Large‐Scale MXene Membrane Fabrication via Nonsolvent Phase Separation
). Incorporation of 1 wt% MXene produced more open and interconnected membrane substructures, enhanced apparent wettability (contact angle reduced from 90° for PSF to 62°), a more negative surface charge, and subsurface flake embedding confirmed by characterization. These features yielded a water flux of 206 LMH (31% higher than pristine PSF) with 97.6% humic acid rejection (n = 3 batches, p < 0.01 for flux; p < 0.05 for rejection), while batch-to-batch variability remained <5%. Rather than claiming a measured thermodynamic phase diagram, we interpret the observed morphology as consistent with faster demixing during R2R-NIPS. This processing methodology-documenting practical parameter choices such as casting speed, wet thickness, and bath circulation-provides a feasible route toward larger-scale MXene membrane production for water purification.
Authors
- Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0215-8210)
- S. Maleki
- Ahmad Arabi Shamsabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9726-2466)
- Hesam Jafarian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3243-2329)
- Zahra Zandi
- Mark Elliott
- Babak Anasori
- Ahmad Rahimpour
- Mohtada Sadrzadeh
- Anupma Thakur
Institutions
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Alabama (US)
- Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Methods
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202502288
- Primary Topic
- Membrane Separation Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Agriculture