Permeability of Porous Ceramic Membranes Obtained from Waste of the Coal Extraction Process

2016 ◽  
Vol 881 ◽  
pp. 357-361
Author(s):  
Edivelton Soratto Gislon ◽  
Lisandro Simão ◽  
Kétlin Coelho ◽  
Nilo Meira Fortes ◽  
Murilo Daniel de Mello Innocentini ◽  
...  

The coal extraction generates large amounts of coal waste. Powders of this waste can be pressed with the addition of binder in order to obtain ceramics, such as ceramic membranes. In this case, polymeric fibers can be used to increase permeability. This work aims to study the permeability of ceramic structures composed by coal waste and different amounts of polymeric fibers. The compositions were homogenized, pressed and thermally treated at 1050 °C. Samples were characterized in relation to porosity determination, permeability and microstructural features. The results showed that the permeability increased with the increase of the fiber content. However, the composition containing 0.5 vol% of polypropylene fibers showed the best results for using in aerosol filtration permeability.

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 2476
Author(s):  
Haiwen Li ◽  
Sathwik S. Kasyap ◽  
Kostas Senetakis

The use of polypropylene fibers as a geosynthetic in infrastructures is a promising ground treatment method with applications in the enhancement of the bearing capacity of foundations, slope rehabilitation, strengthening of backfills, as well as the improvement of the seismic behavior of geo-systems. Despite the large number of studies published in the literature investigating the properties of fiber-reinforced soils, less attention has been given in the evaluation of the dynamic properties of these composites, especially in examining damping characteristics and the influence of fiber inclusion and content. In the present study, the effect of polypropylene fiber inclusion on the small-strain damping ratio of sands with different gradations and various particle shapes was investigated through resonant column (macroscopic) experiments. The macroscopic test results suggested that the damping ratio of the mixtures tended to increase with increasing fiber content. Accordingly, a new expression was proposed which considers the influence of fiber content in the estimation of the small-strain damping of polypropylene fiber-sand mixtures and it can be complementary of damping modeling from small-to-medium strains based on previously developed expressions in the regime of medium strains. Additional insights were attempted to be obtained on the energy dissipation and contribution of fibers of these composite materials by performing grain-scale tests which further supported the macroscopic experimental test results. It was also attempted to interpret, based on the grain-scale tests results, the influence of fiber inclusion in a wide spectrum of properties for fiber-reinforced sands providing some general inferences on the contribution of polypropylene fibers on the constitutive behavior of granular materials.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 457
Author(s):  
Chunlei Ren ◽  
Wufeng Chen ◽  
Chusheng Chen ◽  
Louis Winnubst ◽  
Lifeng Yan

Porous Al2O3 membranes were prepared through a phase-inversion tape casting/sintering method. The alumina membranes were embedded with finger-like pores perpendicular to the membrane surface. Bare alumina membranes are naturally hydrophilic and underwater oleophobic, while fluoroalkylsilane (FAS)-grafted membranes are hydrophobic and oleophilic. The coupling of FAS molecules on alumina surfaces was confirmed by Thermogravimetric Analysis and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy measurements. The hydrophobic membranes exhibited desired thermal stability and were super durable when exposed to air. Both membranes can be used for gravity-driven oil/water separation, which is highly cost-effective. The as-calculated separation efficiency (R) was above 99% for the FAS-grafted alumina membrane. Due to the excellent oil/water separation performance and good chemical stability, the porous ceramic membranes display potential for practical applications.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 16-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Saraiva de Souza ◽  
S. José dos Santos Filho ◽  
Severino Rodrigues de Farias Neto ◽  
A.G. Barbosa de Lima ◽  
H.A. Luma Fernandes Magalhães

Innovative technologies are needed to attend the increasingly strict requirements for produced water treatment, since most of the separation processes are limited to particles larger than 10 μm. Separation processes using ceramic membranes are attracting great interest from academic and industrial community. Nevertheless, few studies, especially numerical, regarding the inorganic membrane’s application for the polluted water separation have been reported. In the present work, therefore, a study of fluid-flow dynamics for a laminar regime in porous tubes (tubular porous ceramic membrane) has been performed. The mass, momentum and mass transport conservation equations were solved with the aid of a structured mesh using ANSYS CFX commercial package. The velocity of local permeation was determined using the resistance in series model. The specific resistance of the polarized layer was obtained by Carman-Kozeny equation. The numerical results were evaluated and compared with the results available in the literature, where by a good agreement with each other was found. The numerical results, obtained by the proposed shell and tubular membrane separation module, indicate that there is facilitation of mass transfer and hence a reduction in the thickness of the polarized boundary layer occurs.


1995 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jongheop Yi ◽  
L. L. Tavlarides

2018 ◽  
Vol 156 ◽  
pp. 08015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muh Amin ◽  
Muhammad Subri

In this study, fabrication and characterization of ceramic membranes preparation was carried out. Porous ceramic membranes were fabricated by extrusion process from different percentage composition of CuZn on (80 wt% Clay, 10 wt% TiO2, 5 wt% Carbon and 5 wt% PVA). The fabricated membranes were sintered at 900°C for 1 hour in an electrical box furnace with heating rate 1oC/min and holding time for 1 hour. Apparent density and porosity were determined by standar methods for ceramic materials. Phase composition of the ceramic support was established by X-Ray Diffraction analysis. SEM studies of the membranes added at different CuZn were carried out.


2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
Mehdi Missoum Benziane ◽  
Noureddine Della ◽  
Sidali Denine ◽  
Sedat Sert ◽  
Said Nouri

AbstractThe inclusions of geosynthetic materials (fibers, geomembranes and geotextiles) is a new improvement technique that ensures uniformity in the soil during construction. The use of tension resisting discreet inclusions like polypropylene fibers has attracted a significant amount of attention these past years in the improvement of soil performance in a cost-efficient manner. A series of direct shear box tests were conducted on unreinforced and reinforced Chlef sand with different contents of fibers (0, 0.25, 0.5 and0.75%) in order to study the mechanical behavior of sand reinforced with polypropylene fibers. Samples were prepared at three different relative densities 30%, 50% and 80% representing loose, medium dense and dense states,respectively, and performed at normal stresses of 50, 100 and 200 kPa. The experimental results show that the mechanical characteristics are improved with the addition of polypropylene fibers. The inclusion of randomly distributed fibers has a significant effect on the shear strength and dilation of sandy soil. The increase in strength is a function of fiber content, where it has been shown that the mechanical characteristics improve with the increase in fiber content up to 0.75%, this improvement is more significant at a higher normal stress and relative density.


2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 118-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihye Gwak ◽  
André Ayral ◽  
Vincent Rouessac ◽  
Ki Hyeon Kim ◽  
Jean-Claude Grenier ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 28 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 821-854 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. F. Lim ◽  
X Jia ◽  
R Jafferali ◽  
G A Davies

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 1100-1108
Author(s):  
M. V. Grigoriev ◽  
Yu. S. Krivonosov ◽  
A. V. Buzmakov ◽  
M. V. Chukalina ◽  
V. E. Asadchikov ◽  
...  

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Bose ◽  
M Shams-Ud-Din

Chickpea (Cicer arietinim) husk was extracted by non-alkaline aqueous extraction process. The residual extracted husk was dried in a cabinet drier and finally ground. Both fresh husk and processed husk were analyzed for their composition. The processed husk (extracted ground husk) was incorporated into formulations of cracker biscuits at 0- 20% replacement levels of wheat flour and baking functionalities were evaluated. The studies on the effects of processed husk on biscuit’s qualities showed that the highest spread ratio of biscuits was achieved with 3% processed husk. Analysis of cracker biscuits containing various percentage of processed husk showed that biscuits with increasing level of processed husk had higher ash, fat, moisture and crude fiber content, while lower protein and total carbohydrate content. The amount of crude fiber content of biscuits significantly increased with the incorporation of processed husk when compared with conventional biscuits. The cracker biscuits containing various percentages of processed husks were evaluated for their sensory attributes. The results revealed that cracker biscuits containing 5% processed husk secured the highest score for overall acceptability among other substitution levels. Keywords: Chickpea husk; Cracker biscuits; Crude fiber; Baking propertiesDOI: 10.3329/jbau.v8i1.6412J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 8(1): 147-152, 2010


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