Simple preparation of ZIF-8 modified polyphenylene sulfide melt-blown film material and its organic dye removal performance

In order to enhance the adsorption and photocatalytic property of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) melt-blown film, PPS melt-blown film was modified by loading ZIF-8 nanomaterial on the surface of the film via a simple solvothermal water method, the PPS melt-blown film was impregnated in advance. Film performance was characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD). Results from FTIR and XRD showed that ZIF-8 was introduced into the modified PPS film successfully. The modified PPS film was endowed with excellent adsorption and photocatalytic compared with the original PPS by the result of enhanced dye removal. The removal rate of methyl blue (MB) by PPS/ZIF-8 film within the range of pH = 3–11 of the environmental solution were more than 80%, up to 99.1%. The dye removal rate still remained 80% after 5 repeat cycles, showed that the modified film has good stability.