Journal of Water Process Engineering
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2025
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IF 6.7
Chen Zhao,Yiheng Wang,Nianping Wang,Ruilin Chen,Rui Yin,Xiangxi Li
The in-situ growth of ZnO is often used to modify membrane surface for enhanced hydrophilic and antibacterial properties due to significant modification effect, simple process and low cost. Nonetheless, some polymer membranes (such as PVDF membrane) lack active sites for ZnO growth on their surfaces, resulting in a small number of particles and unstable binding. This study utilized PDA/PEI to modify PVDF membranes for adequate active sites to capture Zn 2+ ions via the chelation action. Thereafter, nano ZnO can be synthesized easily via the alkalization reaction and thermal breakdown of Zn 2+ . Upon improving the modification conditions, ZnO particles were evenly distributed on the PVDF membrane's surface, leading to a reduction in membrane pore size from 0.38 nm to 0.29 nm. The water contact angle of the ZnO/PDA-PEI modified membrane dropped from 130° to 19°, indicating a significant enhancement in hydrophilicity. The modified membrane demonstrated enhanced anti-fouling performance in the oil/water separation experiment, achieving a steady permeance of 298 L·m −2 ·h −1 ·bar −1 , which was sixfold that of the original membrane. In the antibacterial experiment, the modified membrane exhibited significant antibacterial efficacy against both E. coli and S. aureus .
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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2024
·Vol. 59
·期 20
·9165-9181
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IF 3.5
Zhao Chen,Yang Gang,Luo Qianxue
The PDA/PEI modification technology is commonly employed to improve the resistance to membrane fouling of polymeric membranes used in the treatment of oily wastewater. Nevertheless, the surface characteristics of membrane materials frequently restrict the implementation of the modification technique in terms of both the amount and speed of deposition. The hydrophobic membranes, such as PVDF and PTFE, have a surface with very low surface free energy and only inert functional groups. This surface is not suitable for the deposition of PDA/PEI. This study utilized plasma etching treatment to break the C–H and C–F bonds on the surface of the PVDF membrane, resulting in the introduction of oxygen-containing functional groups. During the deposition process, the PDA/PEI exhibited a tendency to chemically connect to material surfaces that included oxygen-containing functional groups, such as –OH, by processes such as hydrogen bonding. During the modification procedure, the etched membrane experienced an increase in the mass of PDA/PEI deposition and the strength of interfacial bonding. As a result, the modified membrane acquired improved hydrophilicity and anti-fouling performance. In summary, this study offers useful insights for improving the surface properties of hydrophobic polymeric membranes to prevent membrane fouling.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 13.2
Li Song,Chunping Su,Hui Li,Huiping Zhao,Rong Chen
To achieve an effective and straightforward method for Cr(VI) removal from industrial wastewater, a composite Bi 2 S 3 /PDA/PEI material (BSPP) was successfully prepared through in-situ polymerization of polydopamine (PDA) followed by chemical grafting with polyethylenimine (PEI) on the surface of Bi 2 S 3 materials for round-the-clock highly efficient Cr(VI) removal from actual industrial electroplating wastewater. Under dark conditions, the maximum adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) by BSPP reaches 780.75 mg/g. Interestingly, when exposed to light, the maximum Cr(VI) removal capacity was further increased to 1333.21 mg/g. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) analyses indicate that BSPP not only reduces Cr(VI) to Cr(III) under light condition, but also facilitates the significant decrease of total chromium content. Notably, under natural sunlight exposure outdoors, BSPP is capable of completely eliminating Cr(VI) from both plating cleaning solutions and waste plating solutions. More importantly, BSPP maintains its original Cr(VI) removal efficiency after nine cycles within plating cleaning solutions and six cycles within waste plating solutions. Large-scale testing results indicate that BSPP can effectively treat substantial volumes of electroplating wastewater to comply with national Cr(VI) discharge standards. These findings suggest that BSPP represents a promising material for continuous 24-hour Cr(VI) treatment in industrial electroplating wastewater.
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2024
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Shiyang Li,Chenchen Zheng,Longdou Tu,Dajian Cai,Yangxiang Huang,Congjie Gao,Yeqiang Lu,Lixin Xue
Tight ultra-filtration (TUF) membranes were constructed by in situ growing zinc imidazole frameworks micro-crystalline leaves (ZIF-L) in polyethylene imine (PEI) and polydopamine (PDA) deposit layers on porous polyethylene (PE) substrates. The effects of preparation conditions on the surface physical and chemical structures as well as on the dye/salt separation performance of the formed TUF membranes were systematically investigated. By inserting selective water permeation channels and increasing contacting surface areas, in situ-grown ZIF-L arrays tightly cross-linked in the coating matrix greatly increased water permeation without trading off dye/salt retention selectivity. The morphology of the included ZIF-L particles could be varied by adjusting the ligand/Zn molar ratio (α) in the preparation processes. Optimized PDA-PEI/ZIF-L@PE TUF membranes containing ZIF-L of cross-cross block morphology showed very high pure water permeability of 180 ± 20 L·m −2 ·h −1 ·bar −1 (LMHB) and retention selectivity (S CR/Na2SO4 and S MB/Na2SO4 ) of 267 and 43, respectively, as well as excellent stability and anti-fouling properties.
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SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS
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2026
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Yue Wang,Shengnan Yang,Jiawei Luo,Xiaodan Liu,Pan Cao
Mechanical components made of aluminum suffer from severe friction, wear, biofouling, and corrosion, yet existing coatings often fail to maintain stable tribological performance under cyclic loading. In this study, a nature-inspired multifunctional coating was fabricated on aluminum via co-deposition of lignin, Fe 3+ , dopamine, and polyethyleneimine (PEI). The Fe 3+ ions coordinate with phenolic hydroxyl groups in lignin while simultaneously participating in Michael addition and Schiff-base reactions with DA and PEI, forming a dense crosslinked network. With an optimal lignin content of 5 wt% (L 5 /DA/PEI), the coating exhibits a significantly reduced coefficient of friction (0.43–0.46) and superior wear resistance, attributed to the lubricating boundary film formed by oxygen-containing groups in lignin. The same coating also demonstrates outstanding adhesion (96.97% residual area) and excellent corrosion resistance in 3.5% NaCl solution. Meanwhile, the coating with 10 wt% lignin (L 10 /DA/PEI) displays remarkable antimicrobial activity against both Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli , benefiting from enhanced Fenton-like reactions that generate toxic hydroxyl radicals. The findings open new avenues for designing eco-friendly, multifunctional protective surfaces for durable aluminum components under complex service environments.
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
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2020
·Vol. 137
·期 47
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Muhammad Awais Ashraf,Junfeng Wang,Baichun Wu,Penglei Cui,Baohua Xu,Xingchun Li
Extraction of lithium from high Mg 2+ /Li + ratio salt lake brine with the nanofiltration (NF) membrane is significantly challenging. Interfacial polymerization was utilized for the facile modification of NF membranes with polydopamine (PDA) and polyethylenimine (PEI) to enhance lithium separation efficiency. Comparing permeability and salts rejection (Li + and Mg 2+ ) of three NF membranes before and after PDA/PEI deposition, it was observed that separation efficiency was not only dependent on steric hindrance but also affected by Donnan exclusion mechanism. In the case of NF270 membrane after facile polymerization, due to small pore size distribution and low charge density confirmed by zeta potential measurements, Li + permeability was reached about 95% at a flux of 21.33 L·m −2 ·h −1 . Although with the DK membrane, separation factor SF Li/Mg was also increased up to 60 after modification, the pore narrowing effect significantly decreased lithium permeability and flux. Experimental results showed that facile modification not only enhanced stability and hydrophilicity but also reduced the high Mg 2+ /Li + ratio from 30 to 4.1 in single-stage separation.
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2024
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Miaomiao Zhu,Qinwei Fan,Yixin Zhang,Shuang Chen,Wenxuan Cao,Ranhua Xiong,Chaobo Huang,Haifeng Lu,Wenjing Ma
In order to deal with the environmental pollution caused by complex oily wastewater, it is necessary to develop filtration membrane materials. However, significant challenges such as poor effect of emulsion separation, limited functionality, and susceptibility to membrane fouling require urgent resolution. Here, we successfully prepared a β-hydroxyl iron oxide/polydopamine-polyethylenimine/polyacrylonitrile (β-FeOOH/PDA-PEI/PAN) nanofiber membrane for treatment of complex wastewater by growing PDA-PEI on a blow-spinning PAN nanofiber membrane and decorating the membrane with β-FeOOH. The porous structure and the large number of hydrophilic groups greatly increase the hydrophilicity of the membrane and give the membrane high permeation fluxes (11531.26 L m −2 h −1 ) for surfactant-free kerosene-in-water emulsion. The loaded β-FeOOH nanorods increase the roughness of the membrane surface, which enhances the underwater superoleophobic ability of the membrane, and promotes the demulsification of the emulsion and makes it have high separation efficiency of 99.48 % for surfactant-stabilized kerosene-in-water emulsion. In addition, the β-FeOOH/PDA-PEI/PAN also exhibited high organic dye removal efficiency (99.38 %) due to the presence of β-FeOOH. The synergistic effect of low oil adhesion and photocatalysis enhances the antifouling and self-cleaning performances of the material. Significantly, the multifunctional membrane also shows exceptional oil/water separation ability and good stability. The presented synergistic strategy of β-FeOOH/PDA-PEI/PAN membrane materials represents a prospective candidate for the treatment of complex wastewater.
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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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Yanqing Xu,Guibin Peng,Junbin Liao,Jiangnan Shen,Congjie Gao
The state-of-the-art graphene oxide (GO) has been wildly used in water purification due to its tunable nanoscale interlayer between the two-dimensional nanosheets . However, the structural instability and flux decline performances significantly limit the practical application of GO-based membranes. Herein, a novel GO/DTiO 2 -PDA-PEI (dopamine modified TiO 2 ) composite nanofiltration membrane has been prepared via a multi-coupled strategy, combining with the self-assembly, copolymerization and surface grafting. Tuning the nanoscale interspace between the GO nanosheets , and constructing the membrane with positively charged surface and negatively charged subsurface, the loose GO/DTiO 2 -PDA-PEI composite nanofiltration membrane (GDP 1 P 2 -0.6 membrane with a mean pore size = 0.87 nm) show the filtration performance with water permeance as high as 41.6 L m −2 h −1 bar −1 and dye rejection around 99.9%, and the molecular selective factor (Eriochrome black T/Na 2 SO 4 ) of α = 47.6. Long-term performance and stimulation have been investigated to further analyze the dye concentration and salt removing. The investigations demonstrate that the GO/DTiO 2 -PDA-PEI composite nanofiltration membrane enriches 14.9-fold Eriochrome black T (ET) and reduces Na 2 SO 4 to 0.36% in the term of the concentration factor 15 and batch diafiltration factor 5.
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ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA
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2026
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Shuqi Wang,Shuzhen Zheng,Hongzhi Lu,Changsheng Wang,Shoufang Xu
Background Glyphosate (GLY) residues are difficult to remove from agricultural products and pose potential risks to food safety, making their sensitive detection highly desirable. In this study, a Cu 2+ -mediated ratiometric fluorescence sensing platform was constructed for the sensitive detection of GLY by physically mixing polydopamine-polyethyleneimine copolymer dots (PDA-PEI CPDs) with terephthalic acid (PTA) based on a competitive coordination strategy. Results Cu 2+ coordinated with the amino groups on the surface of CPDs and the carboxyl groups of PTA to form a CPDs-PTA-Cu 2+ complex. This process quenched the green fluorescence of CPDs at 530 nm while generating a new blue emission at 450 nm. Upon the addition of GLY, competitive coordination between GLY and Cu 2+ disrupted the complex, resulting in fluorescence recovery at 530 nm and fluorescence quenching at 450 nm, thereby producing a ratiometric fluorescence response. The sensor shows linear ranges of 0-80 μg/mL for GLY (LOD = 5.73 ng/mL). To meet the requirements of on-site applications, a CPDs-Cu 2+ @sodium alginate hydrogel was further prepared. Under 365 nm excitation, the hydrogel responded to GLY through single-emission fluorescence recovery at 530 nm. The hydrogel enabled smartphone-assisted RGB quantitative analysis and in situ semi-quantitative screening of GLY on vegetable surfaces using a wearable hydrogel patch. Significance By integrating solution-phase ratiometric fluorescence quantification with hydrogel-based visual readout, a simple and portable sensing platform was established for accurate GLY determination and visual screening of surface residues.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2020
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Luyu Wang,Yunling Wu,Gaojie Li,Hui Xu,Junkuo Gao,Qichun Zhang
The detection of hexanal vapor in ppb (part per billion) concentration is an unresolved and indispensable issue. Here we report a polydopamine-polyethyleneimine (PDA-PEI) copolymer film with rich imino groups to sense 50 ppb hexanal vapor through the formation of the reversible hydrogen bonds with hexanal. We found that the water-resistance could be further improved by attaching superhydrophobic n-octadecylsiloxane (PODS) onto the surface of PDA-PEI film. The chemical adsorption mode and the core role of imino group for the hexanal detection have been validated by combining experiment methods with theory calculations. A quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) platform modified with this film was employed as a hexanal vapor sensor under ambient conditions, which possessed several advantages including the high response of 34.8 Hz to 250 ppb hexanal, low detection limit of 50 ppb hexanal at 25 °C, and good water-resistance.
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Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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Qiuyan Bi,Shiai Xu
A positively charged PI/PDA/PEI nanofiltration membrane was prepared in this study by crosslinking between polyethyleneimine (PEI) and poly(dopamine) (PDA) on the polyimide (PI) support membrane for separating Mg 2+ and Li + from MgCl 2 /LiCl mixed solution, and its chemical structure, surface properties, and separation performance were investigated. The results indicate that the PI/PDA/PEI membrane has a thin positively charged layer and shows excellent rejections against many inorganic salts [MgCl 2 (93.1%) > MgSO 4 (86.5%) > Na 2 SO 4 (74.7%) > LiCl (37.6%)]. More importantly, the membrane exhibits long-term stability and good separation of Mg 2+ and Li + , and the Mg/Li ratio of the permeate of brine obtained from West Taijnar salt lake can be reduced from 65.3 to 5.0 at pH 6.5 by filtration.
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TALANTA
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2025
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Jinming Zhang,Jihang Zhang,Jiale Chen,Xiao Zhang,Jinglan Wu,Pengpeng Yang,Fengxia Zou,Hanjie Ying,Wei Zhuang
Enzyme immobilization techniques are crucial for enhancing enzyme stability and catalytic efficiency. Traditional methods such as physical adsorption and simple covalent binding often fail to maintain enzyme activity and stability. In this study, an innovative multi-level immobilization strategy was proposed to achieve efficient targeted immobilization of nuclease P1 (NP1) by fine-tuning the surface microenvironment. Molecular simulation results revealed that the distinctive electrostatic distribution and the specific placement of basic amino acids, such as lysine, on the NP1 surface caused dopamine to preferentially adsorb on areas away from NP1’s active site. This selective adsorption facilitated the directed immobilization of NP1, while the positively charged environment generated by the co-deposited surface further enhanced NP1’s adsorption capacity. This multilevel modification was found to significantly optimize the physicochemical environment of the immobilized surface through surface characterization and enzymatic testing. This strategy greatly improves enzyme activity (3590.0 U/mg), stability, and reusability (70 % after 10 cycles). In particular, NP1 on this surface exhibited an optimal Michaelis constant (K m ) of 34.0 mM and a maximum reaction rate of 5.5 mM min −1 , demonstrating the remarkable effect of the modification strategy in enhancing the enzyme catalytic performance. The present study provides an efficient and stable immobilization platform for enzyme catalytic applications by precisely modulating the surface microenvironment and the oriented immobilization strategy, which has an important potential for practical applications. This stable and reusable NP1 platform allows for efficient DNA/RNA cleavage, facilitating its application in industrial biocatalysis, biomedical enzyme-based processes, and biosensors.
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