Investigation of Photocatalytic PVDF Membranes Containing Inorganic Nanoparticles for Model Dairy Wastewater Treatment.

Membrane separation processes are promising methods for wastewater treatment. Membrane fouling limits their wider use; however, this may be mitigated using photocatalytic composite materials for membrane preparation. This study aimed to investigate photocatalytic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based nanocomposite membranes for treating model dairy wastewater containing bovine serum albumin (BSA).

Visible-light-driven photocatalytic PVDF-TiO/CNT/BiVO hybrid nanocomposite ultrafiltration membrane for dairy wastewater treatment.

Enhancing the performance of polymeric membranes by nanomaterials has become of great interest in the field of membrane technology. The present work aimed to fabricate polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-hybrid nanocomposite membranes and modify them with TiO and/or BiVO nanoparticles and/or carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in various ratios. Their photocatalytic performance under visible light was also investigated.