Electrospun nanomembranes at the liquid–liquid and solid–liquid interface - A review

Osali, Soheila and Ghiyasi, Yasaman and Esfahani, Hamid and Jose, Rajan and Ramakrishna, Seeram A. (2023) Electrospun nanomembranes at the liquid–liquid and solid–liquid interface - A review. Materials Today, 67. pp. 151-177. ISSN 1369-7021. (Published)

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Abstract

A membrane is a thin layer or sheet at the interface of two material compartments aimed for separation and purification processes. Membranes made using nanofibers, termed as nanomembranes, are preferred at these interfaces to improve the materials and process efficiency because the extreme small size not only lowers the materials requirements but also controls the pore size and distribution. Among the nanofabrication techniques, electrospinning is an industrially viable method of preparing nanomembranes due to its tunable properties as well as affordability. Herein, techniques to modify electrospun nanomembranes (ENMs) for process improvement, such as post-heat treatment, coating, additives, interfacial polymerization, surface chemistry control, pore size and porosity control, hydrophobicity/ hydrophilicity, and flux rejection efficiency at liquid–liquid and solid–liquid interfaces are reviewed. The ENMs in desalination of seawater, textile wastewater remediation, agriculture, biomedical, renewable energy, electrical, and food industries have also been investigated. We also review ENM's potential in liquid gating, which has been cited as one of the top ten emerging technologies. This review also finds areas requiring innovation on ENMs and on the sustainability of the electrospinning technology. Thus, this review provides a one-stop center for various membrane applications at liquid–liquid and solid–liquid interfaces and areas requiring further innovation.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Indexed by Scopus
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Electrospinning; Liquid interface; Nanofibrous membrane; Surface modification; Sustainability and circularity
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management Q Science > Q Science (General) T Technology > T Technology (General)
Faculty/Division:	Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology
Depositing User:	Mr Muhamad Firdaus Janih@Jaini
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2023 07:20
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2023 07:20
URI:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/38838
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