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PVDF/Cu-BTC composite membranes for dye separation

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Membranes with high water permeation capability as well as high rejection to dye molecules are very important for dye separation. In this study, a metal organic framework structure (Cu-BTC) was fabricated in situ on a poly(vinyl difluoride) hollow fiber support for nanofiltration of dye solution. In order to protect the Cu-BTC layer, the surface was coated by crosslinking polyvinyl alcohol. The composite membranes showed no rejection to divalent salts and high rejection to Congo Red dye. It was noticed that several Cu-BTC layers could enhance dye rejection of the composite membranes. This novel composite membrane showed promising applications in the separation of dye molecules from aqueous solutions containing dissolved salts.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China

    Yingbo Chen, Huiqiang Liu, Dongqing Liu, Yufeng Zhang & Sankar Nair

  2. State Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Membrane Applications, Tianjin Motimo Membrane Technology Co. Ltd., Tianjin, 300042, P. R. China

    Xiaoyu Hu

  3. School of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, P. R. China

    Bowen Cheng

  4. School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332, USA

    Sankar Nair

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Chen, Y., Liu, H., Hu, X. et al. PVDF/Cu-BTC composite membranes for dye separation. Fibers Polym 18, 1250–1254 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-017-6814-7

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