Fe3O4/PVDF catalytic membrane treatment organic wastewater with simultaneously improved permeability, catalytic property and anti-fouling

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 187; p. 109617
• Main Authors: Huang, Zhi-Hao, Zhang, Xin, Wang, Yi-Xing, Sun, Jing-Ying, Zhang, Hao, Liu, Wei-Liang, Li, Meng-Ping, Ma, Xiao-Hua, Xu, Zhen-Liang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.08.2020
• Subjects: Catalytic membrane; Fe3O4; Fenton reaction; PVDF; Three-channel hollow fiber; Fe3O4; Fenton reaction; Catalytic membrane; Three-channel hollow fiber; PVDF
• ISSN: 0013-9351; 1096-0953
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109617

Fe3O4/Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) three-channel hollow fiber catalytic membrane was successfully fabricated via non-solvent induced phase inversion and used for organic wastewater degradation in this work. The effects of Fe3O4 nanoparticles addition on the surface and cross-section morphologies, hydrophilicity and thermal properties of the catalytic membrane were characterized by the field emission scanning electron microscopy (SEM), water contact angle and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), respectively. The obtained catalytic membrane exhibited good hydrophilicity, a high pure water flux of 175.8 L m−2 h−1 and a high removal of methylene blue (up to 97.6%) with Fenton catalytic reaction. Meanwhile, the catalytic membrane shows excellent anti-fouling property due to the presence of Fenton reaction. Our results show that Fe3O4/PVDF three-channel hollow fiber catalytic membrane was a promising alternative for the degradation of organic contaminants. [Display omitted] •Fe3O4/PVDF three-channel hollow fiber catalytic membrane was fabricated.•Fe3O4 endows the membrane with good Fenton catalytic performance.•Catalytic membrane has a good improvement in hydrophilia and stability.•Different additions of Fe3O4 were studied in this work.