Construction of Pt@CNTs/SiC Catalytic Membrane for High-Efficiency Removal of Formaldehyde and Dust

Catalytic membranes can achieve the simultaneous purification of particulate matter (PM) and gaseous pollutants, and their performance depends on the design of a catalyst and its combination with a membrane material. Herein, a novel Pt@CNTs/SiC catalytic membrane composed of a Pt@CNTs (carbon nanotubes) membrane layer and a porous SiC support was developed for the simultaneous removal of formaldehyde and PM at room temperature. The CNT membrane layer underwent vertically integrated growth on a porous SiC support, which provided the catalytic membrane with a pore size of 7.4 μm and a high gas permeance of 240.2 m³·m^-2·h^-1·kPa^-1. The loading of Pt particles on CNTs slightly decreased the gas permeance of the catalytic membrane (219.9 m³·m^-2·h^-1·kPa^-1) but endowed the membrane with catalytic formaldehyde degradation performance. The obtained Pt@CNTs/SiC catalytic membrane with a 240 μm thick CNT layer and 0.8% Pt loading exhibited 99.999% filtration efficiency for 300 nm SiO₂ (face velocity = 1 m/min) and 72.1% formaldehyde degradation (gas flow = 49 mL/min), implying that the Pt@CNTs/SiC membrane has good application potential in the collaborative removal of various air pollutants.