Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Preparation and characterization of a bi-layered nano-filtration membrane from a chitosan hydrogel and bacterial cellulose nanofiber for dye removal

  • Original Paper
  • Published:
Cellulose Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A novel nanofiber composite nano-filtration membrane was prepared by combination of grafting, electrospinning and surface coating. First, carboxyl multi-walled carbon nanotubes were grafted onto bacterial cellulose molecular chains by solution reaction. The grafting products were characterized by TEM, FTIR, Raman, XPS and TGA measurements. Then, they were electrospun into nanofibers to be the supporting layer, and a coating of denser chitosan hydrogel thin film was used as the barrier layer. The morphology of the electrospun nanofibers and composite membrane were observed by SEM. The mechanical behavior of the composite membrane was investigated in dry and wet state. The filtration properties were evaluated in term of the pure water flux (PWF), dye rejection rate and anti-fouling properties. Results showed that the chitosan hydrogel coated electrospun nanofiber composite membrane had higher tensile strength and Young’s Modulus with the value of 11.75, 10.11 and 244, 211 MPa in dry and wet state, respectively. The PWF was increased from 52.1 to 140.7 L/m2 h with the operation pressure increasing from 0.1 to 0.6 MPa. Direct Orange S, Procion Red mx-5B, Stilbene Yellow and Methylene Blue with molecular weight ranged from 300 to  800 g/mol were selected for dye removal test. The rejection rate could maintain over 90% for dyes with the molecular weight larger than 600 g/mol under 0.5 MPa. The chitosan hydrogel coated electrospun nanofiber composite membrane exhibited good anti-fouling properties for both oil and protein. These results indicate that these membranes are efficient for dye removal from wastewater, with high flux and rejection rate at high pressure.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
Fig. 4
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
Fig. 7
Fig. 8
Fig. 9
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
Fig. 12
Fig. 13
Fig. 14

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Ahmed FE, Lalia BS, Hashaikeh R (2015) A review on electrospinning for membrane fabrication: challenges and applications. Desalination 356:15–30

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cai Z, Song X, Zhang Q, Liu Y (2017a) Amidoxime surface modification of polyindole nanofiber membrane for effective removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. J Mater Sci 52:5417–5434

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cai Z, Zhang Q, Zhu C, Song X, Liu Y (2017b) Development of a sodium/electrospun poly(5-cyanoindole) nanofiber secondary battery system with high performance. Synth Met 231:15–18

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Cai Z, Zhu C, Guo J, Zhang Q, Zhao K (2018) Electrospun carboxyl multi-walled carbon nanotubes grafted polyhydroxybutyrate composite nanofibers membrane scaffolds: preparation, characterization and cytocompatibility. Mater Sci Eng, C 82:29–40

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Gasemloo S, Sohrabimm MR, Khosravimm M, Dastmalchim S, Gharbani P (2016) Fabrication of sulfated nanofilter membrane based on carboxymethyl cellulose. Water Sci Technol 74:2611–2619

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Guo J, Zhang Q, Cai Z, Zhao KY (2016) Preparation and dye filtration property of electrospun polyhydroxybutyrate–calcium alginate/carbon nanotubes composite nanofibrous filtration membrane. Sep Purif Technol 161:69–79

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Huang Y, Huang QL, Liu H, Zhang CX, You YW, Li NN (2017) Preparation, characterization, and applications of electrospun ultrafine fibrous PTFE porous membranes. J Membrane Sci 523:317–326

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Jorio A, Pimenta MA, Filho AGS, Saito R, Dresselhaus G, Dresselhaus MS (2003) Characterizing carbon nanotube samples with resonance Raman scattering. New J Phys 5:139.1–139.17

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Kaur S, Rana D, Matsuura T, Sundarrajan S, Ramakrishna S (2012a) Preparation and characterization of surface modified electrospun membranes for higher filtration flux. J Membr Sci 390–391:235–242

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kaur S, Sundarrajan S, Rana D, Matsuura T, Ramakrishna S (2012b) Influence of electrospun fiber size on the separation efficiency of thin film nanofiltration composite membrane. J Membr Sci 392–393:101–111

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Kebria MRS, Jahanshahi M, Rahimpour A (2015) SiO2 modified polyethyleneimine-based nanofiltration membranes for dye removal from aqueous and organic solutions. Desalination 367:255–264

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Khorshidi S, Solouk A, Mirzadeh H, Mazinani S, Lagaron JM, Sharifi S (2016) A review of key challenges of electrospun scaffolds for tissue-engineering applications. J Tissue Eng Regen Med 10:715–738

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Lalia BS, Kochkodan V, Hashaikeh R, Hilal N (2013) A review on membrane fabrication: structure, properties and performance relationship. Desalination 326:77–95

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Li XP, Chen YB, Hu XY, Zhang YF, Hu LJ (2014) Desalination of dye solution utilizing PVA/PVDF hollow fiber composite membrane modified with TiO2 nanoparticles. J Membr Sci 471:118–129

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Liang CZ, Sun SP, Li FY, Ong YK, Chung TS (2014) Treatment of highly concentrated wastewater containing multiple synthetic dyes by a combined process of coagulation/flocculation and nanofiltration. J Membr Sci 469:306–315

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Liu W, Zhu L, Huang C, Jin X (2016) Direct electrospinning of ultrafine fibers with interconnected macropores enabled by in situ mixing microfluidics. Appl Mater Interf 8:34870–34878

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Makaremi M, Lim CX, Pasbakhsh P, Sui ML, Goh KL, Chang H (2016) Electrospun functionalized polyacrylonitrile-chitosan bi-layer membranes for water filtration applications. RSC Adv 6:53882–53893

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rajesh S, Senthilkumar S, Jayalakshmi A, Nirmala MT, Ismail AF, Mohan D (2013) Preparation and performance evaluation of poly (amide–imide) and TiO2 nanoparticles impregnated polysulfone nanofiltration membranes in the removal of humic substances. Colloid Surface A 418:92–104

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rezzadori K, Penha FM, Proner MC, Zin G, Petrus JCC, Prádanos P, Palacio L, Hernández A, Luccio MD (2015) Evaluation of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes performance in the permeation of organic solvents. J Membr Sci 492:478–489

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Rosa RM, Silva JC, Sanches IS, Henriques C (2017) Simultaneous photo-induced cross-linking and silver nanoparticle formation in a PVP electrospun wound dressing. Mater Lett 207:145–148

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Urban J (2016) Current trends in the development of porous polymer monoliths for the separation of small molecules. J Sep Sci 39:51–68

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Wang XF, Zhang K, Yang Y, Wang LL, Zhou Z, Zhu MF, Hsiao BS, Chu B (2010) Development of hydrophilic barrier layer on nanofibrous substrate as composite membrane via a facile route. J Membr Sci 356:110–116

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wenhui S, Zhen Z, Weiliang T, Xinling W (2007) A facile approach to covalently functionalized carbon nanotubes with biocompatible polymer. Polymer 48:3658–3663

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Wu D, Huang Y, Yu S, Lawless D, Feng X (2014) Thin film composite nanofiltration membranes assembled layer-by-layer via interfacial polymerization from polyethylenimine and trimesoyl chloride. J Membr Sci 472:141–153

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Xu L, Du LS, Wang C, Xu W (2012) Nanofiltration coupled with electrolytic oxidation in treating simulated dye wastewater. J Membr Sci 409–410:329–334

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yang S, Shao D, Wang X, Hou G, Nagatsu M, Tan X (2015) Design of chitosan-grafted carbon nanotubes: evaluation of how the –OH functional group affects Cs+ adsorption. Mar Drugs 13:3116–3131

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  • Yoon K, Hsiao BS, Chu B (2009) High flux nanofiltration membranes based on interfacially polymerized polyamide barrier layer on polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous scaffolds. J Membr Sci 326:484–492

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Yoon JT, Lee SC, Jeong YG (2010) Effects of grafted chain length on mechanical and electrical properties of nanocomposites containing polylactide-grafted carbon nanotubes. Compos Sci Technol 70:776–782

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zeng G, He Y, Zhan Y, Zhang L, Pan Y, Zhang C, Yu Z (2016) Novel polyvinylidene fluoride nanofiltration membrane blended with functionalized halloysite nanotubes for dye and heavy metal ions removal. J Hazard Mater 317:60–72

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang XX, Lin BB, Zhao KY, Wei JF, Guo J, Cui WK, Jiang S, Liu D, Li JX (2015) A free-standing calcium alginate/polyacrylamide hydrogel nanofiltration membrane with high anti-fouling performance: preparation and characterization. Desalination 365:234–241

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhang M, Zhao X, Zhang G, Wei G, Su Z (2017) Electrospinning design of functional nanostructures for biosensor applications. J Mater Chem B 5:1699–1711

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhao S, Wang Z (2017) A loose nano-filtration membrane prepared by coating HPAN UF membrane with modified PEI for dye reuse and desalination. J Membr Sci 524:214–224

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zheng YP, Yao GH, Cheng QB, Yu SC, Liu MH, Gao CJ (2013) Positively charged thin-film composite hollow fiber nanofiltration membrane for the removal of cationic dyes through submerged filtration. Desalination 328:42–50

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhou CM, Shi YL, Sun CS, Yu SC, Liu MH, Gao CJ (2014) Thin-film composite membranes formed by interfacial polymerization with natural material sericin and trimesoyl chloride for nanofiltration. J Membr Sci 471:381–391

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhu H, Szymczyk A, Balannec B (2011) On the salt rejection properties of nanofiltration polyamide membranes formed by interfacial polymerization. J Membr Sci 379:215–223

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhu WP, Gao J, Sun SP, Zhang S, Chung TS (2015) Poly(amidoamine) dendrimer (PAMAM) grafted on thin film composite (TFC) nanofiltration (NF) hollow fiber membranes for heavy metal removal. J Membr Sci 487:117–126

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  • Zhu M, Han J, Wang F, Shao W, Xiong R, Zhang Q (2017) Electrospun nanofibers membranes for effective air filtration. Macromol Mater Eng 302:1600353

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work was supported by Tianjin Science Technology Research Funds of China (16JCZDJC37500) and The Project of Tianjin Science and Technology Correspondent (16JCTPJC44800).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, School of Textiles, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China

    Cai Zhijiang, Xiong Ping, Zhu Cong, Zhai Tingting, Guo Jie & Zhao Kongyin

Authors
  1. Cai Zhijiang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Xiong Ping
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Zhu Cong
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Zhai Tingting
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Guo Jie
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Zhao Kongyin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Cai Zhijiang.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Zhijiang, C., Ping, X., Cong, Z. et al. Preparation and characterization of a bi-layered nano-filtration membrane from a chitosan hydrogel and bacterial cellulose nanofiber for dye removal. Cellulose 25, 5123–5137 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-1914-0

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-018-1914-0

Keywords

Search

Navigation