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ReviewPolymers2024

PVDF-Based Piezo-Catalytic Membranes-A Net-Zero Emission Approach towards Textile Wastewater Purification.

Amna Siddique, Hifza Nawaz, Shumaila Razzaque, Anila Tabasum, Hugh Gong, Humaira Razzaq, Muhammad Umar

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Review in Polymers, 2024. 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.

  1. Heterojunction FeTiOPolymers · 2026
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7 authors.

Amna SiddiqueDepartment of Chemistry, University of Wah, Quaid Avenue, Wah 47040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-5230-7408
Hifza NawazDepartment of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
Shumaila RazzaqueInstitute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland.
Anila TabasumDepartment of Chemistry, University of Wah, Quaid Avenue, Wah 47040, Pakistan.
Hugh GongDepartment of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0363-1687
Humaira RazzaqDepartment of Chemistry, University of Wah, Quaid Avenue, Wah 47040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-4650-8729
Muhammad UmarDepartment of Materials, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7036-9781

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/P025021/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/P025498/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/R00661X/1Higher Education Commission HEC Ref No.20-15431/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Among the various water purification techniques, advancements in membrane technology, with better fabrication and analysis, are receiving the most research attention. The piezo-catalytic degradation of water pollutants is an emerging area of research in water purification technology. This review article focuses on piezoelectric polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) polymer-based membranes and their nanocomposites for textile wastewater remediation. At the beginning of this article, the classification of piezoelectric materials is discussed. Among the various membrane-forming polymers, PVDF is a piezoelectric polymer discussed in detail due to its exceptional piezoelectric properties. Polyvinylidene difluoride can show excellent piezoelectric properties in the beta phase. Therefore, various methods of β-phase enhancement within the PVDF polymer and various factors that have a critical impact on its piezo-catalytic activity are briefly explained. This review article also highlights the major aspects of piezoelectric membranes in the context of dye degradation and a net-zero approach. The β-phase of the PVDF piezoelectric material generates an electron-hole pair through external vibrations. The possibility of piezo-catalytic dye degradation via mechanical vibrations and the subsequent capture of the resulting CO

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degradationnet-zero emissionspiezo-catalysispiezoelectric materialsPVDFreactive oxygen species (ROS)

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PMID38475382
PMCPMC10935267

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