SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Yongbao Chu,Jingyi Zhang,Xuan Hou,Yunxin Zhang,Jiajun Lu,Yan Wang
Membrane fouling is one of the issues that hinder the widespread application of electrified membranes. This study focuses on mitigating membrane fouling caused by natural organic matter (NOM) through pre-coagulation techniques. The effectiveness of pre-coagulation was evaluated based on the flux and removal efficiency of electrified membranes. Pre-coagulation can remove a portion of NOM and reduce the negative surface charge of residual NOM, thereby reducing the attachment of NOM to the surface of electrified membranes. As a result, pre-coagulation effectively increased the flux of electrified membranes for treating water samples containing NOM. Additionally, pre-coagulation alleviated the decrease in surface current density of electrified membranes caused by NOM pollution, leading to improved bisphenol A (BPA) removal performance. The effectiveness of pre-coagulation in enhancing membrane performance depends on the choice of coagulant. Compared to polyferric chloride (PFC), PFC-cationic polyacrylamide composite coagulants (PFC-CPAM) facilitated the aggregation of NOM into larger flocs with a branched structure, demonstrating a stronger capability to mitigate membrane fouling. However, it should be noted that the presence of CPAM may result in irreversible internal fouling due to the polarization effect induced by the electric field. Moreover, when the weight ratio of PFC to CPAM was 1:1, the flocs became overly dense, resulting in reduced flux. This study provides valuable insights for the application of pre-coagulation techniques in mitigating fouling issues in electrified membranes.
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Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2024
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IF 6.3
Zhaohui Zhang,Wenshuo Hu,Cong Ma,Tong Zhang,Liang Wang
Understanding the irreversible fouling mitigation performance of conductive membranes is crucial for engineering applications. In this study, the effectiveness of conductive membranes in mitigating the irreversible fouling caused by typical membrane pollutants and actual surface water was investigated. The results indicated that the conductive membranes had the greatest mitigating effect on irreversible fouling caused by humic substances and the weakest mitigating effect on that caused by proteins. The growth rates of irreversible membrane fouling over five-cycle filtration with conductive membranes were reduced by 58.6 % (humic acid), 42.3 % (sodium alginate), and 30 % (bovine serum albumin) compared to those without power. Moreover, conductive membranes exhibited a commendable irreversible fouling mitigation effect when treating real surface water. The irreversible fouling growth rate and resistance decreased by 41.6 % and 49.9 %, respectively, compared to those without power. Although the increase in the ionic strength of the feed water weakened the effectiveness of the conductive membranes in irreversible fouling mitigation, it was still significantly better than that without power.
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Advanced Science
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2025
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IF 14.1
Xinhui Wu,Tianlong Wang,Jinhui Zhao,Lei Zhang,Zhiqing Liu,Yixing Chen,Yiping Luo,Yaqi Liu,Yan Chen,Hui Jiang,Dilixiati Duolikun,Junjian Liu,Wentao Cao,Longpo Zheng
The repair of osteoporotic bone defects remains inadequately addressed, primarily due to a disruption in bone homeostasis, characterized by insufficient bone formation and excessive bone resorption. Current research either focuses on promoting bone formation or inhibiting bone resorption, however, the bone repair efficacy of these single-target therapeutic strategies is limited. Herein, a “two-way regulation” bone homeostasis strategy is proposed utilizing piezoelectric composite membranes (DAT/KS), capable of simultaneously regulating osteogenesis and osteoclastogenesis, with high piezoelectric performance, good biocompatibility, and excellent degradability, to promote bone regeneration under osteoporotic conditions. The DAT/KS membrane under ultrasound (US) treatment enables the controlled modulation of piezoelectric stimulation and the release of saikosaponin D (SSD), which promotes osteogenic differentiation while simultaneously inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and function, thereby effectively restoring bone homeostasis and enhancing osteoporotic bone repair. Mechanistic insights reveal the promotion of both canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling in bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), which determines their osteogenic differentiation fate, and the downregulation of the NF-κB signaling in bone marrow mononuclear macrophages (BMMs). This study presents optimized sono-piezoelectric biomaterials capable of bidirectionally regulating both osteogenic and osteoclastic differentiation, providing a new potential therapeutic approach for pathological bone injuries.
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骨科医学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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IF 10.652
Liangtao Pu,Yeming Xu,Qiancheng Xia,Jie Ding,Yanfeng Wang,Chao Shan,Di Wu,Quanxing Zhang,Guandao Gao,Bingcai Pan
Membrane filtration is widely applied, but often subject to a trade-off between permeability and selectivity , an inherent challenge in membrane processes. Charged membranes are a promising alternative to address this challenge. Here, ferroelectric BaTiO 3 nanoparticles , with a spontaneous electric polarization, were assembled into the traditional polyamide nanofiltration membranes by interfacial polymerization then charged by corona poling. Importantly, charges of ferroelectric BaTiO 3 nanoparticles sealed in polymers were hardly affected by ambient aqueous environment. The polarized ferroelectric membrane (TFN-mBTO-E) showed higher permeability (2.4 and 1.5 times) and favorable rejection ratio about 97% for arsenic removal, a strictly controlled contaminant, compared with common membranes and unpolarized TFN-mBTO membranes, due to strong hydrophilicity and increased surface potential derived from ferroelectric charges. Thereby, it could provide new insight into charged membrane, laying a foundation for the application of ferroelectric materials in membrane filtration.
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DESALINATION
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2021
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IF 9.501
Minyuan Han,Yuting Wang,Jingmei Yao,Caihong Liu,Jia Wei Chew,Yi Wang,Yingchao Dong,Le Han
This study mainly focused on enhancing oil-membrane electrostatic repulsion towards anti-oil-fouling via electrically conductive hydrophobic membrane in electricity-assisted membrane distillation (MD). Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were coated on commercial membranes to fabricate membrane cathode. For concentrated hexadecane-in-saline water emulsions, the modified membrane exhibited significantly less flux decline, < 5% in dealing with extreme high-concentration oil emulsion (2000 ppm) at cell potential of 3.0 V. The anti-oil-fouling robustness was further confirmed over a continuous three-cycle operation with in-situ DI rinse. The anti-fouling mechanism was systematically discussed regarding the hydrophilicity of the membrane interface , charge repulsion between the oil and membrane cathode as well as slippery property at the liquid-gas-solid triple-phase interface. A modeled fouling rate constant was negatively associated with the calculated capacitive surface charge of the membrane cathode. Thermodynamics analysis suggested enhanced foulant-membrane electrostatic repulsion leads to a significant energy barrier which favored anti-fouling performance. Interestingly, the sliding dynamics of oil droplet along the interface of membrane cathode was found, tuned by the herein weak cell potential, which could also contribute to the fouling mitigation. Our results insight that the electrically conductive membrane cathode could modulate the foulant-membrane interaction which plays an important role in mitigating fouling/wetting occurred at the triple-phase interface.
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环境工程
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材料科学
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JOURNAL OF POLYMER ENGINEERING
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2023
·Vol. 43
·期 6
·556-566
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IF 2
Wu-Shang Yang,Peng Zhang,Shu-Yang Shen,Qian-Wei Su,Ya-Ni Jiang,Jian-Li Wang,Ming-Yong Zhou,Ze-Lin Qiu,Bao-Ku Zhu
It is challenging to effectively purge wastewater containing heavy metal ions at low concentration. In order to remove trace Cr (VI) from wastewater efficiently, a positively charged microporous membrane was prepared by firstly non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) of amphiphilic polymer and secondly surface quaternization modification. The morphologies, surface roughness, surface charge, hydrophilicity, and pore size of membranes were characterized. Based on the dual action of micellar adsorption and charge repulsion, when surfactant is 4 mM and Cr (VI) is 60 ppm, the surface quaternization membrane (Q-MPVD) achieves 99.8 % Cr (VI) rejection simultaneously accompanied by a permeability of 100 LMH/bar. Meanwhile, the effects of STAC concentration, Cr (VI) concentration, pH as well as inorganic salt concentration on the composite micellar size, and Cr (VI) rejection performance were investigated, respectively. Moreover, the Q-MPVD membrane shows an excellent separation stability over a wide pH range, indicating its application perspective in engineering process. In summary, this work provided a positively charged membrane with high-efficiency performance for treating practical trace Cr (VI)-containing industrial wastewater.
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环境科学
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COMPOSITES COMMUNICATIONS
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2024
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IF 6.5
Yingxin Liu,Minhua Jiang,Junying Hu,Zixuan Guo,Jian Liu,Xinxin Fu,Li Liu,Shaohua Jiang
A novel conductive membrane, polypyrrole carbon nanotubes polysulfone (PPy-CNT-PSF), was successfully synthesized using the membrane phase infiltration in-situ polymerization method (MPIP). The resulting PPy-CNT-PSF, utilized as an anode in the electrochemical filtration reactor, exhibited a chain-like morphology of PPy extending from within to the exterior of the PSF membrane, effectively anchoring the CNT layer on its surface and establishing a stable conductive network with a surface resistance of 0.142 ± 0.052 kΩ/cm. Its electrical conductivity surpasses that of most conductive membranes derived from pyrrole (Py). Furthermore, the structural integrity of this conductive membrane remained intact following exposure to chlorine. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) analysis revealed a subtle redox peak with no significant alteration in surface structure after 50 CV cycles. This reaction can be attributed to a Fenton-like reaction process due to Fe presence detected by EDX on the surface. Current-time curves under constant potential further confirmed that the PPy-CNT-PSF conductive membrane possesses both a stable conductive network and favorable electrode stability. Additionally, self-cleaning occurred when voltage was applied during electrochemical experiments utilizing a conductive membrane anode paired with a Ti cathode due to electrostatic repulsive forces. At an applied voltage of 20 V, removal efficiency and flux restoration achieved values of 97.63 % and 100 %, respectively. This straightforward yet effective approach is believed to hold promise for fabricating conductive membranes characterized by structural stability and electrode reliability for practical applications aimed at mitigating membrane fouling.
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COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.3
Zhaoyang Li,Yahong Li,Weijun Zhao,Yuezhan Feng,Bing Zhou,Chuntai Liu
Flexible transparent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding films in visual windows are crucial for the innovation of optoelectronic devices, but the challenge of balancing light transmittance and EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) still exists. Herein, this work described a flexible transparent MXene@SWNTs/PC film with a hierarchical conductive layer that was fabricated via an alternating rotation spraying method. The multi-scale hierarchical structure configured with 1D SWNTs and 2D MXene endow the obtained film with good comprehensive properties, i. e, low sheet resistance of 32.8 Ω/sq at 56.1% light transmittance, thus causing a satisfactory EMI SE of 20.8 dB. Moreover, the transparent shielding films exhibit remarkable flexibility, which can maintain steady EMI SE after 1000 continuous bending cycles. More importantly, the low sheet resistance and high light absorption capacity of hybrid conductive layer facilitate the transparent shielding film with low-voltage-driven electric heating effect and outstanding photothermal conversion ability, respectively, ensuring the normal operation under extreme cold condition. The combination of good light transmittance, satisfactory EMI shielding performance, and multi-source thermal response enables MXene@SWNTs/PC film to have great potential as a transparent shielding film in emerging optoelectronic devices.
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材料科学
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电子工程
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2025
·Vol. 60
·期 7
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IF 3.9
Wang Xuewen,Zhao Jie,Shi Qingwen,Li Peibo,Luo Guoqiang,Shen Qiang,Sun Yi
Metal electrodes of crystalline silicon solar cells need to possess good photoelectric conversion properties and play a critical role in converting solar energy into electrical energy, making it particularly important to obtain highly conducive, cost-effective and chemically stable materials. This paper prepared uniformly silver-coated copper powders (Cu@Ag) via electroless plating and a conductive film with low sheet resistance by air oxidation combined with hydrogen reduction sintering (jointly referred to as oxidation–reduction sintering). In addition, the densification mechanism of the Cu@Ag conductive film during sintering was revealed. Results showed that oxidation–reduction sintering promoted the diffusion between Cu and Ag, enhancing the plastic flow of phases and improving the densification of the conductive film. Moreover, the densification of the conducive films was further improved by designing multiple layers. The sheet resistance of the four-layer Cu@Ag conductive film was reduced to 1.5 mΩ/□ at 700 °C, while that of the four-layer Cu@Ag conductive film increased by only 0.6 mΩ/□ at 200 °C after eight days, much more stable than Cu film. This work demonstrates the tremendous potential of oxidation-resistant Cu@Ag conductive pastes in low-cost photovoltaic cells, electronics, and other commercial applications. Graphical
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材料科学
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太阳能技术
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电子工程
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FOOD CHEMISTRY
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2024
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IF 8.5
Junling He,Yong Tang,Chiliang Lin,Shaoyun Peng,Stig Pedersen-Bjergaard,Frederik André Hansen,Chen Zhou
Effective monitoring of veterinary drug residues in food is essential for legislation compliance and food safety, yet remains challenging due to low concentrations and complex matrices. This study introduced a miniaturized 96-well electromembrane extraction (EME) technique for pre-concentration and isolation 80 prohibited/restricted veterinary drugs from honey samples. Three liquid membranes were developed and characterized: V 1 (“V” for veterinary), a mixture of 2-undecanone and 0.5 % 2-nitro-p-cymene, was optimal for extraction of quinolones, tetracyclines, and β -agonists. V2, a mixture of 2-nitrophenyl octyl ether and a deep eutectic solution (formed upon mixing 6-methylcoumarin with thymol in a 1:1 w /w ratio) in a 1:1 v /v ratio, with the addition of 0.5 % di(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (DEHP), was suitable for macrolides and sulfonamides extraction. V3, a deep eutectic solvent formed upon 1-decanoic acid and camphor in a 1:1 w /w ratio with 1 % DEHP, was suitable for aminoglycosides and β -lactams. Operational parameters were fine-tuned to achieve optimal extraction efficiencies, with recoveries ranging from 20.1–117.5 %, 20.3–91.9 %, and 20.1–118.8 % for V1, V2, and V3, respectively. High precision was observed for compounds with recoveries over 40 % (intra-day: 0.4–27.7 %; inter-day: 2.6–33.0 %), and matrix effects were generally within 80–120 %. This work established a theoretical framework for EME in food analysis, highlighting its potential as a powerful sample pretreatment method for the detection of veterinary drug residues. The results demonstrated the feasibility and advantages of using EME for ensuring food safety and regulatory compliance.
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分析化学
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食品科学
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环境科学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2024
·Vol. 35
·期 20
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IF 2.8
Yan Caibo,Su Zhiwei,Zhao Zhuo,Zhou Yanwen
Leveraging the conductivity of In 2 O 3 and the wear resistance and anti-corrosion behaviour of SiO 2 and TiO 2 , In 2 O 3 , In 2 O 3 /SiO 2 and In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 films were prepared via magnetron sputtering to meet the transparency, conductivity, wear resistance and corrosion resistance requirements for external screens of wearable devices. The films exhibited excellent sheet resistance of 13–28 Ω·sq −1 , which fully met the conductivity criteria. Owing to the light interference effect, the average transmittance of the In 2 O 3 film (77%) was higher and lower than those of the In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 (69%) and In 2 O 3 /SiO 2 (83%) films, respectively. After soaking in sweat solutions for 48 h, the In 2 O 3 and In 2 O 3 /SiO 2 films maintained their optical and electrical properties and the In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 film was partially peeled off in the acid solution. The low transmittance and corrosion resistance of the In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 film were due to severe oxygen deficiency in the TiO 2 layer, indicated by the certain amount of Ti 2 O 3 and metal Ti in XPS. The wear failure time of the In 2 O 3 /SiO 2 film (42 h) was greater than those of the In 2 O 3 (30 h) and In 2 O 3 /TiO 2 (24 h) films because of its hard SiO 2 top layer. Based on the ‘parallel sheet resistance principle’, the resistivity of the double-layer films was mainly attributed to the conductive In 2 O 3 layers. The wear and corrosion resistances were ascribed to the top passive transparent layers, in which the SiO 2 layer showed its excellent optical and electrical performance stabilities before and after corrosion and wear resistance functions. With its commonly high transparency and conductivity as well as its high wear and corrosion resistances, the In 2 O 3 /SiO 2 film exhibits application potential for external screens of wearable devices.
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材料科学
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纳米技术
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 7.015
Jingyi Yang,Feiyun Sun,Lingyan Zhao,Ding Yu Xing,Wenyi Dong,Zijun Dong
Electric membrane bioreactor (E-MBR) for wastewater treatment and water purification has attracted significant interest due to its remarkable performance in fouling mitigation. The performance is much relevant to the electric and physicochemical properties of the conductive membranes in E-MBR. This study proposed a facile method to prepare a conductive membrane with low electrical resistance and enhanced hydrophilicity. Oxidative polymerization of pyrrole doping with ionic liquids was conducted on the surface of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes. Among the studied ionic liquids, 1-butyl-3-vinylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BVIMBF 4 ) was the most suitable in this work. The electrical resistance of the PVDF membrane modified by pyrrole and BVIMBF 4 (PPy-BVIMBF 4 /PVDF membrane) was as low as 9.76 Ω/sq, and its water contact angle reduced from 81° to 45°. In the fast-filtration tests, these conductive microfiltration membranes exhibited high rejections of Cu 2+ ions (~85%) and Ni + ions (~65%) and enhanced antifouling performance during the bovine serum albumin filtration with the application of an electric field. A long-term E-MBR operation demonstrated that the transmembrane pressure (TMP) rise and the flux decline of the PPy-BVIMBF 4 /PVDF membrane were significantly alleviated due to its improved conductivity and hydrophilicity. Its total membrane resistance for water transport was only 27% of the base PVDF membranes under a minute electric field of 0.8 V/m. Overall, the incorporation of ionic liquids in the oxidative polymerization of pyrrole offers a novel and effective strategy in conductive membrane fabrication and serves as an excellent method in fouling mitigation in MBR.
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