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Polymeric Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Remediation: From Classic Approaches to 3D Printing

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Advances in Nanocomposite Materials for Environmental and Energy Harvesting Applications

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Abstract

Limited water resources are one of the most important global issues. Among the possible techniques devoted to water purification, polymeric membranes are of particular interest to the industry due to their versatility and cost-effectiveness. Among them, nanocomposite-based membranes have been successfully developed for many applications, such as seawater desalination, water softening or pollutant removal. There are several methodologies described for the membrane fabrication from more classical approaches such as solvent evaporation or precipitation to more advanced techniques such as electrospinning or 3D printing. In addition, hybrid nanocomposites that include inorganic nanocompounds such as titanium or aluminium oxides or more recently metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) present great applicability due to their capacity for pollutant capture and degradation. This chapter reviews the most recent advances in nanocomposite based membranes, the new materials developed, the fabrication methods and their application for the improvement of water resources and water remediation.

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Abbreviations

3DP:

Liquid binding jetting

6FDA-DAM:

4,4′-(Hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride

ABS:

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

AIBN:

2,2-Azobisisobutyronitrile

AM:

Advanced manufacturing

BSA:

Bovine serum albumin

CLIP:

Continuous liquid interface production

CMC:

Carboxymethylcellulose

CNC:

Cellulose nanocrystals

CNT:

Carbon nanotube

DC:

Direct current

DMF:

N,N-dimethylformamide

DWA:

Direct writing assembly

EC:

Emerging contaminant

ENM:

Electrospun nanofibrous membrane

FDM:

Fused deposition modelling

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared

G:

α-L-guluronic acid

GO:

Graphene oxide

HFP:

Hexafluoropropylene

HKUST-1:

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

LOM:

Laminated object manufacturing

M:

β-D- mannuronic acid

MIL-100:

Materials Institute Lavoisier

MMM:

Mixed matrix membranes

MMT:

Montmorillonite

MOF:

Metal-organic framework

MWCNT:

Multi-walled carbon nanotube

NIPS:

Non-solvent induced phase inversion

NP:

Nanoparticles

PA:

Polyamide

PA6:

Polyamide-6

PAA:

Polyacrylic acid

PAN:

Polyacrylonitrile

PANI:

Polyaniline

PC:

Polycarbonate

PCL:

Polycaprolactone

PDA:

Polydiacetylene

PDMS:

Poly(dimethylsiloxane)

PEG:

Poly(ethylene glycol)

PEI:

Poly(ether imide)

PES:

Polyethersulfone

PHB:

Poly(hydroxybutyrate)

PLA:

Polylactic acid

PLGA:

Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)

PNC:

Polymer nanocomposites

POPs:

Persistent organic pollutants

PP:

Polypropylene

PPG:

Poly(propylene glycol)

PS:

Polystyrene

PSF:

Polysulfone

PSS:

Polystyrene sulfonate

PTFE:

Polytetraflurourethylene

PTMSP:

Poly(1-trimethylsilyl-1-propyne)

PU:

Polyurethane

PVA:

Polyvinylalcohol

PVDF:

Polyvinylidene fluoride

PVP:

Polyvinylpyrrolidone

rGO:

Reduced graphene oxide

SLM:

Selective laser melting

SLS:

Selective laser sintering

SPS:

Sulfonated polystyrene

St:

Starch

SWNT:

Single walled nanotubes

TEOS:

Tetraethoxysilane

TFC:

Thin film nanocomposite

T g :

Glass transition temperature

TIPS:

Thermally induced phase inversion

TTP:

Two-photon polymerization

UiO-66:

Universitetet i Oslo

UV:

Ultraviolet

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

ZIF:

Zeolitic imidazole framework

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Rubio, L.R., Teijido, R., Veloso-Fernández, A., Pérez-Yáñez, S., Vilas-Vilela, J.L. (2022). Polymeric Nanocomposite Membranes for Water Remediation: From Classic Approaches to 3D Printing. In: Shalan, A.E., Hamdy Makhlouf, A.S., Lanceros‐Méndez, S. (eds) Advances in Nanocomposite Materials for Environmental and Energy Harvesting Applications. Engineering Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94319-6_8

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