Synthesis of novel magneto-hybrid polyoxometalate composite membrane with simultaneous photocatalytic self-cleaning and antifouling functionalities

doi:10.1007/s11705-023-2310-3

Front. Chem. Sci. Eng.

2023, Vol. 17

Issue (10) : 1450-1459 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-023-2310-3

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Synthesis of novel magneto-hybrid polyoxometalate composite membrane with simultaneous photocatalytic self-cleaning and antifouling functionalities

Nee Nee Tan¹, Qi Hwa Ng^1,²(

), Siti Kartini Enche Ab Rahim^1,², Abdul Latif Ahmad³, Peng Yong Hoo^1,², Thiam Leng Chew^4,⁵

¹. Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis 02600, Malaysia
². Centre of Excellent for Frontier Materials Research, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis 02600, Malaysia
³. School of Chemical Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 14300, Malaysia
⁴. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak 32610, Malaysia
⁵. CO2 Research Centre (CO2RES), Institute of Contaminant Management, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak 32610, Malaysia

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Abstract

Membrane technology is ideal for removing aqueous humic acid, but humic acid deposits cause membrane fouling, a significant challenge that limits its application. Herein, this work proposed an alternative approach to the controllably magnetically induced magneto-hybrid polyoxometalate (magneto-HPOM) nanocomposite migration toward the polyethersulfone (PES) membrane surface under a magnetic field to enhance the self-cleaning and antifouling functionalities of the membrane. Before incorporating magneto-HPOM nanocomposite into the PES casting solution, functionalized magnetite nanoparticles (F-MNP) were first coated with HPOM photocatalyst to fabricate a magneto-HPOM-PES membrane. It was shown that the apparent impacts of this novel magneto-HPOM-PES membrane on the hydrophilic behavior and photocatalytic properties of the magneto-HPOM nanocomposite improve the hydrophilicity, separation performance, antifouling and self-cleaning properties of the membrane compared with neat PES membrane. Furthermore, after exposure to ultraviolet light, the magneto-HPOM-PES membrane can be recovered after three cycles with a flux recovery ratio of 107.95%, 100.06%, and 95.56%, which is attributed to the temporal super hydrophilicity effect. Meanwhile, the magneto-HPOM-PES membrane could efficiently maintain 100% humic acid rejection for the first and second cycles and 99.81% for the third cycle. This study revealed a novel approach to fabricating membranes with high antifouling and self-cleaning properties for water treatment.

Keywords magneto-hybrid polyoxometalate nanocomposite composite membrane antifouling self-cleaning magnetic and photocatalytic responsiveness

Corresponding Author(s): Qi Hwa Ng

Just Accepted Date: 24 April 2023 Online First Date: 07 June 2023 Issue Date: 07 October 2023

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Nee Nee Tan,Qi Hwa Ng,Siti Kartini Enche Ab Rahim, et al. Synthesis of novel magneto-hybrid polyoxometalate composite membrane with simultaneous photocatalytic self-cleaning and antifouling functionalities[J]. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng., 2023, 17(10): 1450-1459.

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Fig.1 FESEM images and EDX analysis of the (a, b) HPOM, (c, d) F-MNP, (e, f) magneto-TiO₂ and (g, h) magneto-HPOM.

Fig.2 Photocatalytic degradation of the HA solution with different types of photocatalysts.

Fig.3 Linear plot of

l n (C 0 C t)

against the time of various photocatalysts.

Fig.4 ATR-FTIR spectra of neat PES membrane (curve A) and magneto-HPOM-PES membrane (curve B) in the range of (a) 650 to 4000 cm^?1 and (b) 650 to 1700 cm^?1.

Tab.1 Contact angle analysis of the prepared membranes

Fig.5 Normalized flux profiles of the fabricated membrane (region A represents initial pure water, region B represents filtration HA solution, region C represents cleaning with distilled water, and region D represents cleaning with UV light plus distilled water).

Fig.6 Fouling resistance of fabricated membranes.

Fig.7 Normalized flux profile of magneto-HPOM-PES membrane for the 3 cycle experiments (region A represents the initial pure water, region B represents the filtration HA solution, region C represents the cleaning with distilled water, and region D represents cleaning with UV light plus distilled water).

Fig.8 Cyclic experiments of the magneto-HPOM-PES membrane toward the FRR.

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