Study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane

Rice Husk Zeolite Type Y (RHY) particles were prepared under static hydrothermal conditions by dissolution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium aluminate (NaAlO2) and amorphous silica obtained from rice husk ash (RHA). The RHY/polysulfones (PSf) membranes incorporated with RHY particle at different lo...

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Main Author:	Rosman, Nurafiqah
Format:	Thesis
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Published:	2015
Subjects:	TP155-156 Chemical engineering
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spelling	my-uthm-ep.14092021-10-03T06:46:00Z Study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane 2015-08 Rosman, Nurafiqah TP155-156 Chemical engineering Rice Husk Zeolite Type Y (RHY) particles were prepared under static hydrothermal conditions by dissolution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium aluminate (NaAlO2) and amorphous silica obtained from rice husk ash (RHA). The RHY/polysulfones (PSf) membranes incorporated with RHY particle at different loading were prepared through phase inversion technique. Physical characterization were carried out using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscope (SEM), porosity, tensile strength, atomic force microscope (AFM) and water contact angle (CA). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the transformation of RHA into zeolite type Y supported with Field Emission Scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) image and Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The EDX analysis showed that the Si/Al ratio was 2.007 which indicate the zeolite products is in hydrophilic condition. Meanwhile, the performance of the fabricated membrane was evaluated through pure water permeation (PWP), rejection and antifouling properties. The membranes with 2wt% of RHY showed the highest water permeability (315.29 Lm-2h-1), hydrophilicity (45o) porosity (41.5%) and good rejection (97.8%) ability. Membranes with higher RHY content (more than 2wt. %) generated more particle agglomeration that disturbs membrane structure as can be observed in the cross-section and external surface morphology. In fact, the excessive amount of RHY particles caused deduction of membrane permeation, compared to the pristine membrane which indicated the ability of membrane to absorb the foulants. The incorporation of RHY (1 to 5wt. %) increase the humic acid rejection from 95.8 to 99.6 %. It also found that PSf-RHY membrane having higher absorptive and fouling values than pristine PSf membrane. It can be concluded that the addition of RHY could enhance the hydrophilicity of the PSf membrane with optimum value of 2 wt.%. However, the addition of RHY need to be properly controlled as the high RHY loading could create an adverse effect for the foulants. 2015-08 Thesis http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1409/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1409/2/NURAFIQAH%20ROSMAN%20COPYRIGHT%20DECLARATION.pdf text en staffonly http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1409/1/24p%20NURAFIQAH%20ROSMAN.pdf text en public http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/1409/3/NURAFIQAH%20ROSMAN%20WATERMARK.pdf text en validuser mphil masters Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
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description	Rice Husk Zeolite Type Y (RHY) particles were prepared under static hydrothermal conditions by dissolution of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium aluminate (NaAlO2) and amorphous silica obtained from rice husk ash (RHA). The RHY/polysulfones (PSf) membranes incorporated with RHY particle at different loading were prepared through phase inversion technique. Physical characterization were carried out using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), scanning electron microscope (SEM), porosity, tensile strength, atomic force microscope (AFM) and water contact angle (CA). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis confirmed the transformation of RHA into zeolite type Y supported with Field Emission Scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) image and Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The EDX analysis showed that the Si/Al ratio was 2.007 which indicate the zeolite products is in hydrophilic condition. Meanwhile, the performance of the fabricated membrane was evaluated through pure water permeation (PWP), rejection and antifouling properties. The membranes with 2wt% of RHY showed the highest water permeability (315.29 Lm-2h-1), hydrophilicity (45o) porosity (41.5%) and good rejection (97.8%) ability. Membranes with higher RHY content (more than 2wt. %) generated more particle agglomeration that disturbs membrane structure as can be observed in the cross-section and external surface morphology. In fact, the excessive amount of RHY particles caused deduction of membrane permeation, compared to the pristine membrane which indicated the ability of membrane to absorb the foulants. The incorporation of RHY (1 to 5wt. %) increase the humic acid rejection from 95.8 to 99.6 %. It also found that PSf-RHY membrane having higher absorptive and fouling values than pristine PSf membrane. It can be concluded that the addition of RHY could enhance the hydrophilicity of the PSf membrane with optimum value of 2 wt.%. However, the addition of RHY need to be properly controlled as the high RHY loading could create an adverse effect for the foulants.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Rosman, Nurafiqah
author_facet	Rosman, Nurafiqah
author_sort	Rosman, Nurafiqah
title	Study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane
title_short	Study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane
title_full	Study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane
title_fullStr	Study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane
title_full_unstemmed	Study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane
title_sort	study on the effect of zeolite rice husk particles on polysulfone membrane
granting_institution	Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
granting_department	Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
publishDate	2015
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