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Preparation of adsorptive polyethyleneimine/polyvinyl chloride electrospun nanofiber membrane: Characterization and application
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Landfilling and burning plastic waste, especially waste polyvinyl chloride (PVC), can produce highly toxic and carcinogenic by-products that threaten the ecosystem and human health. However, there is still a lack of proper methods for waste PVC recycling. Therefore, developing feasible ways for waste PVC recovery is urgently needed. The purpose of this study is to analyze the characteristics of PVC-based adsorptive nanofiber membranes and test their ability for the treatment of wastewater containing Cibacron Brilliant Yellow 3G-P, a widely used reactive dye. The polyethylenimine/polyvinyl chloride membrane (PEI/PVCM) was characterized by FTIR, FE-SEM, TGA, tensile analysis, water contact angle measurement, and zeta-potential analysis. The FTIR analysis confirmed that the PEI has successfully crosslinked with PVC. The FE-SEM images showed that the nanofibers constituting PEI/PVCM are compact with an average fiber diameter of 181 nm. The TGA results showed that the membrane was able to remain stable in wastewater below 150 °C. The average stress and strain of the PEI/PVCM were 7.64 ± 0.32 MPa and 934.14 ± 48.12%, respectively. The water contact angle and zeta potential analysis showed that after the introduction of PEI, the membrane converted from hydrophobic to hydrophilic, and the pH pzc was increased from 3.1 to 1.08. The pure water flux of the membrane was measured at 0.1 MPa and the result was 3013 ± 60 L/m 2‧h. The wastewater purification capability of PEI/PVCM was measured at an initial dye concentration of 10 ppm and pH 4-9 at 0.1 MPa. The reusability of PEI/PVCM was verified through three adsorption-desorption cycles. The results demonstrated that the PEI/PVCM is a reusable membrane for efficient purification of wastewater containing reactive dyes over a wide pH range (pH 4-8).
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The majority of polymeric waste, consisting of synthetic polymers such as PS, PA, PLA, and ABS, can be readily transformed into micro/nanofibers using the electrospinning technique.
“Fortunately, the majority of polymeric waste, consisting of synthetic polymers such as polystyrene (PS), polyamides (PA), poly(lactic acid) (PLA), and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), can be readily transformed into micro/nanofibers using the electrospinning technique [60,61].”
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- Authors
- Wang, Z., Kang, S. B., Yang, E., & Won, S. W.
- Affiliations
- Gyeongsang National University (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Won, Sung Wook
- Venue
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-08
- Volume
- 316
- Pages
- 115155
- ISSN
- 0301-4797 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4280595554
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 1
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- 1.97
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (2020R1F1A1065937)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Membrane Separation Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
- Keywords
- polyethyleneimine, polyvinyl chloride, electrospun nanofibers, adsorptive membranes, reactive dye removal, wastewater treatment, membrane hydrophilicity, pH effect on adsorption, adsorption-desorption cycles, membrane reusability
- MeSH terms
- Adsorption, Humans, Polyethyleneimine, Polyvinyl Chloride, Water, Ecosystem, Nanofibers, Wastewater
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