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Ahmad T, Rehman LM, Al-Nuaimi R, de Levay JPBB, Thankamony R, Mubashir M, Lai Z. Thermodynamics and kinetic analysis of membrane: Challenges and perspectives. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 337:139430. [PMID: 37422221 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023]
Abstract
The ultimate structure of the membrane is determined using two important effects: (i) thermodynamic effect and (ii) kinetic effect. Controlling the mechanism of kinetic and thermodynamic processes in phase separation is essential for enhancing membrane performance. However, the relationship between system parameters and the ultimate membrane morphology is still largely empirical. This review focuses on the fundamental ideas behind thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) and nonsolvent-induced phase separation (NIPS) methods, including both kinetic and thermodynamic elements. The thermodynamic approach to understanding phase separation and the effect of different interaction parameters on membrane morphology has been discussed in detail. Furthermore, this review explores the capabilities and limitations of different macroscopic transport models used for the last four decades to explore the phase inversion process. The application of molecular simulations and phase field to understand phase separation has also been briefly examined. Finally, it discusses the thermodynamic approach to understanding phase separation and the consequence of different interaction parameters on membrane morphology, as well as possible directions for artificial intelligence to fill the gaps in the literature. This review aims to provide comprehensive knowledge and motivation for future modeling work for membrane fabrication via new techniques such as nonsolvent-TIPS, complex-TIPS, non-solvent assisted TIPS, combined NIPS-TIPS method, and mixed solvent phase separation.
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- Tausif Ahmad
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Design of hollow nanostructured photocatalysts for clean energy production. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Chiao YH, Lin HT, Ang MBMY, Teow YH, Wickramasinghe SR, Chang Y. Surface Zwitterionization via Grafting of Epoxylated Sulfobetaine Copolymers onto PVDF Membranes for Improved Permeability and Biofouling Mitigation. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c04382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Yu-Hsuan Chiao
- R&D Center for Membrane Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chung Li32023, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas72701, United States
- Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Kobe University, Rokkodaicho 1-1, Nada, Kobe657-8501, Japan
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- R&D Center for Membrane Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chung Li32023, Taiwan
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- R&D Center for Membrane Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chung Li32023, Taiwan
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- Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas72701, United States
- Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, 43600Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- R&D Center for Membrane Technology and Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan University, Chung Li32023, Taiwan
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Geleta TA, Maggay IV, Chang Y, Venault A. Recent Advances on the Fabrication of Antifouling Phase-Inversion Membranes by Physical Blending Modification Method. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:58. [PMID: 36676865 PMCID: PMC9864519 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13010058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Membrane technology is an essential tool for water treatment and biomedical applications. Despite their extensive use in these fields, polymeric-based membranes still face several challenges, including instability, low mechanical strength, and propensity to fouling. The latter point has attracted the attention of numerous teams worldwide developing antifouling materials for membranes and interfaces. A convenient method to prepare antifouling membranes is via physical blending (or simply blending), which is a one-step method that consists of mixing the main matrix polymer and the antifouling material prior to casting and film formation by a phase inversion process. This review focuses on the recent development (past 10 years) of antifouling membranes via this method and uses different phase-inversion processes including liquid-induced phase separation, vapor induced phase separation, and thermally induced phase separation. Antifouling materials used in these recent studies including polymers, metals, ceramics, and carbon-based and porous nanomaterials are also surveyed. Furthermore, the assessment of antifouling properties and performances are extensively summarized. Finally, we conclude this review with a list of technical and scientific challenges that still need to be overcome to improve the functional properties and widen the range of applications of antifouling membranes prepared by blending modification.
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- R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 32023, Taiwan
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- R&D Center for Membrane Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li 32023, Taiwan
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Aini HN, Maggay I, Chang Y, Venault A. A Green Stable Antifouling PEGylated PVDF Membrane Prepared by Vapor-Induced Phase Separation. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1277. [PMID: 36557184 PMCID: PMC9784106 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12121277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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While green solvents are being implemented in the fabrication of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes, most are not compatible with the vapor-induced phase separation (VIPS) process for which relatively low dissolution temperatures are required. Additionally, preparing antifouling green membranes in one step by blending the polymer with an antifouling material before inducing phase separation remains extremely challenging due to the solubility issues. Here, the green solvent triethyl phosphate (TEP) was used to solubilize both PVDF and a copolymer (synthesized from styrene monomer and poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate). VIPS was then used, yielding symmetric bi-continuous microfiltration membranes. For a 2 wt% copolymer content in the casting solution, the corresponding membrane P2 showed a homogeneous and dense surface distribution of the copolymer, resulting in a high hydration capacity (>900 mg/cm3) and effective resistance to biofouling during the adsorption tests using bovine serum albumin, Escherichia coli or whole blood, with a measured fouling reduction of 80%, 89% and 90%, respectively. Cyclic filtration tests using bacteria highlighted the competitive antifouling properties of the membranes with a flux recovery ratio after two water/bacterial solution cycles higher than 70%, a reversible flux decline ratio of about 62% and an irreversible flux decline ratio of 28%. Finally, these green antifouling membranes were shown to be stable despite several weeks of immersion in water.
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Ma W, Zhou Z, Ismail N, Tocci E, Figoli A, Khayet M, Matsuura T, Cui Z, Tavajohi N. Membrane formation by thermally induced phase separation: Materials, involved parameters, modeling, current efforts and future directions. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Wang L, Chi W, Liu C, Fan J, Lin J, Liu Y. Large‐scalable polar bear hair‐like cellular hollow fibers with excellent thermal insulation and ductility. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Liang Wang
- School of Textiles Science and Engineering Tiangong University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles Science and Engineering Tiangong University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles Science and Engineering Tiangong University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles Science and Engineering Tiangong University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai People's Republic of China
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- School of Textiles Science and Engineering Tiangong University Tianjin People's Republic of China
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Xiang S, Tang X, Rajabzadeh S, Zhang P, Cui Z, Matsuyama H. Fabrication of PVDF/EVOH blend hollow fiber membranes with hydrophilic property via thermally induced phase process. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Zhang P, Rajabzadeh S, Istirokhatun T, Shen Q, Jia Y, Yao X, Venault A, Chang Y, Matsuyama H. A novel method to immobilize zwitterionic copolymers onto PVDF hollow fiber membrane surface to obtain antifouling membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Song Q, Zhu J, Niu X, Wang J, Dong G, Shan M, Zhang B, Matsuyama H, Zhang Y. Interfacial assembly of micro/nanoscale nanotube/silica achieves superhydrophobic melamine sponge for water/oil separation. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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