Abstract
This study investigates the production and performance of a novel nanofiltration membrane for removal of cationic dye (Methylene blue) and multivalent cations. These positively charged membranes are made by dispersing a modified cationic metal–organic framework, Cl-MIL-101(Cr), into the polyvinyl alcohol matrix as a membrane skin layer. To this end, the mobile anion (Cl−) embedded in the MIL-101(Cr) structure plays a role to create a positive partial charge on the membrane. In this study, the effects of MOF content and their types on the membrane structure were considered by FTIR, XRD, FESEM, Zeta potential and water contact angle. The results have shown that membranes filled with Cl-MIL-101(Cr) attained higher permeate flux and rejection than those of MIL-101(Cr). Particularly, this study indicates that the low irreversible resistance (19.49%) and high flux return ratio (80.50%) have been related to the membrane containing 15% cationic Cl-MIL-101(Cr). However, this membrane rejected more than 30.41% of AlCl3 salt and 99.08% of methylene blue with approximate permeate flux of 20 L/m2·h. It is recommended that the fabricated membrane be placed in the flow path process of cationic dyes purification.
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