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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2025)

Production of industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) plant added PA66 nanofiber membranes by the electrospinning method: Investigation of water desalting performances

DOI
https://doi.org/10.14719/pst.8204
Submitted
12 March 2025
Published
17-06-2025 — Updated on 01-07-2025
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Abstract

Clean water is a vital resource for humans, animals, agriculture, as well as industrial processes, which are the most widespread activities using the global resource. Desalination of seawater is a promising method to obtain abundant and reliable clean freshwater. It is a new nanotechnology application that attracts attention as a method to improve the performance by improving the surface properties to obtain nanofiber membranes for seawater desalination or desalination applications. Nowadays, polymeric nanofibers are one of the promising materials due to their significantly high permeability flux and selectivity, high porosity, properties. The industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa) plant is one of the important natural green fiber products. So far, there has been no insufficient research on hemp-doped membranes for water desalination and ion retention. This study focused on the fabrication of composite materials from polyamide-66-based nanofibers doped with hemp plant fibers in formic and acetic acid by the electrospinning method. SEM images showed an interconnected structure between PA66 and dissolved hemp plant fibers. Permeability properties and ion retention sensitivity studies of the filtration structure were performed. Contact angle study revealed its hydrophilic structure. This study can be a source of inspiration for researchers who can shed light on future research for hemp-doped nanofiber membranes, emphasizing sustainable development goals.

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