Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane

The use of low-cost clay materials for the fabrication of ceramic membrane has attracted much interest from researchers, and the outcome would be beneficial to the industries. In this study, low-cost bentonite was used for the preparation of hollow fiber ceramic (HFC) membrane. Bentonite powder was...

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Main Authors: Raji, Yusuf Olabode, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi, Ismail, A. F., A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Usman, Jamilu, Momah, Stanley Chinedu
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spelling my.utm.954442022-05-31T12:38:16Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95444/ Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane Raji, Yusuf Olabode Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi Ismail, A. F. A. Rahman, Mukhlis Jaafar, Juhana Usman, Jamilu Momah, Stanley Chinedu TP Chemical technology The use of low-cost clay materials for the fabrication of ceramic membrane has attracted much interest from researchers, and the outcome would be beneficial to the industries. In this study, low-cost bentonite was used for the preparation of hollow fiber ceramic (HFC) membrane. Bentonite powder was initially characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) for powder surface morphology. The bentonite membrane was fabricated through dope suspension mixing, using phase inversion-based extrusion method and sintering processes. The dope suspension was prepared by mixing quantified bentonite powder, dispersant, polymer binder, and organic solvent on a planetary ball mill. This was followed by the extrusion of the dope suspension at a bore fluid rate of 10 mL/min and air gap of 5 cm and finally subjected to the sintering temperatures of 950°C, 1000°C, 1050°C, and 1100°C. FESEM images revealed that bentonite powder has a compacted interlayer order of heterogeneous surface morphology. The resulting bentonite HFC membrane surface morphologies were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the structures exhibit asymmetric structure, which was composed of sponge-like and finger-like structures. Due to, its superhydrophilic property and pore size; the membrane contact angle and water flux performance were obtained at 1.90° and ~326 L/m2.h, respectively. Overall, the results suggest that bentonite can be used in the fabrication of ceramic-based hollow fiber membrane and in addition, can as well be utilized in microfiltration for wastewater treatment.Journal of Membrane Science and Research Amirkabir University of Technology - Membrane Processes Research Laboratory 2021 Article PeerReviewed Raji, Yusuf Olabode and Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan and Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi and Ismail, A. F. and A. Rahman, Mukhlis and Jaafar, Juhana and Usman, Jamilu and Momah, Stanley Chinedu (2021) Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane. Membrane Science Research, 7 (2). pp. 95-101. ISSN 2476-5406 http://dx.doi.org/10.22079/JMSR.2020.123596.1360
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topic TP Chemical technology
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Raji, Yusuf Olabode
Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan
Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi
Ismail, A. F.
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Jaafar, Juhana
Usman, Jamilu
Momah, Stanley Chinedu
Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane
description The use of low-cost clay materials for the fabrication of ceramic membrane has attracted much interest from researchers, and the outcome would be beneficial to the industries. In this study, low-cost bentonite was used for the preparation of hollow fiber ceramic (HFC) membrane. Bentonite powder was initially characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) for powder surface morphology. The bentonite membrane was fabricated through dope suspension mixing, using phase inversion-based extrusion method and sintering processes. The dope suspension was prepared by mixing quantified bentonite powder, dispersant, polymer binder, and organic solvent on a planetary ball mill. This was followed by the extrusion of the dope suspension at a bore fluid rate of 10 mL/min and air gap of 5 cm and finally subjected to the sintering temperatures of 950°C, 1000°C, 1050°C, and 1100°C. FESEM images revealed that bentonite powder has a compacted interlayer order of heterogeneous surface morphology. The resulting bentonite HFC membrane surface morphologies were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the structures exhibit asymmetric structure, which was composed of sponge-like and finger-like structures. Due to, its superhydrophilic property and pore size; the membrane contact angle and water flux performance were obtained at 1.90° and ~326 L/m2.h, respectively. Overall, the results suggest that bentonite can be used in the fabrication of ceramic-based hollow fiber membrane and in addition, can as well be utilized in microfiltration for wastewater treatment.Journal of Membrane Science and Research
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author Raji, Yusuf Olabode
Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan
Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi
Ismail, A. F.
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Jaafar, Juhana
Usman, Jamilu
Momah, Stanley Chinedu
author_facet Raji, Yusuf Olabode
Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan
Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi
Ismail, A. F.
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Jaafar, Juhana
Usman, Jamilu
Momah, Stanley Chinedu
author_sort Raji, Yusuf Olabode
title Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane
title_short Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane
title_full Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane
title_fullStr Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane
title_full_unstemmed Preparation and characterization of bentonite - Based ceramic hollow fiber membrane
title_sort preparation and characterization of bentonite - based ceramic hollow fiber membrane
publisher Amirkabir University of Technology - Membrane Processes Research Laboratory
publishDate 2021
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95444/
http://dx.doi.org/10.22079/JMSR.2020.123596.1360
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