Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration
Improving surface chemistry of a material is important for oil/water separation. In this work, we demonstrated a simple approach that could be employed to flexibly modify the properties of steel mesh to be either hydrophi-licity or hydrophobicity for oil/water separation via gravity filtration. Dip-...
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| author | Roslan, Rosyiela Azwa Lau, Woei Jye Ong, Chi Siang Tan, Yong Zen Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi |
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| description | Improving surface chemistry of a material is important for oil/water separation. In this work, we demonstrated a simple approach that could be employed to flexibly modify the properties of steel mesh to be either hydrophi-licity or hydrophobicity for oil/water separation via gravity filtration. Dip-coating method was used to form a coating layer atop the mesh. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) were used to prepare hydrophilic coating, while poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) and triethoxy(octadecyl)silane (TEOS) were used to promote the mesh's hydrophobicity. Our findings showed that the mesh coated with PVP and PEG displayed improved surface hydrophilicity (i.e. lower water contact angle (WCA)) which led to increased water flux. Oppositely, the WCA of mesh increased from 126.4o to 135.3o and 142.5o , respectively when P4VP and TEOS were used as coating material. The PEG-coated mesh is the best filter in producing water as permeate (up to 578 L/m2.h) while the TEOS-coated mesh is excellent in transporting organic solvents (e.g., toluene, n-hexane and chloroform), achieving 999-1205 L/m2.h. The results also indicated that the modified meshes were able to attain >98 % oil/water separation efficiency with either oil or water as the permeate. The flux of modified-mesh was also stable over 20 filtration cycles and did not experience major changes after being immersed in toluene for 30 days. Our work demonstrated an alternative efficient way of treating oil/water mixture via gravity filtration in which either water or oil could be the permeate product depending on the surface properties of the mesh chosen. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-1050352024-04-02T06:35:16Z http://eprints.utm.my/105035/ Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration Roslan, Rosyiela Azwa Lau, Woei Jye Ong, Chi Siang Tan, Yong Zen Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi Q Science (General) TP Chemical technology Improving surface chemistry of a material is important for oil/water separation. In this work, we demonstrated a simple approach that could be employed to flexibly modify the properties of steel mesh to be either hydrophi-licity or hydrophobicity for oil/water separation via gravity filtration. Dip-coating method was used to form a coating layer atop the mesh. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and polyethylene glycol (PEG) were used to prepare hydrophilic coating, while poly(4-vinylpyridine) (P4VP) and triethoxy(octadecyl)silane (TEOS) were used to promote the mesh's hydrophobicity. Our findings showed that the mesh coated with PVP and PEG displayed improved surface hydrophilicity (i.e. lower water contact angle (WCA)) which led to increased water flux. Oppositely, the WCA of mesh increased from 126.4o to 135.3o and 142.5o , respectively when P4VP and TEOS were used as coating material. The PEG-coated mesh is the best filter in producing water as permeate (up to 578 L/m2.h) while the TEOS-coated mesh is excellent in transporting organic solvents (e.g., toluene, n-hexane and chloroform), achieving 999-1205 L/m2.h. The results also indicated that the modified meshes were able to attain >98 % oil/water separation efficiency with either oil or water as the permeate. The flux of modified-mesh was also stable over 20 filtration cycles and did not experience major changes after being immersed in toluene for 30 days. Our work demonstrated an alternative efficient way of treating oil/water mixture via gravity filtration in which either water or oil could be the permeate product depending on the surface properties of the mesh chosen. Elsevier Ltd 2023-08 Article PeerReviewed Roslan, Rosyiela Azwa and Lau, Woei Jye and Ong, Chi Siang and Tan, Yong Zen and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi (2023) Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 54 (NA). NA. ISSN 2214-7144 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104063 DOI:10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104063 |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) TP Chemical technology Roslan, Rosyiela Azwa Lau, Woei Jye Ong, Chi Siang Tan, Yong Zen Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration |
| title | Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration |
| title_full | Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration |
| title_fullStr | Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration |
| title_short | Simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil/water separation via gravity filtration |
| title_sort | simple surface modification of steel mesh for efficient oil water separation via gravity filtration |
| topic | Q Science (General) TP Chemical technology |
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