Antifouling Improvement of Polyethersulfone Membrane Incorporated with Negatively Charged Zinc–Iron Oxide for AT-POME Colour Removal

M. N. Subramaniam P. S. Goh Y. H. TanS. J. Chiong W. J. Lau B. C. Ng A. F. Ismail J. Y. Chuah S. O. Lai

In this study, polyethersulfone (PES) hollow fibre membranes incorporated with different loadings of coupled zinc–iron oxide (ZIO) (0–2 wt%) nanoparticle were fabricated and used to remove the colour of aerobically treated palm oil mill effluent (AT-POME). The ZIO nanoparticles were synthesized via solution combustion method and characterized for their physicochemical properties. A specific amount of ZIO nanoparticles was then added into the PES dope solution followed by dry/wet-jet spinning technique to produce hollow fibre membrane of negatively charge surface properties. The membranes were…..

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