On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications

In this study, thin-film composite (TFC) hollow fibers (HFs) were fabricated by an in-situ coating of polyamide layer on the lumen side of PVC/PC blend substrates for desalination by forward osmosis (FO). Particularly, the substrate HFs were spun at two air gap distances of 2 and 6 cm, to investigat...

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Main Authors: Alihemati, Z., Hashemifard, S. A., Matsuura, T., Ismail, A. F.
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Language:English
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author Alihemati, Z.
Hashemifard, S. A.
Matsuura, T.
Ismail, A. F.
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Hashemifard, S. A.
Matsuura, T.
Ismail, A. F.
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description In this study, thin-film composite (TFC) hollow fibers (HFs) were fabricated by an in-situ coating of polyamide layer on the lumen side of PVC/PC blend substrates for desalination by forward osmosis (FO). Particularly, the substrate HFs were spun at two air gap distances of 2 and 6 cm, to investigate the effect of the air-gap distance on the FO performance. The substrate HFs were characterized by pure water flux measurement, FESEM, and gas permeability test. The Interfacial polymerization (IP) method was then utilized for coating polyamide (PA) layer on the lumen surface of the substrate to fabricate TFC HFs. The TFC HFs so fabricated were also characterized by FESEM, before their FO performance was tested. Furthermore, the effect of HF length on the FO flux was investigated. The results showed that the novel TFC HFs exhibited good FO performance. The longer the air gap distance, the better becomes the FO performance in terms of simultaneous water flux and alginate fouling resistance, while the effect of the HF length remains a controversial issue.
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spelling utm.eprints-1031722023-10-20T02:07:49Z http://eprints.utm.my/103172/ On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications Alihemati, Z. Hashemifard, S. A. Matsuura, T. Ismail, A. F. TP Chemical technology In this study, thin-film composite (TFC) hollow fibers (HFs) were fabricated by an in-situ coating of polyamide layer on the lumen side of PVC/PC blend substrates for desalination by forward osmosis (FO). Particularly, the substrate HFs were spun at two air gap distances of 2 and 6 cm, to investigate the effect of the air-gap distance on the FO performance. The substrate HFs were characterized by pure water flux measurement, FESEM, and gas permeability test. The Interfacial polymerization (IP) method was then utilized for coating polyamide (PA) layer on the lumen surface of the substrate to fabricate TFC HFs. The TFC HFs so fabricated were also characterized by FESEM, before their FO performance was tested. Furthermore, the effect of HF length on the FO flux was investigated. The results showed that the novel TFC HFs exhibited good FO performance. The longer the air gap distance, the better becomes the FO performance in terms of simultaneous water flux and alginate fouling resistance, while the effect of the HF length remains a controversial issue. Elsevier Ltd. 2022 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/103172/1/AhmadFauziIsmail2022_OnPerformanceandFouling_compressed.pdf Alihemati, Z. and Hashemifard, S. A. and Matsuura, T. and Ismail, A. F. (2022) On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10 (1). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2213-3437 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.106828 DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2021.106828
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Alihemati, Z.
Hashemifard, S. A.
Matsuura, T.
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On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications
title On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications
title_full On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications
title_fullStr On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications
title_full_unstemmed On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications
title_short On performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow Fiber membranes using polycarbonate/polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications
title_sort on performance and fouling of thin film composite hollow fiber membranes using polycarbonate polyvinylchloride as porous substrates for forward osmosis applications
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.utm.my/103172/1/AhmadFauziIsmail2022_OnPerformanceandFouling_compressed.pdf
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