Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination

Asymmetric nanofiltration membranes were fabricated from a ternary dope composition consisting of cellulose acetate (CA), formamide and acetone using a simple drylwet phase inversion process. In order to fabricate a high performance nanofiltration membrane, the effects of rheological factor of dope...

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Main Authors: Ismail , Ahmad Fauzi, Hassan, Abdul Rahman, Ng, Be Cheer
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Language:English
Published: Songkla University 2002
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/912/1/AhmadFauziIsmail2002_EffectOfShearRateOn.pdf
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Hassan, Abdul Rahman
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description Asymmetric nanofiltration membranes were fabricated from a ternary dope composition consisting of cellulose acetate (CA), formamide and acetone using a simple drylwet phase inversion process. In order to fabricate a high performance nanofiltration membrane, the effects of rheological factor of dope solutions, that is shear rate on the performance of nanof~tration membranes for water desalination has been studied. The membranes performances that are based on percentage of rejection of sodium chloride (NaCl) and fluxes with different concentrations of sodium chloride are reported. Generally, the percentage of rejection and fluxes were found to increase with increasing of shear rate until a critical level of shear rate is achieved. The experimental results showed that the fluxes were increased and percentage of rejection is decreased With sodium chloride concentrations. An optimum percentage of rejection and fluxes obtained were about 56.76 % and 7.44 x lo4 ds, respectively. The optimum shear rate was found to be at 304 s'l. It was also found that membranes with shear rate below 152s" are not suitable to be used as a nanofiltration membrane due to their low mechanical strength.
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spelling utm.eprints-9122010-10-25T08:20:12Z http://eprints.utm.my/912/ Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination Ismail , Ahmad Fauzi Hassan, Abdul Rahman Ng, Be Cheer TP Chemical technology Asymmetric nanofiltration membranes were fabricated from a ternary dope composition consisting of cellulose acetate (CA), formamide and acetone using a simple drylwet phase inversion process. In order to fabricate a high performance nanofiltration membrane, the effects of rheological factor of dope solutions, that is shear rate on the performance of nanof~tration membranes for water desalination has been studied. The membranes performances that are based on percentage of rejection of sodium chloride (NaCl) and fluxes with different concentrations of sodium chloride are reported. Generally, the percentage of rejection and fluxes were found to increase with increasing of shear rate until a critical level of shear rate is achieved. The experimental results showed that the fluxes were increased and percentage of rejection is decreased With sodium chloride concentrations. An optimum percentage of rejection and fluxes obtained were about 56.76 % and 7.44 x lo4 ds, respectively. The optimum shear rate was found to be at 304 s'l. It was also found that membranes with shear rate below 152s" are not suitable to be used as a nanofiltration membrane due to their low mechanical strength. Songkla University 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/912/1/AhmadFauziIsmail2002_EffectOfShearRateOn.pdf Ismail , Ahmad Fauzi and Hassan, Abdul Rahman and Ng, Be Cheer (2002) Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination. Songklanakarin Journal Science and Technology, 24 (Suppl). pp. 879-889. ISSN 0125-3395
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Hassan, Abdul Rahman
Ng, Be Cheer
Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination
title Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination
title_full Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination
title_fullStr Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination
title_full_unstemmed Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination
title_short Effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination
title_sort effect of shear rate on the performance of nanofiltration membrane for water desalination
topic TP Chemical technology
url http://eprints.utm.my/912/1/AhmadFauziIsmail2002_EffectOfShearRateOn.pdf
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