Effect of Organoclay on the Performance of Reverse Osmosis Membrane

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

2 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

3 Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), UTM, Malaysia

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of Cloisite15A (C15A) organoclay in the substrate layer on the performance of reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. The substrate of the RO membranes was modified using different loading of C15A (ranging from 0.3 - 0.7 wt%) within polysulfone (PSf) substrate and the polyamide (PA) selective layer was formed on the top. Effect of the modified substrate layer on the water flux and salt rejection of the nanocomposite membrane was investigated. The chemical property, morphology, and topography of the membrane surface were characterized by ATR-FTIR, SEM, AFM and contact angle analyzer. The modified membranes showed significantly enhanced pure water flux and salt solution permeability by 60.5 % and 44.3 %, respectively, without sacrificing the salt rejection.

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Effect of Organoclay on the Performance of Reverse Osmosis Membrane

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Journal of Membrane Science and Research
Volume 6, Issue 1
Membrane Science and Research: A Tribute to Professor Takeshi Matsuura
January 2020
Pages 13-19

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History

  • Receive Date: 31 July 2019
  • Revise Date: 22 October 2019
  • Accept Date: 24 October 2019

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