oxidized TiO/MXene ultrafiltration membrane with photocatalytic self-cleaning and antibacterial properties.

Self-cleaning, antimicrobial ultrafiltration membranes are urgently needed to alleviate the low flux problems caused by membrane fouling in water treatment processes. In this study, generated nano-TiO MXene lamellar materials were synthesized and then 2D membranes were fabricated using vacuum filtration. The presence of nano TiO particles as an interlayer support layer widened the interlayer channels, and also improved the membrane permeability.