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Permeability and antifouling augmentation of a hybrid PVDF-PEG membrane using nano-magnesium oxide as a powerful mediator for POME decolorization


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Abdulsalam, Mohammed and Che Man, Hasfalina and Goh, Pei Sean and Md. Yunos, Khairul Faezah and Zainal Abidin, Zurina and Mohamad Idris, Aida Isma and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi (2020) Permeability and antifouling augmentation of a hybrid PVDF-PEG membrane using nano-magnesium oxide as a powerful mediator for POME decolorization. Polymers, 12 (3). art. no. 549. pp. 1-21. ISSN 2073-4360

Abstract

This study focused on developing a hydrophilic hybrid polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-polyethylene glycol (PEG) hollow membrane by incorporating Nano-magnesium oxide (NMO) as a potent antifouling mediator. The Nano-hybrid hollow fibers with varied loading of NMO (0 g; 0.25 g; 0.50 g; 0.75 g and 1.25 g) were spun through phase inversion technique. The resultants Nano-hybrid fibers were characterized and compared based on SEM, EDX, contact angle, surface zeta-potential, permeability flux, fouling resistance and color rejection from palm oil mill effluent (POME). Noticeably, the permeability flux, fouling resistance and color rejection improved with the increase in NMO loading. PVDF-PEG with 0.50 g-NMO loading displayed an outstanding performance with 198.35 L/m2·h, 61.33 L/m2·h and 74.65% of water flux, POME flux and color rejection from POME, respectively. More so, a remarkable fouling resistance were obtained such that the flux recovery, reversible fouling percentage and irreversible fouling percentage remains relatively steady at 90.98%, 61.39% and 7.68%, respectively, even after 3 cycles of continuous filtrations for a total period of 9 h. However, at excess loading of 0.75 and 1.25 g-NMO, deterioration in the flux and fouling resistance was observed. This was due to the agglomeration of nanoparticles within the matrix structure at the excessive loading.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030549
Publisher: MDPI
Keywords: Nano-MgO; Structural modification; Permeability; Antifouling; Color rejection; POME
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 03 May 2020 22:55
Last Modified: 03 May 2020 22:55
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38133
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