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creators_name: Fernandes, C.S.
creators_name: Bilad, M.R.
creators_name: Nordin, N.A.H.M.
title: Silica incorporated membrane for wastewater based filtration
ispublished: pub
note: cited By 7; Conference of 2nd International Conference on Applied Science and Technology 2017, ICAST 2017 ; Conference Date: 3 April 2017 Through 5 April 2017; Conference Code:130920
abstract: Membrane technology has long been applied for waste water treatment industries due to its numerous advantages compared to other conventional processes. However, the biggest challenge in pressure driven membrane process is membrane fouling. Fouling decreases the productivity and efficiency of the filtration, reduces the lifespan of the membrane and reduces the overall efficiency of water treatment processes. In this study, a novel membrane material is developed for water filtration. The developed membrane incorporates silica nanoparticles mainly to improve its structural properties. Membranes with different loadings of silica nanoparticles were applied in this study. The result shows an increase in clean water permeability and filterability of the membrane for treating activated sludge, microalgae solution, secondary effluent and raw sewage as feed. Adding silica into the membrane matrix does not significantly alter contact angle and membrane pore size. We believe that silica acts as an effective pore forming agent that increases the number of pores without significantly altering the pore sizes. A higher number of small pores on the surface of the membrane could reduce membrane fouling because of a low specific loading imposed to individual pores. © 2017 Author(s).
date: 2017
publisher: American Institute of Physics Inc.
official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85031306925&doi=10.1063%2f1.5005374&partnerID=40&md5=ae4366d711e5dc49ffbaac430683f13a
id_number: 10.1063/1.5005374
full_text_status: none
publication: AIP Conference Proceedings
volume: 1891
refereed: TRUE
isbn: 9780735415737
issn: 0094243X
citation:   Fernandes, C.S. and Bilad, M.R. and Nordin, N.A.H.M.  (2017) Silica incorporated membrane for wastewater based filtration.  In: UNSPECIFIED.