Water Purification using Recycled Polymeric Microfiltration Membranes | ||
| International Journal of Applied Energy Systems | ||
| Article 11, Volume 2, Issue 2, July 2020, Pages 122-126 PDF (3.31 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijaes.2020.169930 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mostafa Khaled1; H. Noby2; Eman S. Mansor3; A. H. El-Shazly4; W. A. Aissa* 5 | ||
| 1Materials Engineering and Mechanical Design, Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University Aswan, Egypt | ||
| 2Materials Engineering and Mechanical Design, Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University Aswan, Egypt | ||
| 3Water Pollution Dep., Environmental Research Division National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt | ||
| 4Chemical and Petrochemicals Engineering Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) Alexandria, Egypt | ||
| 5Mechanical Engineering Department Faculty of Energy Engineering, Aswan University Aswan, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In our previous work, microfiltration membranes were successfully manufactured by non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) method using two concentrations (30 and 35 wt%) of recycled high impact polystyrene (HIPS-R). N, Ndimethyl formamide (DMF) was used as solvent and water as a coagulation bath. These membranes were characterized in terms of chemical composition, surface hydrophilicity, surface crosssection morphology, porosity, and pores size distribution. Accordingly, the membrane's surfaces showed a semihydrophilic behavior with contact angles of 81o and 91o for 30 wt% and 35 wt% membranes respectively. In the current study, The prepared membranes were examined for the removal of Humic acid (HA) and Rhodamine B (RhB) dye in a microfiltration process. Filtration experiment showed that pure water flux of 30 wt% membrane was higher than of 35 wt% membrane, also 30 wt% membrane has a higher humic acid and Dye removal efficiency than of 35 wt% membrane. Thus, the results suggest active membranes could be obtained using recycled high-impact polystyrene. And then, solve the polymer waste accumulation problem in parallel with help in drinking water crisis solution. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Porous Membranes; Recycled Waste; Filtration; Hydrophilicity | ||
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