화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.93, 101-116, January, 2021
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2020.09.031  Export Citation
Photocatalytic-membrane technology: a critical review for membrane fouling mitigation
Nazanin Nasrollahi1, Leila Ghalamchi1, Vahid Vatanpour2, †, and Alireza Khataee3, 4, †
  • 1Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran
  • 2Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911 Tehran, Iran
  • 3Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
  • 4Department of Environmental Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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The present paper provides an overview of the hybrid photocatalytic-membrane process and its new properties such as permeability, hydrophilicity, rejection, antifouling and photodegradation efficiency. The integration of photocatalysts and membranes could be occurred in three major steps firstly photocatalysts mixed matrix membranes, secondly photocatalysts immobilized on the surface of membranes, and thirdly membranes for the separation of photocatalysts from their suspensions. Different combinations of photocatalysts (TiO2, CuO or ZnO) and membrane processes are presented and characterized in the review paper. Positive or negative effect of different configurations of photocatalysis and membrane processes are discussed on the antifouling and antibacterial properties of the membranes. This review outlines the coupling of photocatalysts with the membranes can reduce the fouling of the membranes due to three mechanisms: elevation of membrane hydrophilicity, induction of antibacterial properties and degradation of foulants by produced radicals. However, reactive radicals can destroy polymeric membranes. Moreover, a short introduction to the photoelectrocatalysts is presented combined with membrane processes.
Keywords:Photocatalyst;Mixed matrix membrane;Photocatalytic-membrane reactors;Fouling;Photoelectrocatalysts;Degradation
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