Polydopamine Nanocluster Embedded Nanofibrous Membrane via Blow Spinning for Separation of Oil/Water Emulsions

Developing a porous separation membrane that can efficiently separate oil–water emulsions still represents a challenge. In this study, nanofiber membranes with polydopamine clusters polymerized and embedded on the surface were successfully constructed using a solution blow-spinning process. The hier...

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Hauptverfasser: Zhenglian Liu, Ziling Xu, Chaoqi Liu, Yajing Zhao, Qingyin Xia, Minghao Fang, Xin Min, Zhaohui Huang, Yan’gai Liu, Xiaowen Wu
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Schriftenreihe:Molecules
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Online Zugang:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/11/3258
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Zusammenfassung:Developing a porous separation membrane that can efficiently separate oil–water emulsions still represents a challenge. In this study, nanofiber membranes with polydopamine clusters polymerized and embedded on the surface were successfully constructed using a solution blow-spinning process. The hierarchical surface structure enhanced the selective wettability, superhydrophilicity in air (≈0°), and underwater oleophobicity (≈160.2°) of the membrane. This membrane can effectively separate oil–water emulsions, achieving an excellent permeation flux (1552 Lm<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>) and high separation efficiency (~99.86%) while operating only under the force of gravity. When the external driving pressure was increased to 20 kPa, the separation efficiency hardly changed (99.81%). However, the permeation flux significantly increased to 5894 Lm<sup>−2</sup> h<sup>−1</sup>. These results show that the as-prepared polydopamine nanocluster-embedded nanofiber membrane has an excellent potential for oily wastewater treatment applications.
ISSN:1420-3049