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Petukhov DI, Johnson DJ. Membrane modification with carbon nanomaterials for fouling mitigation: A review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2024; 327:103140. [PMID: 38579462 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2024.103140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
Abstract
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in membrane modification for fouling mitigation in various water treatment processes, employing carbon nanomaterials such as fullerenes, nanodiamonds, carbon quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, and graphene oxide. Currently, using different carbon nanomaterials for polymeric membrane fouling mitigation is at various stages: CNT-modified membranes have been studied for more than ten years and have already been tested in pilot-scale setups; tremendous attention has been paid to utilizing graphene oxide as a modifying agent, while the research on carbon quantum dots' influence on the membrane antifouling properties is in the early stages. Given the intricate nature of fouling as a colloidal phenomenon, the review initially delves into the factors influencing the fouling process and explores strategies to address it. The diverse chemistry and antibacterial properties of carbon nanomaterials make them valuable for mitigating scaling, colloidal, and biofouling. This review covers surface modification of existing membranes using different carbon materials, which can be implemented as a post-treatment procedure during membrane fabrication. Creating mixed-matrix membranes by incorporating carbon nanomaterials into the polymer matrix requires the development of new synthetic procedures. Additionally, it discusses promising strategies to actively suppress fouling through external influences on modified membranes. In the concluding section, the review compares the effectiveness of carbon materials of varying dimensions and identifies key characteristics influencing the antifouling properties of membranes modified with carbon nanomaterials.
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- Dmitrii I Petukhov
- Division of Engineering, Water Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Division of Engineering, Water Research Center, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Nayak V, Mannekote Shivanna J, Ramu S, Radoor S, Balakrishna RG. Efficacy of Electrospun Nanofiber Membranes on Fouling Mitigation: A Review. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:43346-43363. [PMID: 36506161 PMCID: PMC9730468 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Despite the advantages of high contaminant removal, operational flexibility, and technical advancements offered, the undesirable fouling property of membranes limits their durability, thus posing restrictions on their usage. An enormous struggle is underway to conquer this major challenge. Most of the earlier reviews include the basic concepts of fouling and antifouling, with respect to particular separation processes such as ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and membrane bioreactors, graphene-based membranes, zwitterionic membranes, and so on. As per our knowledge, the importance of nanofiber membranes in challenging the fouling process has not been included in any record to date. Nanofibers with the ability to be embedded in any medium with a high surface to volume ratio play a key role in mitigating the fouling of membranes, and it is important for these studies to be critically analyzed and reported. Our Review hence intends to focus on nanofiber membranes developed with enhanced antifouling and biofouling properties with a brief introduction on fabrication processes and surface and chemical modifications. A summary on surface modifications of preformed nanofibers is given along with different nanofiller combinations used and blend fabrication with efficacy in wastewater treatment and antifouling abilities. In addition, future prospects and advancements are discussed.
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- Vignesh Nayak
- Institute
of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentská 573, Pardubice-532 10, Czech Republic
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- Department
of Chemistry, AMC Engineering College, Bannerughatta Road, Bengaluru 260083, Karnataka, India
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- Centre
for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka, India
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- Department
of Mechanical and Process Engineering, The Sirindhorn International
Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Bangkok 10800, Thailand
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- Centre
for Nano and Material Sciences, Jain University, Jain Global Campus, Kanakapura, Bangalore 562112, Karnataka, India
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Plisko T, Burts K, Zolotarev A, Bildyukevich A, Dmitrenko M, Kuzminova A, Ermakov S, Penkova A. Development and Investigation of Hierarchically Structured Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes from Polyamide/Chitosan Succinate Embedded with a Metal-Organic Framework (Fe-BTC) for Pervaporation. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:967. [PMID: 36295726 PMCID: PMC9611024 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12100967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Thin-film composite membranes (TFC) obtained by the formation of a selective layer on a porous membrane-substrate via interfacial polymerization (IP) are indispensable for separation procedures in reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, pervaporation, and gas separation. Achieving high selectivity and permeability for TFC membranes is still one of the main challenges in membrane science and technology. This study focuses on the development of thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes with a hierarchically structured polyamide (PA)/chitosan succinate (ChS) selective layer embedded with a metal-organic framework of iron 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate (Fe-BTC) for the enhanced pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol. The aim of this work was to study the effect of Fe-BTC incorporation into the ChS interlayer and PA selective layer, obtained via IP, on the structure, properties, and performance of pervaporation TFN membranes. The structure and hydrophilicity of the developed TFN membranes were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), along with water contact angle measurements. The developed TFN membranes were studied in the pervaporation dehydration of isopropanol (12-30 wt % water). It was found that incorporation of Fe-BTC into the ChS interlayer yielded the formation of a smoother, more uniform, and defect-free PA ultrathin selective layer via IP, due to the amorpho-crystalline structure of particles serving as the amine storage reservoir and led to an increase in membrane selectivity toward water, and a slight decrease in permeation flux compared to the ChS interlayered TFC membranes. The best pervaporation performance was demonstrated by the TFN membrane with a ChS-Fe-BTC interlayer and the addition of 0.03 wt % Fe-BTC in the PA layer, yielding a permeation flux of 197-826 g·m-2·h-1 and 98.50-99.99 wt % water in the permeate, in the pervaporation separation of isopropanol/water mixtures (12-30 wt % water).
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- Tatiana Plisko
- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220072 Minsk, Belarus
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220072 Minsk, Belarus
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- Institute of Physical Organic Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 220072 Minsk, Belarus
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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- St. Petersburg State University, 7/9 Universitetskaya nab., 199034 St. Petersburg, Russia
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Yue C, Chen Y, Zhang W, Zheng Y, Hu X, Shang B. Direct Purification of Digestate Using Polymeric Ultrafiltration Membranes: Influence of Materials on Filtration Behavior and Fouling Characteristics. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:882. [PMID: 36135901 PMCID: PMC9503509 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12090882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In-depth exploration of filtration behavior and fouling characteristics of polymeric ultrafiltration (UF) membranes can provide guidance for the selection of materials and the control of membrane fouling during the purification of digestate. In this study, four types of polymeric membranes, (polyethersulfone (PES), polysulfone (PS), polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), and polyacrylonitrile (PAN)), were employed to filter digestate from swine manure. The results showed that the viscosity of the digestate dropped from 45.0 ± 11.3 mPa·s to 18.0 ± 9.8 mPa·s, with an increase in temperature from 30.0 °C to 45.0 °C. The four membrane fluxes all increased by more than 30%, with the cross flow velocity increasing from 1.0 m s−1 to 2.0 m s−1. During the batch experiments, the flux maintenance abilities of the membranes were in the order: PAN > PS > PVDF > PES. There were no significant differences in the effects of membrane materials on the removal of COD, TN, and TP (p < 0.05). For UV254 removal efficiency, PS showed the highest efficiency (68.6%), while PVDF showed the lowest efficiency (63.4%). The major fouling type was irreversible hydraulic fouling, and the main elements of scaling were C, O, S, and Ca. Pseudomonadales were the dominant bacteria in the PS (26.2%) and in the PVDF (51.4%) fouling layers, while Bacteroidales were the dominant bacteria in the PES (26.8%) and in the PAN (14.7%) fouling layers. The flux recovery rates (FRRs) of the cleaning methods can be arranged as follows: NaClO > NaOH > Citric acid ≈ Tap water. After NaClO cleaning, the PVDF membrance showed the highest FRR (73.1%), and the PAN membrane showed the lowest FRR (30.1%).
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- Caide Yue
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Treatment of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Treatment of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Treatment of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Treatment of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Treatment of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
- Key Laboratory of Energy Conservation and Waste Treatment of Agricultural Structures, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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Yao J, Wu Z, Liu Y, Zheng X, Zhang H, Dong R, Qiao W. Predicting membrane fouling in a high solid AnMBR treating OFMSW leachate through a genetic algorithm and the optimization of a BP neural network model. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 307:114585. [PMID: 35085971 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Anaerobic membrane bioreactors are a promising technology in the treatment of high-strength wastewater; however, unpredictable membrane fouling largely limits their scale-up application. This study, therefore, adopted a backpropagation neural network model to predict the membrane filtration performance in a submerged system, which treats leachate from the organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Duration time, water yield flow, influent COD, pH, bulk sludge concentration, and the ratio of ΔTMP to filtration time were selected as input variables to simulate membrane permeability. The membrane pressure slightly increased by 1.1 kPa within 62 days of operation. The results showed that the AnMBR membrane filtration performance was acceptable when treating OFMSW leachate under a flux of 6 L/(m2·h). The model results indicated that the sludge concentration largely determined the membrane fouling with a contribution of 33.8%. Given the local minimization problem in the BP neural network process, a genetic algorithm was introduced to optimize the simulation process, and the relative error of the results was reduced from 5.57% to 3.57%. Conclusively, the artificial neural network could be a useful tool for the prediction of an AnMBR that is so far under development.
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- Junqiang Yao
- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, China; Research & Development Center for Efficient Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Biobased Gaseous Fuels, Energy Authority, National Development and Reform Committee, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, China; Research & Development Center for Efficient Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Biobased Gaseous Fuels, Energy Authority, National Development and Reform Committee, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Everbright Environmental Technology (China) Limited, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Everbright Environmental Technology Research Institute (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210007, China
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- Everbright Environmental Technology Research Institute (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., Nanjing, 210007, China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, China; Research & Development Center for Efficient Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Biobased Gaseous Fuels, Energy Authority, National Development and Reform Committee, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, China; Research & Development Center for Efficient Production and Comprehensive Utilization of Biobased Gaseous Fuels, Energy Authority, National Development and Reform Committee, Beijing, 100083, China.
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Li X, Su Z, Luo Y, Chen X, Luo J, Pinelo M. Modelling of oligodextran production via an immobilized enzyme membrane reactor: Bioreaction-separation coupling mechanism. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Burts K, Plisko T, Bildyukevich A, Rodrigues G, Sjölin M, Lipnizki F, Ulbricht M. Development of polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes with enhanced antifouling performance for the valorisation of side streams in the pulp and paper industry. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Nanoporous polyethersulfone membranes prepared by mixed solvent phase separation method for protein separation. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Review of Membrane Separation Models and Technologies: Processing Complex Food-Based Biomolecular Fractions. FOOD BIOPROCESS TECH 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s11947-020-02559-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Modification of Polysulfone Ultrafiltration Membranes via Addition of Anionic Polyelectrolyte Based on Acrylamide and Sodium Acrylate to the Coagulation Bath to Improve Antifouling Performance in Water Treatment. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10100264. [PMID: 32998284 PMCID: PMC7601055 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10100264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 09/24/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Surface modification of polysulfone ultrafiltration membranes was performed via addition of an anionic polymer flocculant based on acrylamide and sodium acrylate (PASA) to the coagulation bath upon membrane preparation by non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS). The effect of PASA concentration in the coagulant at different coagulation bath temperatures on membrane formation time, membrane structure, surface roughness, hydrophilic-hydrophobic balance of the skin layer, surface charge, as well as separation and antifouling performance was studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, contact angle and zeta potential measurements were utilized for membrane characterization. Membrane barrier and antifouling properties were evaluated in ultrafiltration of model solutions containing human serum albumin and humic acids as well as with real surface water. PASA addition was found to affect the kinetics of phase separation leading to delayed demixing mechanism of phase separation due to the substantial increase of coagulant viscosity, which is proved by a large increase of membrane formation time. Denser and thicker skin layer is formed and formation of macrovoids in membrane matrix is suppressed. FTIR analysis confirms the immobilization of PASA macromolecules into the membrane skin layer, which yields improvement of hydrophilicity and change of zeta potential. Modified membrane demonstrated better separation and antifouling performance in the ultrafiltration of humic acid solution and surface water compared to the reference membrane.
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