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HERO ID
7684666
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Hydrophilic hollow fiber PVDF ultrafiltration membrane incorporated with titanate nanotubes for decolourization of aerobically-treated palm oil mill effluent
Author(s)
Subramaniam, MN; Goh, PS; Lau, WJ; Tan, YH; Ng, BC; Ismail, AF; ,
Year
2017
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Chemical Engineering Journal
ISSN:
1385-8947
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
Location
LAUSANNE
Volume
316
Page Numbers
101-110
Language
English
DOI
10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.088
Web of Science Id
WOS:000398985200012
URL
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S138589471730089X
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Abstract
In this study, a novel polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) hollow fiber nanocomposite ultrafiltration (UF) hollow fiber membrane was fabricated by introducing titanate nanotubes (TNTs) into the membrane matrix. Prior to membrane fabrication, the properties of TNTs were characterized using TEM, XRD and BET. The effect of TNTs loading (0-1.0%) on the properties of PVDF membrane such as cross section morphology, permeation and rejection capabilities were studied. Characterizations in term of membrane Cross section morphology, contact angle and porosity were conducted. PVDF-TNT 0.5% nanocomposite membrane exhibited the most promising results, with colour removal of 58.9%, based on the American Manufacturers Dye Index (ADMI) value. Furthermore, these membranes were able to maintain flux values of 35.8 L/m(2)h for the duration of 240 min, showing very minimal signs of fouling. Analysis on flux recovery after simple pure water washing of the membranes also showed TNT loaded membranes are resistant towards fouling with 90% flux recovery and >95% rejection recovery rate when membranes were filtered for 5 continuous cycles.(C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords
AT-POME; Colour removal; Membrane fouling; Titanate nanotubes; Ultrafiltration
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