JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2019
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IF 7.015
Xinya Wang,Changfa Xiao,Hailiang Liu,Mingxing Chen,Hongyan Xu,Wenpeng Luo,Fan Zhang
In this study, a novel and multifunctional polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropyle (PVDF-HFP)/catechol-polyethyleneimine (CA-PEI)/Ag/3-glycidyloxy propyltrimethoxysilane (KH560) tubular nanofiber membrane (TNM) for applications in dye degradation and oil/water separation was fabricated. Firstly, the PVDF-HFP tubular nanofiber membranes were modified by using a mussel-inspired method. Then, Ag nanoparticles were assembled on the nanofiber surface to improve their excellent catalytic capacity for Methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR). Finally, the hydrophilic KH560 was grafted on nanofiber surface and the effects of KH560 concentration on the membrane performance were investigated. The results showed that when the KH560 concentration was 3 wt%, the modified membranes possessed a higher hydrophilicity and permeability. Meanwhile, it could also effectively separate various oil-in-water emulsions with high separation rate and separation efficiency at 0.02 MPa. Moreover, the catalytic and oil/water separation performances had no discernible decay after ten cycle tests, which promoted the potential application of modified PVDF-HFP TNMs for the treatment of practical oily wastewater.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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IF 7.7
Jingxuan Zhao,Hongxu Liu,Yuchao Qi,Ruijia Wang,Ziwei Lv,Yang Yu,Shulin Sun,Yiming Wang
In this work CS-SDAEM polymer brushes with long-chain structure were synthesized, and TiO 2 /CS-SDAEM nanoparticles were prepared by modifying them on the TiO 2 surface. The prepared modified membrane can effectively degrade dyes through photocatalysis and can reduce the contamination rate of the membrane during use. The separation membrane achieves efficient removal of contamination by self-cleaning. The results of the membrane surface analysis test show that the formation of coordination bonds between o-benzenetriol of GA and TiO 2 , and the chemical reaction between CS and GA, which promote the stability between coating components. The results of filtering tests show that with the excellent anti-fouling performance of long-chain polymer brush, the photodegradability of TiO 2 and a large number of hydrophilic groups contained in GA and CS, PVDF- TiO 2 /CS-SDAEM membranes overcome the above shortcomings and achieve super-hydrophilicity, anti-fouling and self-cleaning. In addition, DFT model simulations of photocatalytic processes show that there is a charge transfer between CS and TiO 2 , which increases the width of the high light absorption band and improves the efficiency of photodegradation. Modified membranes achieve efficient self-cleaning processes and low flux decline rates, which hold great promise for use in real wastewater application scenarios.
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
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2024
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IF 7.7
Jingxuan Zhao,Hongxu Liu,Yuanhang Zhao,Yuchao Qi,Ruijia Wang,Ziwei Lv,Yang Yu,Shulin Sun,Yiming Wang,Aihua Xie
Currently, the most effective way to improve the anti-fouling performance of water treatment separation membrane is to enhance the hydrophilicity of the membrane surface, but it can still cause contamination, leading to the occurrence of flux reduction. The construction of a strong hydration layer to resist wastewater contamination is still a challenging task. In this study, a defect-free hydration layer barrier was achieved by grafting chitosan polysaccharide derivatives (CS-SDAEM) on the membrane, which achieved in effective fouling prevention and low flux decline rate. A layer of tannic acid-coated carbon nanotubes (TA@CNTs) has been uniformly deposited on the commercial PVDF membrane so that the surface was rich in -COOH groups, providing sufficient reaction sites. These reactive groups facilitate the grafting of amphiphilic polymers onto the membrane. This modification strategy achieved in enhancing the antifouling performance. The modified membrane achieved low contamination rate with DR of 16.9 % for wastewater filtration, and the flux recovery rate was above 95 % with PWF of 1100 (L·m −2 ·h −1 ). The membrane had excellent anti-fouling performance, which provided a new route for the future development of water treatment membrane.
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水处理技术
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MICROCHEMICAL JOURNAL
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2025
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IF 5.1
Zongkui Qin,Tian Lei,Nengxiang Wu,Xinxiang Shu,Leilei Liu,Zhijian Tan
Developing efficient methods for separating and purifying citrus flavonoids is challenging. This work explored a temperature-responsive composite membrane using poly(ionic liquid) (PIL), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), enabling selective separation of flavonoid glycosides (naringin and neohesperidin) and aglycones (naringenin and hesperetin). A PIL containing temperature-responsive monomer of N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), was doped into the PVDF matrix, and zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) was anchored on the PIL/PVDF membrane surface via in-situ synthesis, forming a stable structure. Their porosity, hydrophobicity, thermal stability, and mechanical strength were confirmed. When the temperature increased from 30 to 35 °C, the membrane pore size significantly expanded due to the contraction effect of NIPAM, resulting in an increase in the water flux of the four composite membranes by more than 27.8 %. Furthermore, five experimental variables, including the molar ratio of PIL monomer, temperature, feed concentration, feed pH, and NaCl concentration were selected to systematically evaluate the separation performance of the composite membrane for four citrus flavonoids. The results demonstrated that the composite membrane containing both ZIF-8 and PIL exhibited significantly higher separation efficiency compared to pure PVDF and PIL/PVDF membranes. Among them, the M4 membrane performed the best, achieving a total rejection rate of 307.35 % and a separation selectivity of 47.77 % for the four flavonoids at 25 °C. The composite membrane could be regenerated using an alkaline solution (pH = 11), with a total recovery rate of 312.13 % for the four flavonoids, including a recovery rate of 95.39 % for naringenin. Although the membrane structure remained intact after five reuse cycles, the rejection rate showed a decline. This composite membrane is a promising candidate material that can efficiently and selectively separate flavonoid glycosides and aglycones and offers a reference for the separation of other plant active components.
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生物化学
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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
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2022
·Vol. 33
·期 7
·4268-4277
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IF 2.779
You Yan-bin,Wang Hai-yan,Li Lan,Bai Lin-rui,Dang Zhi-Min
In order to improve the dielectric properties and the thermal conductivity of the PVDF-based composites, the BaTiO 3 @super-short MWCNT (BT@SSCNT) particles were modulated by a SSCNT shell fabricated by MWCNT with the different types (S-MWCNT-1020, S-MWCNT-2040). The average size of these particles is about 300 nm. With the increase in the external diameter of MWCNT, the SSCNT content of the BT@SSCNT particles decreases. However, the sum proportions of which the diameter of the particles is not less than 295 nm have a distinct growth leading to that the distance between the neighboring particles shortens. The dielectric constants of the composites are more than 355 and 1500 (10 3 Hz) at 10 wt% and 60 wt% filler loading, respectively. Compared with the BT@SSCNT/PVDF-1020 composites, the dielectric constants of the BT@SSCNT/PVDF-2040 composites have a more stable frequency dependency in the range of 10 2 to 10 6 Hz. The value of the composite with 10 wt% BT@SSCNT loading maintains more than 250 at 10 6 Hz. The introduction of the shell of SSCNT with larger external diameter can offer the composites a more desirable combined action of dielectric mechanisms, including interfacial polarization and micro-capacitor effect. In addition, the varying SSCNT shells also have evident influence on dielectric loss, breakdown strength, and thermal conductivity. It is worth mentioning that the values of the BT@SSCNT/PVDF-2040 composites are 334 and 0.16 (10 4 Hz), 229 kV mm −1 , and 1.13 W (m K) −1 at 10 wt% filler loading, respectively. This work could extend the strategies for building the core–shell particles to develop dielectric nanocomposites.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2022
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IF 16.744
Bin Zhang,Xiao-ming Chen,Wen-wen Wu,Amir Khesro,Peng Liu,Minmin Mao,Kaixin Song,Rong Sun,Dawei Wang
Dielectric polymer nanocomposite films have been widely studied because of their high polarization and electric breakdown strength, leading to high discharge energy density (U d ). However, nanocomposites with high U d often show low discharge energy efficiency (η). In order to achieve both high U d and η simultaneously, a series of novel bilayer polymer nanocomposite films composed of pure polyetherimide (PEI) layer and BaTiO 3 -dispersed poly(1,1-difluoroethylene) (BT/PVDF) layer were prepared by hot-pressing method in this work. The bilayer composites exhibit high η > 84% at 600 MV⋅m −1 , which are much larger than most reported values (η < 70%). Specially, the highest η of 84.48% and U d of 8 J·cm −3 at 600 MV·m −1 were obtained for the bilayer films composed of PEI and 3 vol% BT/PVDF layers, which is promising for pulsed power applications.
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能源工程
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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
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2021
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IF 5.316
Tao Tang,Chengcai Li,Wenyu He,Wei Hong,Hailin Zhu,Guojin Liu,Yuan Yu,Caihong Lei
In this paper, the ZIF-8/ZnO mixture was sintered at high temperature to prepare C-ZnO composite nano-particles with excellent photocatalytic degradation ability under ultraviolet light , and then blended with PVDF to fabricate PVDF composite membrane with capabilities of photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue(MB) via solution phase conversion. The results show that the photocatalytic performance of the prepared C-ZnO composite particles was the best when the ZIF-8/ZnO mass ratio was 1:2, and the photocatalytic degradation efficiency of the PVDF composite film prepared was as high as 95.02% when the composite particle content was 15%. The photocatalytic activity of C-ZnO composite material benefits from the synergy between the two. Moreover, the efficiency of photodegradation of MB remained above 90% after the composite membrane was subjected to five cycles of experiments, which solved the problem that the traditional photocatalyst was difficult to recycle. In addition, it is found that O 2 - plays a major role in the photocatalytic degradation of MB through free radical capture experiments. All in all, the PVDF composite membrane containing C-ZnO composite particles has a foreseeable potential in the field of photocatalytic printing and dyeing wastewater in the future.
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Membranes
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2025
·Vol. 15
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IF 3.6
Shuhang Lu,Qianhui Xu,Mei-Ling Liu,Dong Zou,Guangze Nie
The efficient purification of Pb(II)-containing wastewater is essential for safeguarding public health and maintaining the aquatic environment. In this study, novel hydrous ferric oxide (HFO) nanoparticle-embedded poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) composite adsorption membranes were developed through a simple blending method for efficient Pb(II) removal. This composite membrane (denoted as HFO-PVDF) combines the excellent selectivity of HFO nanoparticles for Pb(II) with the membrane’s advantage of easy scalability. The optimized HFO-PVDF(1.5)membrane achieved adsorption equilibrium within 20 h and exhibited excellent adsorption capacity. Moreover, adsorption capacity markedly enhanced with increasing temperature, confirming the endothermic nature of the process. The developed HFO-PVDF membranes demonstrate significant potential for real-world wastewater treatment applications, exhibiting exceptional selectivity for Pb(II) in complex ionic matrices and could be effectively regenerated via a relatively straightforward process. Furthermore, filtration and dynamic regeneration tests demonstrated that at an initial Pb(II) concentration of 5 mg/L, the membrane operated continuously for 10–13 h before regeneration, treating up to 200 L/m2of wastewater before breakthrough, highlighting potential for cost-effective industrial wastewater treatment. This study not only demonstrates the high efficiency of the HFO-PVDF membrane for heavy metal ion removal but also provides a theoretical foundation and technical support for its practical application in water treatment.
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水处理
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吸附技术
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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
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2016
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IF 5.557
Heng Shi,Yi He,Yang Pan,Haihui Di,Guangyong Zeng,Lei Zhang,Chunli Zhang
Binding nanoparticles on complex structured materials surface is an important issue for nanotechnology, such as obtain an superwetting surface. To fabricate a highly nanoparticles decorated polymer membrane with superior surface wettability , a facile and environmentally method stills remains challenge. Taken advantage from the mussel-inspired method, we reported here that the TiO 2 nanoparticles were directly anchored on the surface of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membrane, making the intrinsic hydrophobic polymer membrane become hydrophilic, what's more, the mussel inspired method was modified by introducing a silane coupling agent KH550, the ability to bind nanoparticles was retained and the as-prepared membrane turn from a common hydrophilic state to superhydrophilic state. Besides, the as-prepared superhydrophilic PVDF membrane could be applied on the separation of various kinds of surfactant stabilized oil-in-water emulsion with an ultrahigh efficiency nearly 99% and also shows durable oil resistance and antifouling performance, thus make the membrane easily to recycle. In addition, due to the universality of dopamine, this surface modification method should also be applicable on other organic–inorganic hybrid materials.
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纳米技术
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环境工程
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表面化学
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2020
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IF 8.758
Hexiang Sun,Zachary Magnuson,Wenwen He,Weijie Zhang,Harsh Vardhan,Xiaolong Han,Gaohong He,Shengqian Ma
The desulfurization property of conventional mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) cannot meet the necessary demand due to particles aggregation and interface defects. Here, we put forward a layer-by-layer (LBL) approach to make a novel PEG@ZIF-8/poly(vinylidene difluoride)(PVDF) composite membrane for pervaporation desulfurization. In this way, a ZIF-8 layer is covered on the surface of the PVDF porous membrane via an in situ growth method. Then, a PEG layer is covered on the ZIF-8 layer by a casting method. Compared with pristine PEG membranes, the separation performance of the ZIF-8@PEG/PVDF nanocomposite membrane increased significantly. This can be attributed to the homogeneous ZIF-8 particle layer and better compatibility between the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) matrix and ZIF-8 particles. The membrane achieves a maximum total flux of 3.08 kg·m–2·h–1 at the third in situ growth cycles of ZIF-8 particles and a maximum sulfur enrichment factor of 7.6 at the sixth in situ growth cycles of ZIF-8 particles.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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2025
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IF 8.2
Xingang Liu,Xi Li,Xingneng Wei,Junyu Chen,Yijun Li,Chuhong Zhang
Porous poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) attracts considerable attention for mechanical energy harvesting and self-powered systems owing to its exceptional electromechanical coupling capabilities. Supercritical carbon dioxide foaming (SCF) that features solvent-free and green nature is one of the most preferable approaches to construct controllably porous polymers. Nonetheless, the electroactive β-phase of PVDF remains elusive during SCF due to its instability under an elevated temperature. Herein, we pioneer the use of ionic liquid (IL)-assisted SCF for the fabrication of self-polarized β-PVDF piezoelectric foam with tailored cells. IL incorporation not only facilitates CO2 infusion but also catalyzes the formation and preservation of β-phase crystals throughout the SCF process, culminating in a PVDF foam with an exceptionally high β-phase content (98%). Furthermore, the constructed honeycomb-like pore can effectively absorb external forces and significantly amplify the compressive strain, substantially enhancing the piezoelectric output of the PVDF foam. Impressively, PVDF foam with circumferential pore delivers a maximum piezoelectric output of 19.1 V, setting a new benchmark for SCF fabricated PVDF-based foam PEH. This advanced piezoelectric PVDF foam demonstrates significant potential as a flexible sensor for real-time monitoring of human foot pressure, highlighting its utility in adaptive sensing applications.
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高分子科学
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能量转换与存储
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纳米技术
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机械工程
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Polymers
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2022
·Vol. 14
·期 9
·1680
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IF 4.967
Qiuping He,Wei Chen,Pengfei Wang,Xiaoming Dou
Separation of dichlorobenzene (DCB) isomers with high purity by time− and energy−saving methods from their mixtures is still a great challenge in the fine chemical industry. Herein, silicalite-1 zeolites/polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) hybrid membranes (silicalite-1/PDMS) have been successfully fabricated on the porous polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) supports to first investigate the pervaporation separation properties of DCB isomers. The morphology and structure of the silicalite-1 zeolites and the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes were characterized by XRD, FTIR, SEM and BET. The results showed that the active silicalite-1/PDMS layers were dense and continuous without any longitudinal cracks and other defects with the silicalite-1 zeolites content no more than 10%. When the silicalite-1 zeolites content exceeded 10%, the surfaces of the active silicalite-1/PDMS layers became rougher, and silicalite-1 zeolites aggregated to form pile pores. The pervaporation experiments both in single-isomer and binary−isomer systems for the separation of DCB isomers was further carried out at 60 °C. The results showed that the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes with 10% silicalite-1 zeolites content had better DCB selective separation performance than the silicalite-1/α−Al2O3membranes prepared by template method. The permeate fluxes of the DCB isomers increased in the order of m−DCB < o−DCB < p−DCB both in single-isomer and binary-isomers solutions for the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes. The separation factor of the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes for p/o−DCB was 2.9 and for p/m−DCB was 4.6 in binary system. The permeate fluxes of the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes for p−DCB in p/o−DCB and p/m−DCB binary−isomers solutions were 126.2 g∙m−2∙h−1and 104.3 g∙m−2∙h−1, respectively. The thickness−normalized pervaporation separation index in p/o−DCB binary−isomers solutions was 4.20 μm∙kg∙m−2∙h−1and in p/m−DCB binary−isomers solutions was 6.57 μm∙kg∙m−2∙h−1. The results demonstrated that the silicalite-1/PDMS/PVDF hybrid membranes had great potential for pervaporation separation of DCB from their mixtures.
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