Sun Fei, Li Ting-Ting, Ren Haitao, Jiang Qian, Peng Hao-Kai, Lin Qi, Lou Ching-Wen, Lin Jia-Horng
Innovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textile Science and Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
Tianjin and Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
Polymers (Basel). 2019 May 1;11(5):775. doi: 10.3390/polym11050775.
This study aims to produce polypropylene (PP)/titanium dioxide (TiO) melt-blown membranes for oil/water separation and photocatalysis. PP and different contents of TiO are melt-blended to prepare master batches using a single screw extruder. The master batches are then fabricated into PP/TiO melt-blown membranes. The thermal properties of the master batches are analyzed using differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis, and their particle dispersion and melt-blown membrane morphology are evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. TiO loaded on melt-blown membranes is confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The oil/water separation ability of the melt-blown membranes is evaluated to examine the influence of TiO content. Results show that the thermal stability and photocatalytic effect of the membranes increase with TiO content. TiO shows a good dispersion in the PP membranes. After 3 wt.% TiO addition, crystallinity increases by 6.4%, thermal decomposition temperature increases by 25 °C compared with pure PP membranes. The resultant PP/TiO melt-blown membrane has a good morphology, and better hydrophobicity even in acetone solution or 6 h ultraviolet irradiation, and a high oil flux of about 15,000 L·m·h. Moreover, the membranes have stabilized oil/water separation efficiency after being repeatedly used. The proposed melt-blown membranes are suitable for mass production for separating oil from water in massively industrial dyeing wastewater.
本研究旨在制备用于油水分离和光催化的聚丙烯(PP)/二氧化钛(TiO₂)熔喷膜。将PP与不同含量的TiO₂使用单螺杆挤出机进行熔融共混以制备母粒。然后将母粒制成PP/TiO₂熔喷膜。使用差示扫描量热法和热重分析对母粒的热性能进行分析,并通过扫描电子显微镜评估其颗粒分散情况和熔喷膜形态。通过X射线衍射(XRD)确认熔喷膜上负载的TiO₂。评估熔喷膜的油水分离能力以考察TiO₂含量的影响。结果表明,膜的热稳定性和光催化效果随TiO₂含量的增加而提高。TiO₂在PP膜中表现出良好的分散性。添加3 wt.% TiO₂后,结晶度提高了6.4%,与纯PP膜相比,热分解温度提高了25℃。所得的PP/TiO₂熔喷膜具有良好的形态,即使在丙酮溶液中或经过6小时紫外线照射后仍具有较好的疏水性,并且具有约15,000 L·m⁻²·h⁻¹的高油通量。此外,该膜在反复使用后具有稳定的油水分离效率。所提出的熔喷膜适用于大规模工业印染废水油水分离的大规模生产。