3D printing titanium dioxide-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (TiO2-ABS) composite membrane for efficient oil/water separation

Lei Han; Liguo Shen; Hongjun Lin; Zhengyi Huang; Yanchao Xu; Renjie Li; Bisheng Li; Cheng Chen; Wei Yu; Jiaheng Teng

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137791

3D printing titanium dioxide-acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (TiO₂-ABS) composite membrane for efficient oil/water separation

Chemosphere. 2023 Feb:315:137791. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137791. Epub 2023 Jan 6.

Authors

Lei Han¹, Liguo Shen², Hongjun Lin³, Zhengyi Huang⁴, Yanchao Xu⁵, Renjie Li⁶, Bisheng Li⁷, Cheng Chen⁸, Wei Yu⁹, Jiaheng Teng¹⁰

Affiliations

¹ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: HanLei@zjnu.edu.cn.
² College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: lgshen@zjnu.cn.
³ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: hjlin@zjnu.cn.
⁴ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: zyhuang@zjnu.edu.cn.
⁵ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: ycxu@zjnu.edu.cn.
⁶ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: lirenjie@zjnu.cn.
⁷ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: lbsheng@zjnu.edu.cn.
⁸ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: chencheng@zjnu.edu.cn.
⁹ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: yuweiyw@zjnu.edu.cn.
¹⁰ College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China. Electronic address: Tengjiaheng@zjnu.edu.cn.

PMID: 36623602
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137791

Abstract

The oily water treatment is becoming one of the hottest topics due to that increase of offshore oil transportation and the various accident oil leakages. In this study, a functional TiO₂-ABS composite membrane was generated through the three-dimensional (3D) printing strategy for the first time and was conducted to simulated oily water treatment. The TiO₂-ABS composite membrane demonstrated a significant promotion in hydrophilicity and oleophobicity which were evidenced by the water contact angle of 14.8° and the underwater oil contact angle of 144.7°, respectively. The optimal modified membrane had both exceedingly high flux (1.8 × 10⁵ L m^-2·h^-1) and oil rejection rate (99.5%). Moreover, the results of filtration cycles of 10 days and extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (XDLVO) theory demonstrated that the modified membranes took possession of excellent stability and antifouling property. What was more, the TiO₂-ABS composite membrane revealed over 99% rejection to all five types of oil/water systems. The interestingly experimental results indicated that the prepared membrane possessed a broad development trend and application prospect in the field of oily water treatment.

Keywords: 3D printing; Antifouling; Oil/water separation; TiO(2)-ABS composite Membrane.

MeSH terms

Acrylonitrile*
Butadienes
Oils
Styrene
Titanium

Substances

titanium dioxide
Acrylonitrile
1,3-butadiene
Butadienes
Styrene
Titanium
Oils