The Improved Oil Removal Using Polysulfone Membranes Containing Al2O3 Nanoparticles

S SAKİ; Niğmet UZAL; N ATEŞ

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The Improved Oil Removal Using Polysulfone Membranes Containing Al2O3 Nanoparticles

Authors:

S SAKİ | Niğmet UZAL | N ATEŞ

Publisher:

Turkish Chemical Society

Main Topics:

Applied physics

Journal:

Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section B: Chemical Engineering 2017 Vol.1 Issue Sp. is. 2, pp.63-68

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000504416

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2564-6907

Abstract:

 





Oil-intensive industries produce environmentally problematic wastewaters
and their treatment is more difficult because of their high stability in
aqueous solutions. Although conventional separation methods are used for the
removal of oily compounds, these processes cannot satisfy environmental
regulations. Therefore membrane separation processes such as microfiltration
(MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) have gained attention to separate micron sized
oily compounds. Many researchers have studied to increase the oil removal
performance of membrane filtration by incorporating nanoparticles to the
membrane matrix. In this study, the flat-sheet PSF/PEI/Al2O3
nanocomposite membranes were prepared by a phase inversion method for oil
removal. The oil removal performances of the membranes were evaluated with
1,800 mg/L synthetic wastewater. 20 nm Al2O3 nanoparticles
was added to the membrane matrix with three different weight percentages of 0.2
wt%, 1 wt% and 5 wt%. The effect of Al2O3 nanoparticles on
the structural properties and filtration performance of the membranes were
investigated. Prepared membranes were characterized in terms of SEM, contact
angle, water flux, porosity, ATR-FTIR, porosity and tensile strength. The
highest oil removal efficiency was obtained by 15 wt% PSF, 1 wt% PEI and 0.2% wt
Al2O3 nanoparticles blended nanocomposite membrane with
an oil rejection of 99 %.

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Article Details

The Improved Oil Removal Using Polysulfone Membranes Containing Al2O3 Nanoparticles

Authors: S SAKİ | Niğmet UZAL | N ATEŞ

Publisher: Turkish Chemical Society

Main Topics: Applied physics

Journal: Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section B: Chemical Engineering 2017 Vol.1 Issue Sp. is. 2, pp.63-68

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 11/2017

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000504416

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2564-6907

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Authors:

S SAKİ | Niğmet UZAL | N ATEŞ

Publisher:

Turkish Chemical Society

Main Topics:

Applied physics

Journal:

Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society Section B: Chemical Engineering 2017 Vol.1 Issue Sp. is. 2, pp.63-68

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2017

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000504416

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2564-6907