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ArticlePolymers2022

Hierarchically Structured Hybrid Membranes for Continuous Wastewater Treatment via the Integration of Adsorption and Membrane Ultrafiltration Mechanisms.

Roberto Scaffaro, Michele Gammino, Andrea Maio

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Article in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Roberto ScaffaroDepartment of Engineering-Research Unit INSTM, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4830-0374
Michele GamminoDepartment of Engineering-Research Unit INSTM, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3029-0825
Andrea MaioDepartment of Engineering-Research Unit INSTM, University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2800-7429

Funding

Regione Siciliana 08PA9511000101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growing environmental concerns are stimulating researchers to develop more and more efficient materials for environmental remediation. Among them, polymer-based hierarchical structures, attained by properly combining certain starting components and processing techniques, represent an emerging trend in materials science and technology. In this work, graphene oxide (GO) and/or carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were integrated at different loading levels into poly (vinyl fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-co-HFP) and then electrospun to construct mats capable of treating water that is contaminated by methylene blue (MB). The materials, fully characterized from a morphological, physicochemical, and mechanical point of view, were proved to serve as membranes for vacuum-assisted dead-end membrane processes, relying on the synergy of two mechanisms, namely, pore sieving and adsorption. In particular, the nanocomposites containing 2 wt % of GO and CNTs gave the best performance, showing high flux (800 L × m

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carbon nanotubeselectrospinninggraphene oxidehybrid nanocompositesmechanical propertiesmorphologymultifunctionalPVDF-HFPsurface propertiesultrafiltration

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PMID36616508
PMCPMC9824439

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