Blocking mechanism of PES membrane during ultrafiltration of POME

Muhammad Said; Akil Ahmad; Abdul Wahab Mohammad; Mohd Tusirin Mohd Nor; Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.21, 182-188, January, 2015

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.02.023 Export Citation

Blocking mechanism of PES membrane during ultrafiltration of POME

Muhammad Said^{1, 2}, Akil Ahmad¹, Abdul Wahab Mohammad^{1, †}, Mohd Tusirin Mohd Nor¹, and Siti Rozaimah Sheikh Abdullah¹

¹Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
²Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, University of Sriwijaya, Indralaya 30662, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia

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Ultrafiltration (UF) is one of the options for secondary treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME). However, membrane fouling is still amajor problemin this process. The effects of pressure, temperature, pH and ionic strength on flux decline were further studied using Hermia’s model. It was found that standard blocking, cake layer, and intermediate blocking can be dominant mechanisms depending on the operating conditions. The rejections of some parameters were also investigated. The optimum conditions were found to be 5 bars, 40 ℃ and pH of 9.05. Hydrophobicity of the membrane can also influence the percentage rejection of parameters.

Keywords:Ultrafiltration;Palm oil mill effluent;Flux decline;Blocking model;Parameters

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