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    Eco-friendly self-crosslinking cellulose membrane with high mechanical properties from renewable resources for oil/water emulsion separation

    Year: 2021

    Journal: J. Environ. Chem. Eng., Volume 9, OCT

    Authors: Li, Zhangdi; Qiu, Fengxian; Yue, Xuejie; Tian, Qiong; Yang, Dongya; Zhang, Tao

    Organizations: National Natural Science Foundation of China [21878132, 21706100]; Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province [B2019108017, E2021108005]; China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2020M681740, 2021T140578]; Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [KYCX21_3388]; Xingtai Polytechnic CollegeApplication Innovation Project [202008]

    Keywords: Cellulose; Self-crosslinking membrane; Oil/water emulsion separation; Resource utilization

    As for many reported polymer-crosslinked membranes, challenges remain in terms of membrane fouling, complex processing, high cost and poor degradability. Herein, all-natural multiply self-crosslinking cellulose membrane (SC membrane) was fabricated by blending long and short cellulose micro/nanofibers in a simple crosslinker-free manner. The forming of abundant and compact hydrogen bonding among cellulose fibers enables SC membrane with strong network structure, showing excellent mechanical performance without any extra additives. Due to the plentiful hydroxyl groups, SC membrane possesses underwater superoleophobicity and low oil adhesion. As a proof-of-concept, separation of oil-in-water emulsions using the SC membrane was demonstrated, exhibiting fine separation performance, outstanding reusability and anti-fouling performance. Importantly, SC membrane with admirable thermal stability and corrosion resistance, holds great promise in harsh conditions. Therefore, from perspective of environment sustainability and preparation technology, the SC membrane with supreme properties is expected to open up new avenues for the development of functional cellulose-based membranes.
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