Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Tunable nanostructured stainless-steel coating for high-selective and high-permeable separation membranes for oil/water emulsions |
| Authors: |
Yi-Jui Yeh, Jinn P. Chu, Jhen-De You, Ting-Hao Chang, Jr Rong Liou, Wei-Hung Chiang, Pakman Yiu, Chun-Hway Hsueh, Yu-Lin Shen, Kuo-Lun Tung |
| Source: |
npj Clean Water, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: |
Nature Portfolio, 2023. |
| Publication Year: |
2023 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes |
| Subject Terms: |
Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes, TD201-500 |
| More Details: |
Abstract This paper demonstrates a stainless-steel (SS) nano-pyramid structure (diameter of ~20–50 nm and pore size of 156.1 nm) sputter-coated on mixed cellulose ester (MCE) membrane for the use in separation of oil/water emulsions. SS-coated MCE membrane presented a superhydrophilic, antifouling surface as well as underwater superoleophobicity. The coated membrane achieved excellent separation efficiency of >99% when applied to light oil-water emulsions with a range of viscosities and densities. The highest permeation flux measured was 1,555 L m−2 h−1 when applied to toluene-in-water emulsions. The membrane also presented outstanding recyclability, as evidenced by oil rejection rate retaining at >99% through four separation cycles. The coated membrane was also shown to work well under harsh conditions including salty water, extreme pH values (1–14), and high temperatures (60 °C). In addition, our fabrication route of SS-coated MCE employs low process temperature while being highly scalable, which is favorable for industrial-scale applications. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
2059-7037 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2059-7037 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s41545-023-00237-x |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/86099bd18a184bb281d51630c5844f34 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.86099bd18a184bb281d51630c5844f34 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
