膜
结垢
化学工程
材料科学
生物污染
膜污染
反渗透
氧化还原
降级(电信)
涂层
纳米技术
化学
生物化学
工程类
冶金
电信
计算机科学
作者
Ya-Ge Wu,Xinzheng Li,Jing Zhao,Yang Xu,Ya-Juan Cai,Han Jiang,Yi-Xing Sun,Nan-Jun Wei,Liu Yang,Yibo Li,Zihao Yang,Mengying Jiang,Jing‐Gang Gai
摘要
Membrane fouling induces catastrophic loss of separation performance and seriously restricts the applications of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Inspired by the mussel structure, polydopamine (PDA) and cystamine molecules (CA) with excellent anti-fouling properties were used to prepare accessible, biocompatible, and redox-responsive coatings for RO membranes. The PDA/CA-coated RO membranes exhibit a superior water flux of 65 L m-2 h-1 with a favourable NaCl rejection exceeding 99%. The water permeability through the PDA/CA-coated membrane is much higher than that of most membranes with similar rejection rates. Due to the formed protective hydration layers by PDA/CA coatings, anti-fouling properties against proteins, polysaccharides and surfactants were evaluated separately, and ultralow fouling properties were demonstrated. Moreover, the disulfide linkages in CA molecules can cleave in a reducing environment, yielding the degradation of PDA/CA coatings, thereby removing the foulants deposited on the coatings. The degradation endows the coated membranes with satisfying longtime anti-fouling properties, where the flux recovery reaches up to 90%. The construction of redox-responsive smart coatings not only provided a promising route to alleviate membrane fouling but can also be upscaled for use in numerous practical applications like sensors, medical devices, and drug delivery.
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