International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (ISSN 2226-9614)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
VOLUME 29(23) (2026)
Super Hydrophilicity and Anti-Fouling PVDF Membranes for Dye Removal: A review
Aqsa Nadeem1, Zakaria Al-Qodah2,*
1Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.
2Chemical engineering Department , Al-Balqa Applied University, Jordan.
Abstract
Water pollution caused by volatile synthetic dyes. For elimination of pigments from water, membrane-based treatments of wastewater are becoming more and more prominent. Because of its advantageous characteristics, poly (vinylidene fluoride) or (PVDF)-based nanomembranes have become fairly common. The use of these nanomembranes in the cleanup of artificial dyes using various methodologies is discussed in this review. Innovative manufacturing strategies for achieving high performance surface coating and mixing techniques are addressed in relation to PVDF-based nanomembranes. Research on the application of PVDF based nanomembranes in membrane distillation, filtering, adsorption and catalysis (ozonation, oxidant activation, and photocatalysis) has been thoroughly reviewed. In order to boost the performance or working of PVDF membranes, nanomaterials such as metals, metal compounds, (synthetic/bio) polymers, carbon materials, their composites and metal organic frameworks were employed. The benefits and drawbacks of using nanoparticles in the PVDF-based membranes were also discussed. It was explored how nanoparticles affected the PVDF membrane’s surface characteristics, mechanical strength, crystallinity, hydrophilicity and catalytic capacity.
Keywords: Poly (vinylidene fluoride), Nanomaterials, Membrane technology, Synthetic dyes, Organic membranes
Full length article *Corresponding Author, e-mail: zak@bau.edu.jo, Doi # https://doi.org/10.62877/5-IJCBS-26-29-23-5
Submitted: 16-01-2026; Accepted: 08-04-2026; Published: 11-04-2026