%J Polymers
%R 10.3390/polym13121907
%V 13
%T Cigarette butt waste as material for phase inverted membrane fabrication used for oil/water emulsion separation
%O cited By 10
%X The increasing rate of oil and gas production has contributed to a release of oil/water emulsion or mixtures to the environment, becoming a pressing issue. At the same time, pollution of the toxic cigarette butt has also become a growing concern. This study explored utilization of cigarette butt waste as a source of cellulose acetate-based (CA) polymer to develop a phase inverted membrane for treatment of oil/water emulsion and compare it with commercial polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) and polysulfone (PSF). Results show that the CA-based membrane from waste cigarette butt offers an eco-friendly material without compromising the separation efficiency, with a pore size range suitable for oil/water emulsion filtration with the rejection of >94.0. The CA membrane poses good structural property similar to the established PVDF and PSF membranes with equally asymmetric morphology. It also poses hydrophilicity properties with a contact angle of 74.5�, lower than both PVDF and PSF membranes. The pore size of CA demonstrates that the CA is within the microfiltration range with a mean flow pore size of 0.17 µm. The developed CA membrane shows a promising oil/water emulsion permeability of 180 L m�2 h�1 bar�1 after five filtration cycles. However, it still suffers a high degree of irreversible fouling (>90.0), suggesting potential future improvements in terms of membrane fouling management. Overall, this study demonstrates a sustainable approach to addressing oil/water emulsion pollution treated CA membrane from cigarette butt waste. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
%A A. Doyan
%A C.L. Leong
%A M.R. Bilad
%A K.A. Kurnia
%A S. Susilawati
%A S. Prayogi
%A T. Narkkun
%A K. Faungnawakij
%L scholars14838
%I MDPI AG
%D 2021
%K Contact angle; Emulsification; Gas industry; Membrane fouling; Membranes; Petroleum industry; Pollution; Pore size; Tobacco; Waste treatment, Cellulose acetates; Eco-friendly materials; Future improvements; Irreversible fouling; Membrane fabrication; Oil and gas production; Polyvinylidene difluoride; Separation efficiency, Microfiltration, Contact Angle; Emulsification; Membranes; Pollution; Pore Size; Tobacco
%N 12