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Investigation of blending preparation and anti-fouling
mechanisms of MXene/PVDF composite membranes

Authors： YANG Haochuan, WEI Jiaqi, YANG Linlin, ZHANG Jie, CHENG Chenhong,ZHANG Yuanyuan, JIANG Minmin, WEI Qiaoyan, ZHENG Junjian

Units： 1. College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China; 2. College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541006, China; 3. School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, China; 4. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, South University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China

KeyWords： PVDF membrane; MXene; membrane modification; anti-fouling performance; XDLVO

ClassificationCode：X703； TQ028

year,volume(issue):pagination： 2025,45(5):120-132

Abstract：

?Conventional polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes exhibit strong hydrophobicity and poor anti-fouling performance, which are critical limitations for their applications in water filtration fields including wastewater treatment, seawater desalination and drinking water purification. In this study, MXene/PVDF composite membranes using a NIPS（non-solvent induced phase separation） method by blending MXene with PVDF were prepared, and the impact of different MXene loadings on the membrane’s anti-fouling properties was systematically investigated. The results demonstrated significant improvements in the physicochemical properties of the composite membranes compared to pristine PVDF membranes, including pore size, porosity, contact angle and Zeta potential. When the MXene loading was 1.5 g (mass fraction of 7.0%, dosage per unit membrane area was 11.54 g/m2), in comparison to the pristine PVDF membrane, water flux increased from 10.7 L/(m2·h) to 45.3 L/(m2·h) for the composite membrane, while the flux recovery rate improved markedly from 60.9% to 80.8%. XDLVO theory analysis indicated that the energy barrier for the pristine PVDF membrane was 0.58 KT, significantly lower than that of the composite membrane MD5 (0.78 KT), suggesting a stronger repulsion tendency towards pollutants in the composite membrane. Long-term experimental results showed that the operational cycle of the composite membrane MD5 in an anaerobic-aerobic membrane bioreactor could reach up to 35 d, approximately 3.9 times longer than that of the pristine PVDF membrane (9 d). These findings indicate the excellent practical application potential of the MXene/PVDF composite membranes.

Funds：

广西自然科学基金-青年科学基金项目（2023GXNSFBA026324）；广东省自然科学基金杰出青年项目（2022A1515110705）

AuthorIntro：

杨昊川（1998-），男，四川广安人，硕士研究生，研究方向为膜法污水处理与资源化技术；魏嘉琪（1998-），女，黑龙江哈尔滨人，博士研究生，研究方向为膜法污水处理与资源化技术

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