Many waterborne diseases are related with viruses,and COVID-19 worldwide has raised the concern of virus security in water into the public horizon.Compared to other conventional water treatment processes,membrane tech...Many waterborne diseases are related with viruses,and COVID-19 worldwide has raised the concern of virus security in water into the public horizon.Compared to other conventional water treatment processes,membrane technology can achieve satisfactory virus removal with fewer chemicals,and prevent the outbreaks of viruses to a maximal extent.Researchers developed new modification methods to improve membrane performance.This review focused on the membrane modifications that enhance the performance in virus removal.The characteristics of viruses and their removal by membrane filtration were briefly generalized,and membrane modifications were systematically discussed through different virus removal mechanisms,including size exclusion,hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions,electronic interactions,and inactivation.Advanced functional materials for membrane modification were summarized based on their nature.Furthermore,it is suggested that membranes should be enhanced through different mechanisms mainly based on their ranks of pore size.The current review provided theoretical support regarding membrane modifications in the enhancement of virus removal and avenues for practical application.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52070058)the Heilongjiang Touyan Innovation Team Program(No.HIT-SE-01)+1 种基金the State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment(Harbin Institute of Technology)(No.2021TS17)the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province(No.YQ2020E020).
文摘Many waterborne diseases are related with viruses,and COVID-19 worldwide has raised the concern of virus security in water into the public horizon.Compared to other conventional water treatment processes,membrane technology can achieve satisfactory virus removal with fewer chemicals,and prevent the outbreaks of viruses to a maximal extent.Researchers developed new modification methods to improve membrane performance.This review focused on the membrane modifications that enhance the performance in virus removal.The characteristics of viruses and their removal by membrane filtration were briefly generalized,and membrane modifications were systematically discussed through different virus removal mechanisms,including size exclusion,hydrophilic and hydrophobic interactions,electronic interactions,and inactivation.Advanced functional materials for membrane modification were summarized based on their nature.Furthermore,it is suggested that membranes should be enhanced through different mechanisms mainly based on their ranks of pore size.The current review provided theoretical support regarding membrane modifications in the enhancement of virus removal and avenues for practical application.
