Halloysite Nanotube-Ferrihydrite Incorporated Polyethersulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane: Effect of Nanocomposite Loading on the Antifouling Performance
Membrane filtration is an attractive process in water and wastewater treatment, but largely restricted by membrane fouling. In this study, the membrane fouling issue is addressed by developing polyethersulfone (PES)-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) with the incorporation of hydrophilic nanopartic...
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| description | Membrane filtration is an attractive process in water and wastewater treatment, but largely restricted by membrane fouling. In this study, the membrane fouling issue is addressed by developing polyethersulfone (PES)-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) with the incorporation of hydrophilic nanoparticles as an additive. Ultrafiltration MMMs were successfully fabricated by incorporating different loadings of halloysite nanotube-ferrihydrates (HNT-HFO) into a polyethersulfone (PES) matrix and their performance was evaluated for the separation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution and oil/water emulsion. The results show that wettability is endowed to the membrane by introducing the additive aided by the presence of abundant -OH groups from the HFO. The loading of additive also leads to more heterogeneous surface morphology and higher pure water fluxes (516.33–640.82 L/m<sup>2</sup>h) more than twice that of the pristine membrane as reference (34.69 L/m<sup>2</sup>h) without affecting the rejection. The MMMs also provide much enhanced antifouling properties. The filtration results indicate that the flux recovery ratio of the modified membrane reached 100% by washing with only distilled water and a total flux recovery ratio of >98% ± 0.0471 for HNT-HFO-loaded membranes in comparison with 59% ± 0.0169 for pristine PES membrane. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-624670b96f794ef4b5f65af762fecc392023-12-03T15:20:26ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-01-0113344110.3390/polym13030441Halloysite Nanotube-Ferrihydrite Incorporated Polyethersulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane: Effect of Nanocomposite Loading on the Antifouling PerformanceSyarifah Nazirah Wan Ikhsan0Norhaniza Yusof1Normi Izati Mat Nawi2Muhammad Roil Bilad3Norazanita Shamsuddin4Farhana Aziz5Ahmad Fauzi Ismail6Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), N29A, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, MalaysiaAdvanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), N29A, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, MalaysiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, MalaysiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, MalaysiaFaculty of Integrated Technologies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Bandar Seri Begawan BE1410, BruneiAdvanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), N29A, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, MalaysiaAdvanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), N29A, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, MalaysiaMembrane filtration is an attractive process in water and wastewater treatment, but largely restricted by membrane fouling. In this study, the membrane fouling issue is addressed by developing polyethersulfone (PES)-based mixed matrix membranes (MMMs) with the incorporation of hydrophilic nanoparticles as an additive. Ultrafiltration MMMs were successfully fabricated by incorporating different loadings of halloysite nanotube-ferrihydrates (HNT-HFO) into a polyethersulfone (PES) matrix and their performance was evaluated for the separation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) solution and oil/water emulsion. The results show that wettability is endowed to the membrane by introducing the additive aided by the presence of abundant -OH groups from the HFO. The loading of additive also leads to more heterogeneous surface morphology and higher pure water fluxes (516.33–640.82 L/m<sup>2</sup>h) more than twice that of the pristine membrane as reference (34.69 L/m<sup>2</sup>h) without affecting the rejection. The MMMs also provide much enhanced antifouling properties. The filtration results indicate that the flux recovery ratio of the modified membrane reached 100% by washing with only distilled water and a total flux recovery ratio of >98% ± 0.0471 for HNT-HFO-loaded membranes in comparison with 59% ± 0.0169 for pristine PES membrane.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/3/441mixed matrix membraneloading effecthalloysite nanotubehydrous ferric oxidenanocomposite |
| spellingShingle | Syarifah Nazirah Wan Ikhsan Norhaniza Yusof Normi Izati Mat Nawi Muhammad Roil Bilad Norazanita Shamsuddin Farhana Aziz Ahmad Fauzi Ismail Halloysite Nanotube-Ferrihydrite Incorporated Polyethersulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane: Effect of Nanocomposite Loading on the Antifouling Performance Polymers mixed matrix membrane loading effect halloysite nanotube hydrous ferric oxide nanocomposite |
| title | Halloysite Nanotube-Ferrihydrite Incorporated Polyethersulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane: Effect of Nanocomposite Loading on the Antifouling Performance |
| title_full | Halloysite Nanotube-Ferrihydrite Incorporated Polyethersulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane: Effect of Nanocomposite Loading on the Antifouling Performance |
| title_fullStr | Halloysite Nanotube-Ferrihydrite Incorporated Polyethersulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane: Effect of Nanocomposite Loading on the Antifouling Performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Halloysite Nanotube-Ferrihydrite Incorporated Polyethersulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane: Effect of Nanocomposite Loading on the Antifouling Performance |
| title_short | Halloysite Nanotube-Ferrihydrite Incorporated Polyethersulfone Mixed Matrix Membrane: Effect of Nanocomposite Loading on the Antifouling Performance |
| title_sort | halloysite nanotube ferrihydrite incorporated polyethersulfone mixed matrix membrane effect of nanocomposite loading on the antifouling performance |
| topic | mixed matrix membrane loading effect halloysite nanotube hydrous ferric oxide nanocomposite |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/3/441 |
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