scholarly journals Enhancing Properties and Performance of Cellulose Acetate/Polyethylene Glycol (CA/PEG) Membrane with the addition of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) by Using Surface Coating Method

2018 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 08016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siti Nurkhamidah ◽  
Yeni Rahmawati ◽  
Ignatius Gunardi ◽  
Pitsyah Alifiyanti ◽  
Krisna Dimas Priambodo ◽  
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In this study, cellulose acetate/polyethylene glycol (CA/PEG) membrane with composition 80/20 was prepared by phase inversion method. Titanium dioxide with different number has been added by using surface coating. Hydrophilicity, morphology, flux permeate and salt rejection of membranes has been studied. The hydrophilicity is determined by Fourier-Transformed Infra-Red (FTIR) spectra and contact angle analysis. Surface and fractured morphology are identified by using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The experiment results show that hydrophilicity of CA/PEG membrane increases with the addition and the increasing of TiO2 contents. However, with further increasing of TiO2, hydrophilicity of CPT membrane decreases. The optimum membrane is CA/PEG/TiO2 80/20/1,25 g/L solvent (CPT 3) with flux permeate of 111,82 L.m-2h-1 and salt rejection of 48,30%.

Author(s):  
Majed Alghamdi ◽  
Adel El-Zahhar

In this study the effects of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets on the physicochemical properties and performances of cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) membranes were investigated. Nanocomposite membranes were fabricated using Cand a small amount of GO in the range of 0 to 0.07 wt.%, using a conventional phase-inversion method. Membranes were characterized by different methods and their performances were tested using a dead-end filtration system. Compared with pristine Cmembrane, experimental results demonstrated an improvement in features such as hydrophilicity, permeability, salt rejection, antifouling, and stability. The results proved an increase in the porosity and pore sizes of membranes with GO addition. Furthermore, the membrane containing 0.07 wt.% of GO exhibited a low contact angle of 37? and a dramatic improvement in water flux of about 450% (from 2 to 11 L/m2 h). Moreover, it demonstrated a salt rejection of 39% for NaCl and 87% for Na2SO4, corresponding to improvements of about 144% and 93%, respectively. Furthermore, the results revealed a higher antifouling property with an 86% improvement in flux recovery and higher stability in terms of performance and thermal properties compared to CAB.


2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 697-704
Author(s):  
HANANE ABURIDEH ◽  
ZAHIA TIGRINE ◽  
DJAMILA ZIOUI ◽  
SARAH HOUT ◽  
DJILALI TASSALIT ◽  
...  

The main objective of this work has been to study the performance of membranes developed for treating purified wastewater. Polymeric membranes have been developed from solutions containing cellulose acetate (AC) and polysulfone (PSF), using N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) as solvent and polyethylene glycol (PEG) as additive. The phase inversion method was chosen as a technique for producing the membrane films. The incorporation of PEG allowed us to study the effect of the additive on the morphological structure, and to predict the performance of the membranes formed. Examining the flux, permeability and selectivity of the membranes allowed studying the efficiency and performance of each membrane. The application results achieved in wastewater treatment at Chenoua/TIPAZA station were very satisfactory and in accordance with the standards required by WHO. The optimal performance, in terms of permeability and selectivity, was obtained for the MC membrane with the composition: PSF/PEG/AC of 25/12/63.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masooma Irfan ◽  
Hatijah Basri ◽  
M. Irfan

In this work, the effect of different phase inversion process on membrane morphology and performance was studied. Polyethersulfone (PES) based polymeric membranes was fabricated containing polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and carboxylic functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) as additives and polyethylene glycol (PEG) having a molecular weight 1K, 10K and 35K (Dalton) were used as a model solution for observing the rejection/filteration ability of fabricated membranes. Non-solvent induce phase separation (NIP) and dry-wet phase separation (DWP) method was adopted for membrane synthesis. The FTIR spectra showed that PVP/MWCNT was effectively blended with PES polymer and different phase inversion method led to different internal morphologies of membranes as confirmed by FESEM images. The PEG rejection results suggested that membranes formed by DWP method had approximately double rejection ability than membranes formed by NIP process.


2018 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 09007
Author(s):  
Syawaliah Syawaliah ◽  
Nasrul Arahman ◽  
Medyan Riza ◽  
Sri Mulyati

The Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) membrane has been prepared by phase inversion method using N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as solvent and Poly Ethylene Glycol (PEG) as additive. The fabricated membrane was modified by Polydopamine (PDA) coating in concentration of 0.5 mg/ml and immersion times of 2 hours, 6 hours, and 24 hours. The characteristics and performance of the PVDF membranes before and after the modification are studied in this paper. The result of the water flux experiment showed that the PDA-coated PVDF membranes showcased a higher flux than that of pure PVDF membrane. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) analysis confirmed that the membrane had an asymmetric structure consisting of two layers. There was no significant influence on the addition of PDA to the morphology of the pore matrix because the modification was done by surface coating. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis showed that PDA was successfully introduced on the surface of PVDF membrane with the appearance of O-H from cathecol and N-H peaks at wavenumber range of 3300-3600 cm-1. Modification with PDA increased the mechanical strength of the membrane which affirmed by the results of the tensile and elongation at break evaluation.


2014 ◽  
Vol 493 ◽  
pp. 640-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmadi Ali ◽  
Rosli Mohd Yunus ◽  
Mohamad Awang ◽  
Anwar Johari ◽  
Ramli Mat

Polysulfone (PSf) membrane is catogorized as hydrophobic membrane that easily fouled during membrane operation process. The presence of second hydrophilic polymer which added into membrane casting solutions plays a crucial role in adjusting the membrane properties. This hydrophilic polymer was employed in hydrophobic polymer membranes in order to improve hydrophilicity and performance as well as formed antifouling ultrafiltration (UF) membranes. In this study, a hydrophilic polymer, cellulose acetate phthalate (CAP) was added into polysulfone (PSf) membrane casting solutions by blending technique to produce PSf/CAP blend membranes. Flat sheet asymmetric PSf/CAP blend membranes were prepared by wet phase inversion method. The results revealed that an increase in CAP increased the hydrophilicity properties of PSf/CAP blend membranes compared to pure PSf membrane. The significant changes in size and numbers of microvoids and macrovoids in the morphological structures of PSf/CAP blend membranes were due to CAP promote the instantaneous liquid-liquid demixing during phase inversion process.


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