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Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.104, 186-202, December, 2021
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2021.08.020  Export Citation
Modification of EPVC membranes by incorporating tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanosheets to improve antifouling and dye separation properties
Hossein Akhi1, Vahid Vatanpour1, 2, †, Fatemeh Zakeri3, 4, and Alireza Khataee3, 5
  • 1Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911 Tehran, Iran
  • 2Research Institute of Green Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 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
  • 4College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, 210037 Nanjing, China
  • 5Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, 99138 Nicosia, Mersin 10, Turkey
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In this research, the modification of emulsion polyvinyl chloride (EPVC) filtration membranes was evaluated by incorporating tungsten trioxide (WO3) nanosheets. The WO3 nanosheets at five different percentages were blended with the polymeric casting solution to prepare flat sheet membranes via the phase separation method. The prepared nanocomposite membranes were characterized by SEM, AFM, ATR, mean pore radius, porosity, and contact angle measurements. The investigated parameters were water flux, rejecting protein and three dyes, antifouling ability, long-term test and reuse ability. The obtained results showed that adding an optimal amount of WO3 (1 wt%) enhanced water flux and dye rejection. The nanocomposite membranes presented a lower contact angle due to the hydrophilicity of inserted WO3 nanosheets. The water permeability increased from 191 L/m2h.bar for the bare membrane to 238.8 L/m2h.bar for 1 wt% WO3 EPVC membrane with 96.6, 95.4 and 57.5% rejection rates for Reactive Green 19, Reactive Red 195 and Reactive Yellow 39 solutions with molecular weights of 1419, 1136.31 and 699.2 g/mole, respectively. The long-term test and reuse ability performance showed that the dye rejection did not change sensibly and good resistance was observed against the flux reduction. In conclusion, WO3 can be applied as a suitable nanosheet to modify PVC membranes.
Keywords:Mixed matrix membranes;Nanocomposites;Dye wastewater treatment;Antifouling
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