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Influence of palm oil fuel ash, an agro-industry waste on the ultrafiltration performance of cellulose acetate butyrate membrane

Shenvi, S. S. and Isloor, A. M. and Ahmad, A. L. and Garudachari, B. and Ismail, A. F. (2016) Influence of palm oil fuel ash, an agro-industry waste on the ultrafiltration performance of cellulose acetate butyrate membrane. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57 (55). pp. 26414-26426. ISSN 1944-3994

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Abstract

Palm oil fuel ash (POFA), which is produced as waste during production of palm oil, was used as an alternative additive to prepare cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) composite ultrafiltration membrane. Acid-activated-milled POFA was characterized by Brunauere–Emmette–Teller (BET) surface area analysis and infrared spectroscopy (IR). The effect of incorporation of POFA in CAB matrix was analyzed by contact angle, water uptake, and porosity studies. The studies revealed an enhancement in the hydrophilic nature of the composite membranes upon addition of POFA. The change in the morphology of the membranes was recorded by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) which revealed the changing asymmetric structure of the membrane. Pure water flux and antifouling studies indicated that the membranes exhibited enhanced flux recovery ratio, which was maximum for CAB 2 (87.6%) containing 2 wt.% of POFA. The adsorption property of POFA in addition to CAB/POFA network helped in the humic acid removal from aqueous solution up to 86% for CAB 2.5 membrane.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:adsorption, agroindustry, aqueous solution, ash, humic acid, industrial waste, membrane, performance assessment, ultrafiltration
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical Engineering
ID Code:71900
Deposited By: Fazli Masari
Deposited On:20 Nov 2017 08:18
Last Modified:20 Nov 2017 08:18

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