Electrochemically Assisted Cobalt/MXene Membrane for Effective Water Treatment: Synchronously Improving Catalytic Performance and Anti-Interference Ability

作者：Huanran Ma, Lijun Zhang, Xinfei Fan, Guanlong Wang, Bowen Lv, Yuanlu Xu, Zonglin Pan, Shuaifei Zhao, Huixia Lu, Chengwen Song · 发表于：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1021/acsami.4c14775 · 被引用次数：16 · 研究领域：Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques、MXene and MAX Phase Materials、Covalent Organic Framework Applications

Catalytic membrane technology for water treatment is often constrained by a trade-off between permeability and catalytic efficiency as well as interference from coexisting anions and organic matter in natural water matrices. Herein, a novel cobalt-loaded MXene (Co/MXene) 2D membrane with good hydrophilicity, electrical conductivity, and PMS activation function is constructed. The negative voltage is exerted on the membrane to significantly enhance its PMS activation efficiency and anti-interference capacity toward effective water treatment. Under −2 V, the optimal Co/MXene catalytic membrane displays 100% rhodamine b (RhB) removal within a residence time of only 1.1 s, whose RhB degradation kinetic constant ( k of 6.85 s –1 ) is 17.6 times higher than that of the Co/MXene catalytic membrane alone and is also greatly superior to other advanced catalysts and catalytic membranes. Meanwhile, the catalytic membrane displays obvious anti-interference ability in the presence of various coexisting substances of the water matrix and performs well in treating the secondary effluent of coking wastewater. The radical-dominated (SO 4 •– and •OH) mechanism accompanied by the nonradical species ( 1 O 2 and Co(VI)═O) is revealed in the system, and the reactive species production is obviously enhanced under negative voltage. Experimental results and theoretical calculations jointly confirm the key role of electrochemical assistance in enhancing membrane performance, which not only facilitates...