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Preparation of Multipurpose Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membranes via a Spray-Coating Strategy Using Waterborne Polymers

Journal

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 13, Issue 3, Pages 4485-4498

Publisher

AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c18788

Keywords

waterborne polymers; membrane coating; multipurpose; oil water separation; adsorption; antibacterial

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [51678381, 51978433, 51908394]
  2. Six Talent Peaks Project of Jiangsu Province [2017-JNHB-068]
  3. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (2018-2017)
  4. Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China [18KJB610017]
  5. Pre-research Fund of Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment [XTCXSZ2019-4]

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The study demonstrates the preparation of multipurpose polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes using waterborne polymers, which exhibit excellent oil rejection rates for oil-water mixture and emulsion separation, high removal efficiencies for dyes and heavy metals, and antibacterial activities. The cross-linking strategy provides the coated membranes with durability and repeatability. The use of water as a solvent ensures a safe and environmentally friendly coating process for these membrane coatings.
As reported herein, the waterborne polymers poly(glycidyl methacrylate-co-poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) P(GMA-co-mPEGMA) and polyethyleneimine (PEI) were used to prepare multipurpose polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes via a direct spray-coating method. P(GMA-co-mPEGMA) and PEI were alternately sprayed onto the PVDF membrane to yield stable cross-linked copolymer coatings. The successful coating of polymers onto the membrane surface was verified by scanning electron microscopy, attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy characterization. The coated membrane exhibited oil rejection rates that exceeded 99.0% for oil water mixture separation and 98.0% for oil/water emulsion separation. The flux recovery ratio reached 96.7% after bovine serum albumin filtration and washing with water. The removal efficiencies of the coated membrane M3 for Congo red, methyl orange, methylene blue, and crystal violet, Pb(II), Cu(II), and Cd(II) were 82.4, 83.9, 6.3, 26.8, 90.6, 91.3, and 86.2%, respectively. Thus, it can be used for the removal of dyes and heavy metal ions from wastewater. The antibacterial activities of the coated membranes were also confirmed by the inhibition zone tests and confocal laser scanning microscopy analysis. In addition, the cross-linking strategy provides the coated membranes with excellent durability and repeatability. More importantly, the use of water as the solvent can ensure that the application of these membrane coatings proceeds via a very safe and environmentally friendly coating process.

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