Reductant-assisted polydopamine-modified membranes for efficient water purification

doi:10.1007/s11705-020-1987-9

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2021, Vol. 15

Issue (1) : 109-117 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-020-1987-9

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Reductant-assisted polydopamine-modified membranes for efficient water purification

Feng Sun¹, Jinren Lu¹, Yuhong Wang², Jie Xiong¹, Congjie Gao¹, Jia Xu¹(

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¹. Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
². National Center of Ocean Standards and Metrology, Tianjin 300112, China

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Abstract

Surface engineering with polydopamine coatings has been considered a promising surface functionalisation tool. However, it is difficult to control the self-polymerisation for polydopamine formation, which usually causes severe interparticle aggregation. In this study, polydopamine self-polymerisation was controlled by adjusting its reducing environment using a reductant (NaBH₄) to fabricate mixed cellulose ester (MCE)/polydopamine membranes. An oxidising environment using NaIO₄ was additionally tested as the control. The results showed that a thin polydopamine coating with small polydopamine particles was formed on the skeleton frameworks of the MCE membrane with NaBH₄, and the self-polymerisation rate was suppressed. The polydopamine coating formed in the reducing environment facilitated excellent water transport performance with a water permeance of approximately 400 L·m⁻²·h⁻¹·bar⁻¹ as well as efficient organic foulant removal with a bovine serum albumin rejection of approximately 90%. In addition, the polydopamine coating with NaBH₄ exhibited both excellent chemical stability and anti-microbial activity, demonstrating the contribution of the reducing environment to the performance of the MCE/polydopamine membranes. It shows significant potential for use in water purification.

Keywords membrane water purification polydopamine reducing environment self-polymerization control

Corresponding Author(s): Jia Xu

Just Accepted Date: 18 September 2020 Online First Date: 29 October 2020 Issue Date: 12 January 2021

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Feng Sun,Jinren Lu,Yuhong Wang, et al. Reductant-assisted polydopamine-modified membranes for efficient water purification[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2021, 15(1): 109-117.

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Fig.1 Illustration of fabrication and structure of MCE/polydopamine membranes via controlling the oxidating/reducing environment.

Fig.2 SEM images and photos of MCE/polydopamine membranes.

Fig.3 Surface properties characterization of MCE/polydopamine membranes: (a) FTIR spectra; (b) water contact angle.

Fig.4 Separation performance of MCE/polydopamine membranes: (a) pure water permeance and the ratio of water flux to pressure with 200 mg·L⁻¹BSA solution as feed; (b) BSA rejection with 200 mg·L⁻¹ BSA solution as feed.

Fig.5 Stability evaluation of MCE/polydopamine membranes in acid (pH= 4) and base (pH= 11) solution: (a) photos; (b) separation performance.

Fig.6 Petri dish results of E. coli growth inhibition: (a) photos; (b) colony number and anti-microbial efficiency.

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