Novel polyethersulfone (PES)/hydrous manganese dioxide (HMO) mixed matrix membranes with improved anti-fouling properties for oily wastewater treatment process

2014126 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

R. Jamshidi Gohari · Islamic Azad University, Tehran

Elnaz Halakoo · University of Technology Malaysia

W.J. Lau · Southern University College

Mohd. Azraai Kassim · University of Technology Malaysia

Toshiya Matsuura · University of Technology Malaysia

Ahmad Fauzi Ismail · Southern University College

Abstract

The improvement in flux recovery from ∼42% in pristine PES membranes to >75% in PES/HMO-2 mixed matrix membranes indicated the greater anti-fouling properties of the PES/HMO-2 membrane in treating synthetic wastewater.

Topics & Keywords

Membrane Separation Technologies Fuel Cells and Related Materials Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: RSC Advances

Volume 4, Issue 34, pp. 17587-17596

DOI: 10.1039/c4ra00032c

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