Nanocellulose and Polycaprolactone Nanospun Composite Membranes and Their Potential for the Removal of Pollutants from Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Characterization of the Electro-spun Agave Bagasse Membranes
2.2. Filtration Performance of the PCL:CNF Composite Electro-spun Membranes
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Preparation of Membranes by Electro-Spinning
3.2. Characterization of the Obtained Membranes
3.3. Filtration Performance of the PCL:CNF Composite Electro-Spun Membranes
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Membrane | Fiber Diameter (nm) | Permeability (µm/Pa/s) | Porosity |
---|---|---|---|
PCL80:CNF20 | 1049 ± 98 | 0.635 ± 0.01 | 0.455 ± 0.03 |
PCL60:CNF40 | 1747 ± 153 | 0.317 ± 0.02 | 0.468 ± 0.02 |
PCL50:CNF50 | 216 ± 12 | 0.317 ± 0.04 | 0.302 ± 0.05 |
Commercial cellulose membrane | 938 ± 20 | 1.270 ± 0.04 | 0.592 ± 0.01 |
Membrane | Turbidity (NTU) | Conductivity (S/m) | Iron Reduction (%) | Chromium Reduction (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before | After | Before | After | |||
PCL80:CNF20 | 70 ± 3.5 | 0.91 | 669 ± 3.5 | 0 | 38 ± 1.9 | 42 ± 2.1 |
PCL60:CNF40 | 83 ± 4.1 | 0.00 | 669 ± 3.5 | 0 | 62 ± 3.1 | 90 ± 4.5 |
PCL50:CNF50 | 83 ± 4.1 | 0.00 | 669 ± 3.5 | 0 | 75 ± 3.5 | 99 ± 3.5 |
pH | Temperature (°C) | Conductivity (μS/cm) | Turbidity (NTU) | Heavy Metal Concentration (ppb) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chlorine | Iron | Chromium | ||||
8.69 ± 0.17 | 27.5 ± 0.5 | 669 ± 0.18 | 81 ± 1.62 | 57.041 ± 0.11 | 6.676 ± 0.13 | 0.432 ± 0.08 |
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Palacios Hinestroza, H.; Urena-Saborio, H.; Zurita, F.; Guerrero de León, A.A.; Sundaram, G.; Sulbarán-Rangel, B. Nanocellulose and Polycaprolactone Nanospun Composite Membranes and Their Potential for the Removal of Pollutants from Water. Molecules 2020, 25, 683. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25030683
Palacios Hinestroza H, Urena-Saborio H, Zurita F, Guerrero de León AA, Sundaram G, Sulbarán-Rangel B. Nanocellulose and Polycaprolactone Nanospun Composite Membranes and Their Potential for the Removal of Pollutants from Water. Molecules. 2020; 25(3):683. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25030683
Chicago/Turabian StylePalacios Hinestroza, Hasbleidy, Hilary Urena-Saborio, Florentina Zurita, Aida Alejandra Guerrero de León, Gunasekaran Sundaram, and Belkis Sulbarán-Rangel. 2020. "Nanocellulose and Polycaprolactone Nanospun Composite Membranes and Their Potential for the Removal of Pollutants from Water" Molecules 25, no. 3: 683. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25030683