Abstract:Electro-assisted membrane filtration is an effective method to mitigate membrane fouling, but it is limited by the lack of conductive membrane which possesses high stability, high mechanical strength and simple preparation process. In this study, the conductive carbon nanotube-polyvinylidene fluoride (CNT-PVDF) composite hollow fiber membrane was prepared by vacuum-filtrating CNT on the PVDF support layer. Then a crosslink reaction occurred between the carboxyl groups on the surface of acidified CNT and the hydroxyl group of crosslinking agent PVA to enhance the stability of the conductive functional layer. The result of antifouling experiment showed that the flux of single membrane filtration decreased by 72% during five operation cycles, and the membrane flux after regeneration only recovered 58% of the initial flux. However, the electrostatic repulsion could effectively slow down the decline speed of membrane flux and mitigate the membrane fouling under the condition of ?2 V electro-assistance. The flux decline was less than 10% during five operation cycles. And the membrane flux could be completely recovered after backwash regeneration. The above results provide reference for the practical application of electric-assisted anti-fouling technology. Key words:hollow fiber membrane/ CNT-PVDF/ crosslinking/ electro-assistance/ anti-fouling.
图1导电CNT-PVDF复合中空纤维膜的制备过程示意图 Figure1.Preparation process sketch of conductive CNT-PVDF composite hollow fiber membranes
图11槽压与偏压对应关系和电辅助膜过滤处理模拟污水通量变化 Figure11.Correspondence diagram of cell voltage and bias potential and variation of flux with electro-assistance during filtering simulated wastewater
图13CNT-PVDF中空纤维膜在开路和电辅助(?2 V, 膜作为阴极)条件下的通量变化 Figure13.Flux of CNT-PVDF composite hollow fiber membranes without electro-assistance and with ?2 V electro-assistance (membrane as cathode)
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School of Environmental Science & Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China Received Date: 2019-07-08 Accepted Date: 2019-10-15 Available Online: 2020-05-06 Keywords:hollow fiber membrane/ CNT-PVDF/ crosslinking/ electro-assistance/ anti-fouling Abstract:Electro-assisted membrane filtration is an effective method to mitigate membrane fouling, but it is limited by the lack of conductive membrane which possesses high stability, high mechanical strength and simple preparation process. In this study, the conductive carbon nanotube-polyvinylidene fluoride (CNT-PVDF) composite hollow fiber membrane was prepared by vacuum-filtrating CNT on the PVDF support layer. Then a crosslink reaction occurred between the carboxyl groups on the surface of acidified CNT and the hydroxyl group of crosslinking agent PVA to enhance the stability of the conductive functional layer. The result of antifouling experiment showed that the flux of single membrane filtration decreased by 72% during five operation cycles, and the membrane flux after regeneration only recovered 58% of the initial flux. However, the electrostatic repulsion could effectively slow down the decline speed of membrane flux and mitigate the membrane fouling under the condition of ?2 V electro-assistance. The flux decline was less than 10% during five operation cycles. And the membrane flux could be completely recovered after backwash regeneration. The above results provide reference for the practical application of electric-assisted anti-fouling technology.