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    Facile fabrication of superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic nanofiber membranes for highly efficient separation of oil-in-water emulsion

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    Authors
    Obaid, M.
    Mohamed, Hend Omar
    Alayande, Abayomi Babatunde
    Kang, Yesol
    Ghaffour, NorEddine cc
    Kim, In S.
    KAUST Department
    Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division
    Environmental Science and Engineering Program
    KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)
    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
    Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
    Date
    2021-05-14
    Online Publication Date
    2021-05-14
    Print Publication Date
    2021-10
    Embargo End Date
    2023-05-14
    Submitted Date
    2020-12-24
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10754/669305
    
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    Abstract
    Electrospun nanofiber membrane (ENM)-based filtration is an advanced technology that treats wastewater for reuse using gravity or low pressure as a driving force, thereby solving water scarcity in a way that is suitable for conditions of energy scarcity. The high hydrophobicity of ENMs remains the main challenge for their application in the treatment of oily wastewater. Although some techniques have succeeded in enhancing surface wettability, their disadvantages (e.g., difficulty, harsh operating conditions, harmful environmental effects, time consumption, or high costs) restrict the scalability and industrial application of those techniques. Herein, superhydrohilic and underwater superoleophobic ENMs were prepared using a two-step metal-phenolic network (MPN) coating process as a scalable, cost-effective, green, and powerful technique. The fabricated nanocoated-ENMs showed superhydrophilicity at air and even underoil, as well as underwater superoleophobicity. Thus, they could separate the oil-in-water mixture and surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion with outstanding flux values of 6.5 × 104 and >6.0 × 103 L/m2.h, respectively, and a remarkable recovery ability (up to 99.8%) and excellent oil rejection (up to 99.9%), using only gravity as a driving force. More importantly, the nanocoated-ENMs showed a stable and ultrahigh flux up to 13,756.7 L/m2.h, with a separation efficiency of 97.5%, for surfactant-stabilized oil-in-water emulsion in a continuous cross-flow separation system, at an ultralow transmembrane pressure of 5 kPa. Additionally, the nanocoated-ENMs exhibited excellent chemical stability, durability, and robust reusability under harsh environments. Interestingly, the obtained fluxes are more superior to most reported values, at the same conditions, and higher than that of the commercial membranes with one to two orders of magnitude, pointing to the significant applicability for energy-saving large-scale oily wastewater treatment process
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    Obaid, M., Mohamed, H. O., Alayande, A. B., Kang, Y., Ghaffour, N., & Kim, I. S. (2021). Facile fabrication of superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic nanofiber membranes for highly efficient separation of oil-in-water emulsion. Separation and Purification Technology, 272, 118954. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118954
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    This work was supported by the Korea Environment Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) through the Industrial Facilities & Infrastructure Research Program funded by the Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) (1485016165). This work was also partly supported by a GIST Research Institute (GRI) grant funded by the GIST in 2020.
    Publisher
    Elsevier BV
    Journal
    Separation and Purification Technology
    DOI
    10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118954
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    https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1383586621006651
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118954
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    Articles; Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division; Environmental Science and Engineering Program; Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division; KAUST Catalysis Center (KCC)

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