Interfacial coordination mediated surface segregation of halloysite nanotubes to construct a high-flux antifouling membrane for oil-water emulsion separation

• Published in: Journal of membrane science Vol. 620; p. 118828
• Main Authors: Bai, Zhongxiang, Wang, Lingling, Liu, Chenchen, Yang, Changkai, Lin, Guo, Liu, Shuning, Jia, Kun, Liu, Xiaobo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.02.2021
• Subjects: Antifouling; coagulation; dopamine; emulsions; Forced surface segregation; halloysite; hydrophilicity; hydrophobicity; Interfacial coordination; Nanocomposite membrane; nanocomposites; nanotubes; Oil-water separation; oils; polymers; tannins; Oil-water separation; Forced surface segregation; Nanocomposite membrane; Antifouling; Interfacial coordination

Forced surface segregation of hydrophilic nanoparticles on the hydrophobic polymer matrix is considered as the effective strategy to fabricate high performance hybrid membrane for oil/water separation. In this work, the halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) were successively modified with dopamine (PDA) and t...