Tailoring Morphology and Properties of Tight Utrafiltration Membranes by Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide for Performance Improvement
To enhance the permeation and separation performance of the polyethersulfone (PES) tight ultrafiltration (TUF) membrane, two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) was applied as a modifier in low concentrations. The influence of different concentrations of MoS<sub>2<...
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| description | To enhance the permeation and separation performance of the polyethersulfone (PES) tight ultrafiltration (TUF) membrane, two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) was applied as a modifier in low concentrations. The influence of different concentrations of MoS<sub>2</sub> (0, 0.25, 0.50, 1.00, and 1.50 wt%) on TUF membranes was investigated in terms of morphology, mechanical strength properties, permeation, and separation. The results indicate that the blending of MoS<sub>2</sub> tailored the microstructure of the membrane and enhanced the mechanical strength property. Moreover, by embedding an appropriate amount of MoS<sub>2</sub> into the membrane, the PES/MoS<sub>2</sub> membranes showed improvement in permeation and without the sacrifice of the rejection of bovine serum protein (BSA) and humic acid (HA). Compared with the pristine membrane, the modified membrane embedded with 0.5 wt% MoS<sub>2</sub> showed a 36.08% increase in the pure water flux, and >99.6% rejections of BSA and HA. This study reveals that two-dimensional MoS<sub>2</sub> can be used as an effective additive to improve the performance and properties of TUF membranes for water treatment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2d41c3ba587d45ae8d23925455c800a02023-11-24T05:48:38ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752022-10-011211107110.3390/membranes12111071Tailoring Morphology and Properties of Tight Utrafiltration Membranes by Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide for Performance ImprovementHuali Tian0Xing Wu1Kaisong Zhang2Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, College of Life Sciences, Guangxi Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guilin 541000, ChinaCSIRO Manufacturing, Clayton South, Victoria 3169, AustraliaKey Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, ChinaTo enhance the permeation and separation performance of the polyethersulfone (PES) tight ultrafiltration (TUF) membrane, two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) was applied as a modifier in low concentrations. The influence of different concentrations of MoS<sub>2</sub> (0, 0.25, 0.50, 1.00, and 1.50 wt%) on TUF membranes was investigated in terms of morphology, mechanical strength properties, permeation, and separation. The results indicate that the blending of MoS<sub>2</sub> tailored the microstructure of the membrane and enhanced the mechanical strength property. Moreover, by embedding an appropriate amount of MoS<sub>2</sub> into the membrane, the PES/MoS<sub>2</sub> membranes showed improvement in permeation and without the sacrifice of the rejection of bovine serum protein (BSA) and humic acid (HA). Compared with the pristine membrane, the modified membrane embedded with 0.5 wt% MoS<sub>2</sub> showed a 36.08% increase in the pure water flux, and >99.6% rejections of BSA and HA. This study reveals that two-dimensional MoS<sub>2</sub> can be used as an effective additive to improve the performance and properties of TUF membranes for water treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/12/11/1071tight ultrafiltration membranemolybdenum disulfidehumic acid rejectionBSA rejection |
| spellingShingle | Huali Tian Xing Wu Kaisong Zhang Tailoring Morphology and Properties of Tight Utrafiltration Membranes by Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide for Performance Improvement Membranes tight ultrafiltration membrane molybdenum disulfide humic acid rejection BSA rejection |
| title | Tailoring Morphology and Properties of Tight Utrafiltration Membranes by Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide for Performance Improvement |
| title_full | Tailoring Morphology and Properties of Tight Utrafiltration Membranes by Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide for Performance Improvement |
| title_fullStr | Tailoring Morphology and Properties of Tight Utrafiltration Membranes by Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide for Performance Improvement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tailoring Morphology and Properties of Tight Utrafiltration Membranes by Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide for Performance Improvement |
| title_short | Tailoring Morphology and Properties of Tight Utrafiltration Membranes by Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide for Performance Improvement |
| title_sort | tailoring morphology and properties of tight utrafiltration membranes by two dimensional molybdenum disulfide for performance improvement |
| topic | tight ultrafiltration membrane molybdenum disulfide humic acid rejection BSA rejection |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/12/11/1071 |
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