Lignin-based electrospun nanofiber membrane decorated with photo-Fenton Ag@MIF-100(Fe) heterojunctions for complex wastewater remediation

doi:10.1007/s11705-023-2309-9

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2023, Vol. 17

Issue (7) : 930-941 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-023-2309-9

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Lignin-based electrospun nanofiber membrane decorated with photo-Fenton Ag@MIF-100(Fe) heterojunctions for complex wastewater remediation

Guodong Tian^1,², Chao Duan^1,²(

), Bingxu Zhou², Chaochao Tian², Qiang Wang¹(

), Jiachuan Chen¹

¹. State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan 250353, China
². College of Bioresources Chemical and Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China

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Abstract

Membrane technology for wastewater remediation has aroused wide interest owing to its unique properties and potential applications. However, it remains challenging to explore green, efficient and robust membrane material and technique for complex wastewater treatment. Herein, we proposed using a simple electrospinning and in situ seeding method to fabricate a lignin-based electrospun nanofiber membrane (LENM) decorated with photo-Fenton Ag@MIL-100(Fe) heterojunctions for efficient separation of oil/water emulsions and degradation of organic dye. Thanks to the embedded lignin in LENM, an ultrahigh MIL-100(Fe) loading (53 wt %) with good wettability and high porosity was obtained. As a result, the hybrid Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM exhibited excellent oil/water emulsions separation efficiency (more than 97%) without a compromise of water flux. Moreover, the hybrid membrane showed an excellent dye removal with degradation of 99% methylene blue within 30 min under illumination, which is attributed to a synergy of dye adsorption/enrichment and photo-Fenton catalytic degradation from Ag@MIL-100(Fe). Therefore, the lignin-based photo-Fenton hybrid membrane can lay the foundation for the preparation and application of green, sustainable and versatile membrane materials and technologies for efficient complex wastewater remediation.

Keywords lignin electrospinning heterojunctions photo-Fenton catalysis wastewater remediation

Corresponding Author(s): Chao Duan,Qiang Wang

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^* These authors contributed equally to this work.

Just Accepted Date: 11 April 2023 Online First Date: 26 May 2023 Issue Date: 05 July 2023

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Guodong Tian,Chao Duan,Bingxu Zhou, et al. Lignin-based electrospun nanofiber membrane decorated with photo-Fenton Ag@MIF-100(Fe) heterojunctions for complex wastewater remediation[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2023, 17(7): 930-941.

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Fig.1 (a) Schematic diagram of the synthesis of photo-Fenton lignin-based Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM; (b?d) SEM images of LENM, MIL-100(Fe)/LENM and Ag@MIL100(Fe)/LENM at the optimized 50 wt % of lignin content; (e) EDS mapping images of Ag@MIL100(Fe)/LENM with C, Fe, O, Ag element.

Fig.2 BET results based on the (a) N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherms, (b) pore size distribution (PSD), (c) specific surface area (SSA), (d) mean pore diameter (MPD) of LENM, MIL-100(Fe), MIL-100(Fe)/LENM and Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM.

Fig.3 (a) XRD patterns and (b) Fourier transform infrared spectra of MIL-100(Fe) particles, MIL-100(Fe)/LENM, Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM and LENM; XPS spectra of Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM (c) C 1s, (d) O 1s, (e) Fe 2p and (f) Ag 3d.

Fig.4 (a) WCA results of different samples; (b) photographs and optical microscope pictures of oil/water emulsion pre- and post- separation; (c) permeation fluxes and (d) separation efficiency of SFEs and SSEs filtrated by the Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM.

Fig.5 (a) UV?vis DRS and (b) PL spectrum of LENM, MIL-100(Fe), MIL-100(Fe)/LENM and Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM; (c) comparison of adsorption capacity of three different lignin-based membranes; (d) UV?vis adsorption spectra of MB during the treatment of Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM; (e) adsorption capacity and photo-Fenton catalytic activity of the three different membranes under dark and visible light conditions; (f) kinetic curves for the three membrane samples.

Fig.6 The possible adsorption-photo-Fenton mechanism of Ag@MIL-100(Fe)/LENM for catalytic degradation of MB dyes.

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