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ArticleMembranes2025

Treatment of Industrial Brine Using a Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride) Membrane Modified with Carbon Nanotubes.

Tshifhiwa T Tshauambea, Soraya P Malinga, Patrick G Ndungu

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Article in Membranes, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tshifhiwa T TshauambeaDepartment of Chemistry, Tshwane University of Technology, Private Bag X680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9779-7965
Soraya P MalingaDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.
Patrick G NdunguDepartment of Chemistry, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hartfield 0028, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1454-8590

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study explores using polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes modified with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) to treat simulated and industrial brine from coal power stations. The MWCNTs were acid-treated and characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman, and nitrogen sorption at 77 K, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and Transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The desired membranes were obtained by casting from a solution of N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone, PVDF, various weight percentages of MWCNTs, and a small amount of polyvinylpyrrolidone. The acid treatment of the MWCNTs introduced oxygen moieties on the surface, and increased pore volume and surface area while maintaining crystallinity and structural integrity remain preserved. The maximum rejection rate achieved was 41.82% with 1 wt.% of acid-treated MWCNTs in the PVDF membrane. Acid-treated MWCNTs loaded membranes had an improved rejection rate, which was 5× higher than membranes without MWCNTs.

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industrial brinemembrane technologymultiwalled carbon nanotubespolyvinylidene fluoride

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PMID40863581
PMCPMC12388797

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