LIRuo,YOUShi-jie,LIUYan-biao.Advances on Principles and Applications of Electroactive Carbon Nanotube Membrane toward Water Purification[J].China Water & Wastewater,2022,38(4):63-70.
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Advances on Principles and Applications of Electroactive Carbon Nanotube Membrane toward Water Purification

China Water & Wastewater[ISSN:1000-4062/CN:12-1073/TU] volume: 第38卷 Number: 第4期 Page: 63-70 Column: Date of publication: 2022-02-17
Author(s):
LI　Ruo1;  YOU　Shi-jie2;  LIU　Yan-biao1; 3
（1. Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection， College of Environmental Science and Engineering， Donghua University， Shanghai 201620， China； 2. State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment， School of Environment， Harbin Institute of Technology， Harbin 150090， China； 3. Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security， Shanghai 201620， China）
Keywords:
electroactive carbon nanotube membrane;  membrane filtration;  electrochemistry;  water purification;  research advances
Abstract:
Realizing performance enhancement of water treatment creates an urgent demand for developing high-efficiency, sustainable and energy-effective manners toward water purification. Recently, pollutants removal by integrating electrochemistry and membrane separation have received growing interests. In this context, electroactive membrane combines the advantages of electrochemistry and membrane filtration in relevance to pollutants removal, which shows great potential of application for decentralized water purification with the advantages of efficient mass transfer, low energy consumption, less membrane fouling, compact design as well as high flexibility. This review article focused on the water purification mechanism and application of electroactive carbon nanotube (E-CNT) membrane. The methods for fabricating E-CNT and functional hybrid composite materials were reviewed, followed by underlining the application of E-CNT for decontamination of heavy metal ions, construction of anti-fouling membranes, desalination and coupled processes. The technical limitation and perspectives were highlighted and discussed as well.
Last Update: 2022-02-17