TY - JOUR
T1 - Blocking mechanism of PES membrane during ultrafiltration of POME
AU - Said, Muhammad
AU - Ahmad, Akil
AU - Mohammad, Abdul Wahab
AU - Nor, Mohd Tusirin Mohd
AU - Sheikh Abdullah, Siti Rozaimah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
PY - 2015/1/25
Y1 - 2015/1/25
N2 - Ultrafiltration (UF) is one of the options for secondary treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME). However, membrane fouling is still a major problem in 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 °C and pH of 9.05. Hydrophobicity of the membrane can also influence the percentage rejection of parameters.
AB - Ultrafiltration (UF) is one of the options for secondary treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME). However, membrane fouling is still a major problem in 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 °C and pH of 9.05. Hydrophobicity of the membrane can also influence the percentage rejection of parameters.
KW - Blocking model
KW - Flux decline
KW - Palm oil mill effluent
KW - Parameters
KW - Ultrafiltration
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84920710946
U2 - 10.1016/j.jiec.2014.02.023
DO - 10.1016/j.jiec.2014.02.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84920710946
SN - 1226-086X
VL - 21
SP - 182
EP - 188
JO - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
JF - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
ER -