Shi, M. Z.; Wang, W. Preparation and performance of hydroxyl-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polyvinylidene fluoride blend membranes. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(11), 1693-1703.
Shi, M. Z.; Wang, W. Preparation and performance of hydroxyl-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes/polyvinylidene fluoride blend membranes. Polym. Bull. (in Chinese), 2025, 38(11), 1693-1703. DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.2025.25.206.
Preparation and Performance of Hydroxyl-functionalized Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes/Polyvinylidene Fluoride Blend Membranes
To address the limitations of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes
such as low surface energy
inadequate hydrophilicity
susceptibility to fouling
and limited lifespan
MWCNTs-OH/PVDF blend membranes were prepared
via
the low-temperature thermally induced phase separation (L-TIPS) method using hydroxyl-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-OH) as modifiers. The effect of MWCNTs-OH mass fraction on the microstructure
filtration performance
mechanical properties
hydrophilicity
and antifouling performance of the membranes was investigated. The findings revealed that an increase in the MWCNTs-OH mass fraction initially enhanced the pure water flux of the blended membrane
peaking at 508.94 L/(m
2
·h) with 0.04 wt% MWCNTs-OH. The rejection ratio of polyethylene glycol 10000 (PEG10000) also increased
reaching 95.9% at 0.03 wt% MWCNTs-OH. Moreover
the tensile strength and elongation at break exhibited an increasing trend followed by a decrease
with 0.04 wt% MWCNTs-OH yielding maximum values of 2.69 MPa and 77.3%
respectively. Incorporating MWCNTs-OH in the casting solution led to a reduction in membrane average roughness from 0.354 μm (0 wt% MWCNTs-OH) to 0.056 μm (0.04 wt% MWCNTs-OH)
with a flux recovery ratio of 93.67% (0.04 wt% MWCNTs-OH) was achieved after bovine serum albumin (BSA) fouling. In conclusion
the addition of modified MWCNTs to the casting solution effectively enhanced the overall performance of PVDF membranes
thereby improvi
ng their applicability.
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