Fabrication of ZIF-300 membrane and its application for efficient removal of heavy metal ions from wastewater

Jianwei Yuan, Wei Song Hung, Haipeng Zhu, Kecheng Guan, Yufan Ji, Yangyang Mao, Gongping Liu, Kueir Rarn Lee, Wanqin Jin

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Abstract

Membrane technology is an energy-efficient approach for purification of wastewater. In this work, for the first time, a novel pure zeolite imidazolate framework-300 (ZIF-300) MOF membrane was fabricated and applied for removing heavy metal ions from wastewater. The fine structure of ZIF-300 layer was characterized by positron annihilation spectroscopy technique. Cross-flow and long-term operation test was also carried out to investigate the membrane stability. The obtained ZIF-300 membrane exhibited a high and stable performance with the water permeance of 39.2 L/m2 h bar and rejection rate of 99.21% for CuSO4. This high separation performance combined the extraordinary stability demonstrated that the as-prepared pure ZIF-300 MOF membrane could be a potential candidate for the water treatment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)20-27
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Membrane Science
Volume572
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2019

Keywords

  • Heavy metal ion
  • Positron annihilation spectroscopy
  • Water separation
  • ZIF-300 membrane

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