Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability

Exposure of synthetic dye, such as methylene blue (MB), in water bodies led to a serious threat to living things because they are toxic and non-degradable. Amongst the introduced dye removal methods, membrane separation process can be considered a powerful technique for treating dye contamination. H...

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Main Authors: Rosmanisah Mohamat, Rosmanisah Mohamat, Suriani Abu Bakar, Suriani Abu Bakar, Azmi Mohamed, Azmi Mohamed, Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah, Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah, Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman, Mohamad Hafz Mamat, Mohamad Hafz Mamat, Mohd Firdaus Malek, Mohd Firdaus Malek, Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Yulkifi Yulkifi, Yulkifi Yulkifi, Seeram Ramakrishna, Seeram Ramakrishna
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author Rosmanisah Mohamat, Rosmanisah Mohamat
Suriani Abu Bakar, Suriani Abu Bakar
Azmi Mohamed, Azmi Mohamed
Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah, Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah
Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman
Mohamad Hafz Mamat, Mohamad Hafz Mamat
Mohd Firdaus Malek, Mohd Firdaus Malek
Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Ahmad
Yulkifi Yulkifi, Yulkifi Yulkifi
Seeram Ramakrishna, Seeram Ramakrishna
author_facet Rosmanisah Mohamat, Rosmanisah Mohamat
Suriani Abu Bakar, Suriani Abu Bakar
Azmi Mohamed, Azmi Mohamed
Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah, Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah
Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman
Mohamad Hafz Mamat, Mohamad Hafz Mamat
Mohd Firdaus Malek, Mohd Firdaus Malek
Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Ahmad
Yulkifi Yulkifi, Yulkifi Yulkifi
Seeram Ramakrishna, Seeram Ramakrishna
author_sort Rosmanisah Mohamat, Rosmanisah Mohamat
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description Exposure of synthetic dye, such as methylene blue (MB), in water bodies led to a serious threat to living things because they are toxic and non-degradable. Amongst the introduced dye removal methods, membrane separation process can be considered a powerful technique for treating dye contamination. However, this method commonly sufered from drawbacks, such as short membrane lifetime, low permeability and selectivity. To overcome these issues, graphene oxide (GO) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) were used as additives to fabricate polyethersulfone (PES)- and polyvinylidene fuoride (PVDF)-based hybrid membranes via non-solvent-induced phase separation method. Prior to membrane fabrication, GO was synthesised via electrochemical exfoliation method assisted by customised triple-tail surfactant. The potential of PES- and PVDF-based hybrid membranes for wastewater treatment has been discussed widely. However, direct comparison between these two polymeric membranes is not critically discussed for MB dye separation application yet. Therefore, this study is aimed at evaluating the performance of diferent types of polymers (e.g. PES and PVDF) in terms of membrane morphology, properties, dye rejection and antifouling ability. Results showed that the incorporation of GO and TiO2 alters the morphology of the fabricated membranes and afects dye rejection further, as well as their antifouling performance. In contrast with pristine membrane, PES-GO/TiO2 and PVDF-GO/TiO2 possessed high hydrophilicity, as indicated by their low contact angle (67.38° and 62.12°, respectively). Based on this study, PVDF-GO/TiO2 showed higher porosity value (94.88%), permeability (87.32 L/ m2 hMPa) and MB rejection rate (92.63%), as well as fux recovery ratio value of>100% as compared with others. Overall, the incorporation of GO and TiO2 with PVDF polymer are proven to be efective hybrid materials of membrane fabrication for dye rejection application in the near future. The polymer material’s intrinsic properties can afect the attributes of the fabricated membrane.
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spelling uthm.eprints-105802024-01-15T07:29:05Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10580/ Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability Rosmanisah Mohamat, Rosmanisah Mohamat Suriani Abu Bakar, Suriani Abu Bakar Azmi Mohamed, Azmi Mohamed Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah, Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman Mohamad Hafz Mamat, Mohamad Hafz Mamat Mohd Firdaus Malek, Mohd Firdaus Malek Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Ahmad Yulkifi Yulkifi, Yulkifi Yulkifi Seeram Ramakrishna, Seeram Ramakrishna T Technology (General) Exposure of synthetic dye, such as methylene blue (MB), in water bodies led to a serious threat to living things because they are toxic and non-degradable. Amongst the introduced dye removal methods, membrane separation process can be considered a powerful technique for treating dye contamination. However, this method commonly sufered from drawbacks, such as short membrane lifetime, low permeability and selectivity. To overcome these issues, graphene oxide (GO) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) were used as additives to fabricate polyethersulfone (PES)- and polyvinylidene fuoride (PVDF)-based hybrid membranes via non-solvent-induced phase separation method. Prior to membrane fabrication, GO was synthesised via electrochemical exfoliation method assisted by customised triple-tail surfactant. The potential of PES- and PVDF-based hybrid membranes for wastewater treatment has been discussed widely. However, direct comparison between these two polymeric membranes is not critically discussed for MB dye separation application yet. Therefore, this study is aimed at evaluating the performance of diferent types of polymers (e.g. PES and PVDF) in terms of membrane morphology, properties, dye rejection and antifouling ability. Results showed that the incorporation of GO and TiO2 alters the morphology of the fabricated membranes and afects dye rejection further, as well as their antifouling performance. In contrast with pristine membrane, PES-GO/TiO2 and PVDF-GO/TiO2 possessed high hydrophilicity, as indicated by their low contact angle (67.38° and 62.12°, respectively). Based on this study, PVDF-GO/TiO2 showed higher porosity value (94.88%), permeability (87.32 L/ m2 hMPa) and MB rejection rate (92.63%), as well as fux recovery ratio value of>100% as compared with others. Overall, the incorporation of GO and TiO2 with PVDF polymer are proven to be efective hybrid materials of membrane fabrication for dye rejection application in the near future. The polymer material’s intrinsic properties can afect the attributes of the fabricated membrane. Springer 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10580/1/J16479_f7cd9d301eeeb6334a9d4c8a576d99e0.pdf Rosmanisah Mohamat, Rosmanisah Mohamat and Suriani Abu Bakar, Suriani Abu Bakar and Azmi Mohamed, Azmi Mohamed and Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah, Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah and Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman and Mohamad Hafz Mamat, Mohamad Hafz Mamat and Mohd Firdaus Malek, Mohd Firdaus Malek and Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Ahmad and Yulkifi Yulkifi, Yulkifi Yulkifi and Seeram Ramakrishna, Seeram Ramakrishna (2023) Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-27207-7
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Rosmanisah Mohamat, Rosmanisah Mohamat
Suriani Abu Bakar, Suriani Abu Bakar
Azmi Mohamed, Azmi Mohamed
Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah, Muqoyyanah Muqoyyanah
Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Hafz Dzarfan Othman
Mohamad Hafz Mamat, Mohamad Hafz Mamat
Mohd Firdaus Malek, Mohd Firdaus Malek
Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Mohd Khairul Ahmad
Yulkifi Yulkifi, Yulkifi Yulkifi
Seeram Ramakrishna, Seeram Ramakrishna
Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability
title Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability
title_full Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability
title_fullStr Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability
title_full_unstemmed Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability
title_short Incorporation of graphene oxide/titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability
title_sort incorporation of graphene oxide titanium dioxide with diferent polymer materials and its efects on methylene blue dye rejection and antifouling ability
topic T Technology (General)
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10580/1/J16479_f7cd9d301eeeb6334a9d4c8a576d99e0.pdf
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