Novel ceramic hollow fibre membranes contactor derived from kaolin and zirconia for ammonia removal and recovery from synthetic ammonia

Mohammad Arif Budiman, Pauzan and Siti Khadijah, Hubadillah and Siti Nur Elida Aqmar, Mohamad Kamal and Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan, Othman and Mohd Hafiz, Puteh and Tonni Agustiono, Kurniawan and Suriani, Abu Bakar and Huda, Abdullah and Mohd Riduan, Jamalludin and Rosmawati, Naim and Siti Hamimah, Sheikh Abdul Kadir (2021) Novel ceramic hollow fibre membranes contactor derived from kaolin and zirconia for ammonia removal and recovery from synthetic ammonia. Journal of Membrane Science, 638 (119707). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0376-7388. (Published)

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Abstract

The adverse effects of ammonia found in wastewater streams lead to the development of advanced water treatment technology, i.e. membrane contactor (MC). In this study, single layer hollow fibre membrane (SLZK) and dual layer hollow fibre membrane (DLZK) were prepared from zirconia and kaolin and modified into hydrophobic membrane through simple grafting process via fluoroalkylsilane (FAS) agent. The properties of membranes such as morphology, surface roughness, mechanical strength, wettability and liquid entry pressure were analysed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), 3-point bending strength, contact angle and LEPw setup. Finally, the performance of the membranes was also investigated towards ammonia removal via membrane contactor system. Our findings showed that hydrophobicity properties significantly improved for both SLZK and DLZK membranes after grafting modification process as indicated by the increase of contact angle value from 5° and 1° to 132.7° and ~180.0° respectively. Based on the morphological analysis, the surface of DLZK showed more porous structure as compared to the SLZK. In addition, DLZK also displayed the highest mechanical strength and contact angle reading of 125 MPa and ~180° respectively. This suggests that the DLZK showed an excellent membrane contactor performance with highest value of mass transfer coefficient (3.77 x 10-5 ms-1) and almost complete removal of ammonia removal (91%). Overall, these results implied that dual layer ceramic membrane developed from kaolin and zirconia could provide the basis for the development of alternative ceramic membrane with excellent properties for membrane contactor system.

Item Type: Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Single layer hollow fibre membrane; Dual layer hollow fibre membrane; Hydrophobic membrane; Ammonia; Membrane contactor
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology
Depositing User: Mrs Norsaini Abdul Samat
Date Deposited: 28 Apr 2022 03:12
Last Modified: 28 Apr 2022 03:12
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/33917
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