting time (4.25 s) and higher vertical wicking height (9.80 cm) compared to the fabrics treated with pectinase alone (> 120 s, 5.15 cm). The results of bleaching and dyeing experiments indicated that the whiteness and dyeing properties of the fabrics were not negatively affected by pectinase → Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 treatment, and the strength loss of the fabrics (11.79%) was lower than that of the fabrics with conventional NaOH treatment (20.16%). The results of the experiments in the pilot-scale machine showed that various performance indicators of the fabrics scoured by pectinase → Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 reached the level of the conventional NaOH treatment, which demonstrated the possibility for practical application of pectinase → Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 scouring. The cotton fabric scouring using pectinase → Fe 2+ /H 2 O 2 is an effective and feasible new method with advantages such as environmental friendliness, mild treatment conditions, and good treatment effect.
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JOURNAL OF POLYMER ENGINEERING
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2024
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IF 1.7
Ziyu Liu,Yanqing Liu,Chong Zhang,Takashi Sakamaki,Xianning Li
Conductive filter membranes have shown great potential in alleviating membrane fouling. In this study, polypyrrole (PPy) was used as the conductive material and sodium anthraquinone-2-sulfonate (AQS) was used as the dopant to perform surface modification on the PVDF membrane. After modification, the contact angle of the membrane decreased from 79.40° to 48.57°, and the electrical conductivity of membrane increased from zero to 1.60 S/cm. The good hydrophilicity and electrical conductivity of PPy-AQS/PVDF endowed it with superior antifouling capabilities, reducing the static protein (BSA) adsorption from 0.147 mg/cm 2 to 0.097 mg/cm 2 . Under the action of an electric field of −0.1 V, the flux decay rate of PPy-AQS/PVDF decreased, and the flux recovery rate improved.
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COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE
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2025
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IF 2.3
Zhou Huibin,Wang Hairui,Zhang Hongyu,Chen Liheng,Han Qingzhen,Zong Chengzhong
Polyurethanes are widely used in many fields, and with the expansion of market demand, the improvement of their comprehensive performance through modification techniques has become a research priority. In this paper, modified polyurethane (MPU) was synthesized by reacting terminal hydroxyl polyurethane prepolymer (Pre-PU) with maleic anhydride (MA), and the effects of the introduction of MA as well as the different additions on the properties of MPU were investigated. The structure of MPU was determined using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and the water contact angle and water absorption tests showed that the hydrophilicity of MPU was significantly enhanced, and from the solvent resistance test, it was known that MPU was easy to decompose in acetone, and from the results of the differential scanning calorimeter and the heat loss analyzer, it was known that modified polyurethanes were tunable in terms of their thermal properties by adjusting the amount of MA added. The results of the study offer the possibility of expanding the application areas of polyurethane and its application in special environments.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2024
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IF 6.3
Lei Cao,Hongpeng Liu,Haoyu Li,Huiming Lin,Lingfei Li
Microfiltration membrane separation technology has been widely employed in the field of oil-water separation because of its low energy consumption. However, the practical applications of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) microfiltration membrane are limited due to its strong hydrophobicity and poor anti-fouling. A superhydrophilic/underwater superoleophobic PVDF microfiltration membrane is prepared through surface co-coating inspired by mussel chemistry. The dopamine (DA) and fulvic acid (FA) generate a hydrophilic coating with hydrophilic functional groups through a mild Michael addition/Schiff base reaction. When the DA/FA ratio is 2/8 and a modification time is 6 h, the pure water flux reaches 8011 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 , the flux of oil-in-water emulsion is 1915 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 , and the rejection is 99.1 %. The retention rate of the membrane for oil-water emulsions containing different oil phases (heavy and light oils) is consistently above 98.5 % and shows high recoveries ( FRR > 86.6 %) after twenty separations. Modified membranes have high anti-pollution ability for characteristic pollutants in water bodies (for example: BSA, SDS). This work demonstrates a simple surface coating preparation method that has excellent separation performance, and environmental friendliness, offering a promising strategy for large-scale modified membranes to treat oily wastewater.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN
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2022
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IF 4.119
Yunwu Yu,Yan Wu,Chunyang Xie,Xiaowei Sun,Yongbin Wang,Peng Liu,Yan Wang,Changwei Liu,Ye Wan,Wenhao Pan,Tianwei Li
For the removal of textile dyes, an effective alternative to fabricate tight ultrafiltration membrane was adopted. A series of tight ultrafiltration membranes based on PEEKWC/PEI covalent crosslinking structure were prepared by phase inversion method and showed high-flux and good antifouling performance attributed to the enhancement of hydrophilicity by PEI. The top-surface of the UF membranes was with a water contact angle in range of 24.33° and 40.10° indicating the excellent hydrophilicity. These membranes containing PEI-based positively charged water channel showed high permeability for pure water and salt solutions. As the content of PEI in membrane reaching 20 wt%, the pure water permeability and pure water flux at 3 bar could reach 308 L·m −2 ·h −1 ·bar −1 and 925 L·m −2 ·h −1 , respectively. The pure water flux could even reach 1526 L·m −2 ·h −1 at 5 bar. At the operation pressure of 3 bar, all the UF membranes showed good single-component BBR rejection between 94.87 % and 97.73 %. The rejection of membranes for BBR in dye/salt mixtures was substantially higher than 94.0 % even at a high salt concentration of 60 g/L. The UF membranes with high-flux of pure water and dye solution were discussed, which could be a promising alternative for sustainable textile wastewater treatment and natural water recovery.
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH
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2021
·Vol. 36
·期 4
·925-937
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IF 3.089
Zhang Shaohu,Niu Xiaoqin,Wang Qi,Li Dan,Zhang Weijie,Chen Yuhong,Ran Fen
Abstract Permeability and selectivity are two important parameters for evaluating membrane separation performance. In this work, the polysaccharide-functionalized gold nanoparticles (DexDTM-AuNP) are synthesized by one-step reduction with NaBH 4 and used as additive for modification of PES membrane to improve the hydrophilicity of the membrane. In comparison with the pristine PES membrane, the water contact angle (WCA) of the DexDTM-AuNP-modified membrane significantly decreases. When the content of DexDTM-AuNP is 3 wt%, the WCA of the modified membrane decreases from 89.3° to 61.1°, indicating excellent hydrophilicity. The modified membrane shows high pure water flux of up to 134.5 L m −2 h −1 , and the rejection ratio for bovine serum albumin, congo red, and methyl blue are 98.8, 99.3, and 93.6%, respectively. DexDTM-AuNP-modified membrane exhibits excellent hydrophilicity, anti-fouling ability, and separation performance. Therefore, the strategy has great potential for practical applications in water purification and other separation fields. Graphic Abstract
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JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY A
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2014
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Chusheng Liu,Weijia Chen,Guangxin Yuan,Yao Xiao,Jacques Crommen,Shihai Xu,Zhengjin Jiang
In order to investigate the effects of the crosslinker on the separation performance of polar zwitterionic sulfoalkylbetaine-type monolithic columns, three crosslinkers, i.e. 1,4-bis(acryloyl)piperazine (PDA), ethylene dimethacrylate (EDMA) and N , N ′-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA), were copolymerized with the hydrophilic monomer N , N -dimethyl- N -acryloyloxyethyl- N -(3-sulfopropyl)ammonium betaine (SPDA). The chromatographic properties of the three hydrophilic sulfoalkylbetaine-type monolithic columns, including column efficiency, permeability, porosity and separation mechanism, were systematically compared using scanning electron microscopy or micro-HPLC. Good selectivity in micro-HPLC separations was achieved on all three monolithic columns. The results indicate that the polarity of sulfoalkylbetaine-type monolithic columns may be related to the polarity of the crosslinker, which further affects column selectivity and efficiency. A particularly high column efficiency (100,000 plates/m) was obtained on the novel poly(SPDA- co -PDA) monolithic column at a linear velocity of 1 mm/s using thiourea as test analyte. A higher resolution was also observed for nucleobases, nucleosides and hydrophilic organic acids on this novel poly(SPDA- co -PDA) monolithic column compared to the other two columns.
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色谱技术
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2023
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IF 8.2
Mohammad Ziaur Rahman,Xin Wang,Lei Song,Yuan Hu
Rising concerns about the toxic effects and environmental issues associated with various fireproof treatments on textiles have led to a demand for “green” materials. Chitosan (CS) is an amino polysaccharide green, recyclable, and non-toxic highly biocompatible biopolymer that consists of multiple hydroxyl groups and has a wide range of applications, including as a flame retardant additive. In this study, an eco-friendly bio-based formaldehyde-free flame retardant containing a higher level of phosphorus and nitrogen in phytic acid ammonia (PAA) was synthesized to amplify the most plentiful green chitosan (CS)-modified polyamide 66 (PA66) fabric surface through a simple pad-dry-cure technique for the improvement of durable flame retardancy with hydrophilicity . The findings revealed that each UV-grafted CS fabric could entirely stop the melt-dripping tendency during the vertical burning (UL-94) test and reached a V -1 rating. Meanwhile, limiting oxygen index (LOI) testing showed a rapid increase from 18.5 % to 24 % for the PA66 control and the PAA-treated (i.e., PA66-g-5CS-PAA) fabric samples, respectively. Moreover, compared to the PA66 control sample, a dramatic decrease in the peak heat release rate (PHRR), fire growth rate (FGR), and total heat release (THR) by approximately over 52 %, 0.63 %, and 19.7 %, respectively, was observed for the PA66-g-5CS-PAA fabric sample. Additionally, this arrangement of PAA catalyzed the charring of grafted CS and acted as a condensed phase flame retardant, resulting in a significant improvement in char yield% in both air and N 2 atmospheres for the PA66-g-5CS-PAA fabric sample in TGA . In addition, only the lower grafting ratio of CS with PAA-treated fabric sample (i.e., PA66-g-2CS-PAA) could encourage it to gain its lowest water contact angle of 0 0 , as well as impersonating a positive effect in improving the flame retardant coating durability in washing and sustaining even after 10 home laundering cycles. This phenomenon suggests that an actual hydrophilic and durable flame retardant finishing procedure for polyamide 66 fabrics might be applied with the novel, plentiful, sustainable, and environmentally friendly bio-based green PAA ingredient.
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绿色化学
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PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS
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2025
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IF 7.3
Xueyu Zhang,Xiaoyue Liang,Qi Zhao,Chunju He
Hydrophilic coatings, an effective strategy to achieve anti-fogging performance on substrates, still face the problem of poor endurability. In this work, a hydrophilic antifogging coating consisting of poly (2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid- co -butyl acrylate- co -dopamine methacrylamide) was constructed, which shows significant anti-fogging performance, notable abrasion resistance and excellent adhesion. The combination of strong interfacial adhesion and hydrophilic/hydrophobic structure is key to this approach, which avoids interfacial failure and swelling-induced wrinkles under typical fogging conditions. The adhesion strength is higher than most commercial glues and high-performance polymer adhesives in the literatures since the catechol groups endows the coating marvelous adhesion to the substrate. This study provides a promising avenue for the design and fabrication as well as practical application of anti-fogging coating with strong adhesion strength.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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Ruixian Lian,Dong Zhou,Lan Xiao,João Rodrigues,Ruilong Sheng,Zhishan Bai,Yulin Li,Changsheng Liu
Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) possesses excellent biocompatibility and biodegradability for the construction of biomaterials. However, its limited crystallinity largely restricts practical application. In this study, four poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) copolymers were synthesized by incorporating two different molecular weights of PEG/mPEG (1K and 2K) chains with l-lactide via ring-opening polymerization (ROP). The impact of PEG/mPEG chains on the hydrophilicity and mechanical properties of the resulting copolymers, their crystallization kinetics, and activation energy was also examined. The results demonstrate that introducing PEG/mPEG chains could significantly improve the hydrophilicity, crystallinity, and crystallization rate and reduce the maximum crystallization temperature of the copolymer materials. Among the PLLA copolymers, PLLA-mPEG (2K) exhibits the most remarkable improvements in polymer crystallinity, crystallization rate, and reduction of the maximum crystallization temperature. The advancements in copolymer material properties were anticipated to significantly expand the potential applications for PLLA-based polymer materials, which also greatly improved the applicability as sustainable and controllable biopolymer materials.
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