Three-dimensional(3D)printing technique was used to fabricate porous polylactic acid(PLA)membranes with a controllable pore size and regular pore structure.Then PVA/PLA composite membrane was prepared using polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)as the surface modifier through hydrogen bonds cross-linking.When the filling rate of PLA membrane reaches 70%,the underwater oil contact angle of the PVA/PLA-70%composite membrane is 165.9°,showing superoleophobic properties.In case of applying a tiny amount of water to moisten the oil-water separation membrane,the PVA/PLA-70%composite membrane oil-water separation experiment demonstrates that:(1)The separation efficiency of PVA/PLA-70%is greater than 99%and the water flux is 73.12 L/(m2·s);(2)After 80 oil-water separation cycles,the separation efficiency is still greater than 97%,and the water flux keeps constant at 56.10 L/(m2·s),confirming that PVA modified PLA membrane has a reliable cycle stability.In conclusion,the 3D printing technique provides a novel research methodology for preparing biodegradable oil-water separation membrane.
3D printingoil-water separationpolyvinyl alcoholpolylactic acid membraneoleophobic propertyseparation efficiencybiodegradation