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Membranes, Volume 10, Issue 6

June 2020 - 24 articles

Cover Story: The aim of this work is to study the combined effect of colloids and soluble microbial products (SMP) on membrane fouling. Two MBRs were investigated for treating two types of wastewater (wwt). Domestic wwt presented 5.5 times more SMP proteins and 11 times more SMP carbohydrates compared to the synthetic one. In contrast, synthetic wwt had 20% more colloids with a size lower than membrane pore size than domestic. Finally, the TMP at 36 days reached 16 kPa for synthetic wwt and 11 kPa for domestic. Consequently, the quantity of colloids and possibly their special characteristics play a more important role in membrane fouling compared to the SMP, a novel conclusion that can be used for mitigation of membranes fouling. View this paper
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Articles (24)

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,217 Views
21 Pages

One way to enhance mass transfer and reduce fouling in wastewater electrodialysis is stimulation of electroconvective mixing of the solution adjoining membranes by modifying their surfaces. Several samples were prepared by casting the perfluorosulfon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
93 Citations
10,291 Views
17 Pages

Development of Hydrophilic PVDF Membrane Using Vapour Induced Phase Separation Method for Produced Water Treatment

  • Normi Izati Mat Nawi,
  • Ho Min Chean,
  • Norazanita Shamsuddin,
  • Muhammad Roil Bilad,
  • Thanitporn Narkkun,
  • Kajornsak Faungnawakij and
  • Asim Laeeq Khan

During the production of oil and gas, a large amount of oily wastewater is generated, which would pollute the environment if discharged without proper treatment. As one of the most promising treatment options, membrane material used for oily wastewat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
3,804 Views
15 Pages

An osmotic microbial fuel cell (OsMFC) using a forward osmosis (FO) membrane to replace the proton exchange membrane in a typical MFC achieves superior electricity production and better effluent water quality during municipal wastewater treatment. Ho...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,887 Views
16 Pages

It is generally understood that the hydrogen permeability of Pd-Ag alloy membranes declines with decreasing temperature. However, recent studies have revealed that the hydrogen permeability of Pd-Ag alloy membranes inversely increases at a certain te...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,178 Views
18 Pages

ZrO2-TiO2 Incorporated PVDF Dual-Layer Hollow Fiber Membrane for Oily Wastewater Treatment: Effect of Air Gap

  • Nurshahnawal Yaacob,
  • Pei Sean Goh,
  • Ahmad Fauzi Ismail,
  • Noor Aina Mohd Nazri,
  • Be Cheer Ng,
  • Muhammad Nizam Zainal Abidin and
  • Lukka Thuyavan Yogarathinam

Dual-layer hollow fiber (DLHF) nanocomposite membrane prepared by co-extrusion technique allows a uniform distribution of nanoparticles within the membrane outer layer to enhance the membrane performance. The effects of spinning parameters especially...

  • Review
  • Open Access
40 Citations
7,812 Views
22 Pages

The hydrogen permeation coefficient (ϕ) is generally used as a measure to show hydrogen permeation ability through dense metallic membranes, which is the product of the Fick’s diffusion coefficient (D) and the Sieverts’ solubility constan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,309 Views
20 Pages

A Molecular Dynamics Study on Rotational Nanofluid and Its Application to Desalination

  • Qingsong Tu,
  • Wice Ibrahimi,
  • Steven Ren,
  • James Wu and
  • Shaofan Li

In this work, we systematically study a rotational nanofluidic device for reverse osmosis (RO) desalination by using large scale molecular dynamics modeling and simulation. Moreover, we have compared Molecular Dynamics simulation with fluid mechanics...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,727 Views
15 Pages

Combined Effect of Colloids and SMP on Membrane Fouling in MBRs

  • Dimitra Banti,
  • Manassis Mitrakas,
  • Georgios Fytianos,
  • Alexandra Tsali and
  • Petros Samaras

Membrane fouling investigations in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are a top research issue. The aim of this work is to study the combined effect of colloids and soluble microbial products (SMPs) on membrane fouling. Two lab-pilot MBRs were investigated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,122 Views
12 Pages

Free Standing, Large-Area Silicon Nitride Membranes for High Toxin Clearance in Blood Surrogate for Small-Format Hemodialysis

  • Joshua J. Miller,
  • Jared A. Carter,
  • Kayli Hill,
  • Jon-Paul S. DesOrmeaux,
  • Robert N. Carter,
  • Thomas R. Gaborski,
  • James A. Roussie,
  • James L. McGrath and
  • Dean G. Johnson

Developing highly-efficient membranes for toxin clearance in small-format hemodialysis presents a fabrication challenge. The miniaturization of fluidics and controls has been the focus of current work on hemodialysis (HD) devices. This approach has n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
66 Citations
5,495 Views
16 Pages

Electrochemical Characteristics of Glycerolized PEO-Based Polymer Electrolytes

  • Muhammad S. Mustafa,
  • Hewa O. Ghareeb,
  • Shujahadeen B. Aziz,
  • M. A. Brza,
  • Shakhawan Al-Zangana,
  • Jihad M. Hadi and
  • M. F. Z. Kadir

In this article, poly(ethylene oxide)-based polymer electrolyte films doped with ammonium iodide (NH4I) and plasticized with glycerol were provided by a solution casting method. In the unplasticized system, the maximum ionic conductivity of 3.96...

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