Construction of Pt@CNTs/SiC Catalytic Membrane for High-Efficiency Removal of Formaldehyde and Dust

Catalytic membranes can achieve the simultaneous purification of particulate matter (PM) and gaseous pollutants, and their performance depends on the design of a catalyst and its combination with a membrane material. Herein, a novel Pt@CNTs/SiC catalytic membrane composed of a Pt@CNTs (carbon nanotubes) membrane layer and a porous SiC support was developed for the simultaneous removal of formaldehyde and PM at room temperature. The CNT membrane layer underwent vertically integrated growth on a porous SiC support, which provided the catalytic membrane with a pore size of 7.4 μm and a high gas permeance of 240.2 m3·m–2·h–1·kPa–1. The loading of Pt particles on CNTs slightly decreased the gas permeance of the catalytic membrane (219.9 m3·m–2·h–1·kPa–1) but endowed the membrane with catalytic formaldehyde degradation performance. The obtained Pt@CNTs/SiC catalytic membrane with a 240 μm thick CNT layer and 0.8% Pt loading exhibited 99.999% filtration efficiency for 300 nm SiO2 (face velocity = 1 m/min) and 72.1% formaldehyde degradation (gas flow = 49 mL/min), implying that the Pt@CNTs/SiC membrane has good application potential in the collaborative removal of various air pollutants.