Assessment on Performance-properties of Asymmetric Nanofiltration Membranes from Polyethersulfone/n-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone/water Blends with Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) as Additive

Authors

  • Sabariah Rozali
    Affiliation
    East Coast Environmental Research Institute, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Nurul Hannan Mohd Safari
    Affiliation
    East Coast Environmental Research Institute, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Abdul Rahman Hassan
    Affiliation
    East Coast Environmental Research Institute, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
    Faculty of Innovative Design and Technology, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 21300 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia
  • Musa Ahmad
    Affiliation
    Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, 71800 Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
  • Rosli Mohd Yunus
    Affiliation
    Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.18357

Abstract

In this study, the effect of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) additive on the fabrication of asymmetric nanofiltration (NF) membranes was investigated in terms of performance, structural details and key properties. On addition of PVP ranging from 2 to 10 wt% into the dope solution, the fabricated NF membranes exhibited significantly different in properties and improved performance. In particular, the membranes made from 2 wt% PVP had the highest water flux and salt rejection of about 3.61 × 10–6 m3/m2s and 44.49 %, respectively. Modeling results revealed that small amount of PVP (2–4 wt%) produced finer structural properties. Moreover, the key properties (rp, ∆x/Ak and ζ) of the fabricated NF membranes were found to be within the range of that of commercial NF membranes.

Keywords:

poly(vinyl pyrrolidone), nanofiltration, performance-properties, structural details, additive

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Published Online

2021-11-26

How to Cite

Rozali, S., Safari, N. H. M., Hassan, A. R., Ahmad, M., Yunus, R. M. “Assessment on Performance-properties of Asymmetric Nanofiltration Membranes from Polyethersulfone/n-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone/water Blends with Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) as Additive”, Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 66(1), pp. 54–69, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.18357

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