Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater

Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater

Membrane separation technologies particularly in the ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis are progressively more focused on finding the suitable solutions for lessening and mitigating the irreversible membrane fouling. Fouling is a serious hindrance to the development and application...

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Main Author: Yusuf, Nuruzaikha Muhammad
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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QC1 Physics (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/43910/1/Nuruzaikha%20binti%20Muhammad%20Yusuf24.pdf
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spelling my-usm-ep.439102019-04-12T05:26:15Z Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater 2013-06 Yusuf, Nuruzaikha Muhammad QC1 Physics (General) Membrane separation technologies particularly in the ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis are progressively more focused on finding the suitable solutions for lessening and mitigating the irreversible membrane fouling. Fouling is a serious hindrance to the development and application of the membrane science and technology. Essential research is also being done on the surface modification based on the hydrophilicity principle. By increasing the membrane surface hydrophilicity, this will generally improve the membrane resistance to fouling. This thesis focuses on the preparation, characterization and the performance evaluation of crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) membrane towards ultrafiltration process. Formation of the flat sheet membrane had been produced by modifying polymer concentration, crosslinking temperature and crosslinking duration. PVA is highly hydrophilic and has excellent film-forming and chemical resistance properties. Chemical crosslinking is the most common approach for stabilizing PVA membranes, which makes it less swollen in the water. Asymmetric PVA membranes were prepared by the immersion-precipitation technique and were further crosslinked with glutaraldehyde (GA). Detailed studies on membrane formulation (polymer concentration) and crosslinking condition (duration and temperature) had been carried out. 2013-06 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/43910/ http://eprints.usm.my/43910/1/Nuruzaikha%20binti%20Muhammad%20Yusuf24.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Sains Malaysia Institut Penyelidikan dan Teknologi Nano
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic QC1 Physics (General)
spellingShingle QC1 Physics (General)
Yusuf, Nuruzaikha Muhammad
Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater
description Membrane separation technologies particularly in the ultrafiltration, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis are progressively more focused on finding the suitable solutions for lessening and mitigating the irreversible membrane fouling. Fouling is a serious hindrance to the development and application of the membrane science and technology. Essential research is also being done on the surface modification based on the hydrophilicity principle. By increasing the membrane surface hydrophilicity, this will generally improve the membrane resistance to fouling. This thesis focuses on the preparation, characterization and the performance evaluation of crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) membrane towards ultrafiltration process. Formation of the flat sheet membrane had been produced by modifying polymer concentration, crosslinking temperature and crosslinking duration. PVA is highly hydrophilic and has excellent film-forming and chemical resistance properties. Chemical crosslinking is the most common approach for stabilizing PVA membranes, which makes it less swollen in the water. Asymmetric PVA membranes were prepared by the immersion-precipitation technique and were further crosslinked with glutaraldehyde (GA). Detailed studies on membrane formulation (polymer concentration) and crosslinking condition (duration and temperature) had been carried out.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Yusuf, Nuruzaikha Muhammad
author_facet Yusuf, Nuruzaikha Muhammad
author_sort Yusuf, Nuruzaikha Muhammad
title Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater
title_short Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater
title_full Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater
title_fullStr Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis Of Crosslinked Polyvinyl Alcohol Ultrafiltration Membrane For Treatment Of Latex Wastewater
title_sort synthesis of crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol ultrafiltration membrane for treatment of latex wastewater
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Institut Penyelidikan dan Teknologi Nano
publishDate 2013
url http://eprints.usm.my/43910/1/Nuruzaikha%20binti%20Muhammad%20Yusuf24.pdf
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