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Synthesis of novel magneto-hybrid polyoxometalate composite membrane with simultaneous photocatalytic self-cleaning and antifouling functionalities

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Membrane technology is ideal for removing aqueous humic acid, but humic acid deposits cause membrane fouling, a significant challenge that limits its application. Herein, this work proposed an alternative approach to the controllably magnetically induced magneto-hybrid polyoxometalate (magneto-HPOM) nanocomposite migration toward the polyethersulfone (PES) membrane surface under a magnetic field to enhance the self-cleaning and antifouling functionalities of the membrane. Before incorporating magneto-HPOM nanocomposite into the PES casting solution, functionalized magnetite nanoparticles (F-MNP) were first coated with HPOM photocatalyst to fabricate a magneto-HPOM-PES membrane. It was shown that the apparent impacts of this novel magneto-HPOM-PES membrane on the hydrophilic behavior and photocatalytic properties of the magneto-HPOM nanocomposite improve the hydrophilicity, separation performance, antifouling and self-cleaning properties of the membrane compared with neat PES membrane. Furthermore, after exposure to ultraviolet light, the magneto-HPOM-PES membrane can be recovered after three cycles with a flux recovery ratio of 107.95%, 100.06%, and 95.56%, which is attributed to the temporal super hydrophilicity effect. Meanwhile, the magneto-HPOM-PES membrane could efficiently maintain 100% humic acid rejection for the first and second cycles and 99.81% for the third cycle. This study revealed a novel approach to fabricating membranes with high antifouling and self-cleaning properties for water treatment.

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The authors would like to acknowledge the support from the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) under grant number of FRGS/1/2021/TK0/UNIMAP/02/3 from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. Furthermore, sincere indebtedness and gratitude are addressed to Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP).

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  1. Faculty of Chemical Engineering & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, 02600, Malaysia

    Nee Nee Tan, Qi Hwa Ng, Siti Kartini Enche Ab Rahim & Peng Yong Hoo

  2. Centre of Excellent for Frontier Materials Research, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Perlis, 02600, Malaysia

    Qi Hwa Ng, Siti Kartini Enche Ab Rahim & Peng Yong Hoo

  3. School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Penang, 14300, Malaysia

    Abdul Latif Ahmad

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, 32610, Malaysia

    Thiam Leng Chew

  5. CO2 Research Centre (CO2RES), Institute of Contaminant Management, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, 32610, Malaysia

    Thiam Leng Chew

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Tan, N.N., Ng, Q.H., Enche Ab Rahim, S.K. et al. Synthesis of novel magneto-hybrid polyoxometalate composite membrane with simultaneous photocatalytic self-cleaning and antifouling functionalities. Front. Chem. Sci. Eng. 17, 1450–1459 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11705-023-2310-3

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