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

Overview

Journal Molecules

Publisher MDPI

Specialty Biology

Date 2021 Jun 2

PMID 34071526

Citations 2

Authors

Zhenglian Liu

Ziling Xu

Chaoqi Liu

YaJing Zhao

Qingyin Xia

Minghao Fang

Xin Min

Zhaohui Huang

Yangai Liu

Xiaowen Wu

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Abstract

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 h) 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 h. These results show that the as-prepared polydopamine nanocluster-embedded nanofiber membrane has an excellent potential for oily wastewater treatment applications.

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