The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane
This work demonstrates the feasibility of employing direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) for treating industrial textile wastewater for clean water production. Experimental results showed that the in-house fabricated polyvinylidene fluoride-Cloisite 15A polymer–inorganic nanocomposite membran...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Elsevier Ltd
2016
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13523/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13523/1/The%20Potential%20of%20Direct%20Contact%20Membrane%20Distillation%20for%20Industrial%20Textile%20Wastewater%20Treatment%20Using%20PVDF-Cloisite%2015A%20Nanocomposite%20Membrane.pdf |
| _version_ | 1848819493940232192 |
|---|---|
| author | N. M., Mohktar Lau, W. J. A. F., Ismail S., Kartohardjono Lai, S. O. H. C., Teoh |
| author_facet | N. M., Mohktar Lau, W. J. A. F., Ismail S., Kartohardjono Lai, S. O. H. C., Teoh |
| author_sort | N. M., Mohktar |
| building | UMP Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | This work demonstrates the feasibility of employing direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) for treating industrial textile wastewater for clean water production. Experimental results showed that the in-house fabricated polyvinylidene fluoride-Cloisite 15A polymer–inorganic nanocomposite membrane is robust and able to treat the industrial effluent by reducing at least 89% of the initial values of the water quality parameters measured. However, the membrane permeate flux was reported to decline almost 50% in the first few hours of the 40-h treatment process before reaching water flux of 13–22 kg/m2 h. It is believed that the initial flux decline is mainly caused by the foulants accumulated on the membrane outer surface that increases mass transfer resistance of water molecules and reduces water productivity. With respect to separation characteristics, the DCMD process has shown better performance for COD and color removal in comparison to the other commonly used pressure-driven membrane processes. Further improvement on the membrane surface properties is necessary to reduce fouling propensity and pore wetting caused by the surfactants and other foulants in the textile wastewater. This is of particular importance for long-term operation of DCMD process. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T01:54:26Z |
| format | Article |
| id | ump-13523 |
| institution | Universiti Malaysia Pahang |
| institution_category | Local University |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T01:54:26Z |
| publishDate | 2016 |
| publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | ump-135232017-03-02T03:43:26Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13523/ The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane N. M., Mohktar Lau, W. J. A. F., Ismail S., Kartohardjono Lai, S. O. H. C., Teoh T Technology (General) This work demonstrates the feasibility of employing direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) for treating industrial textile wastewater for clean water production. Experimental results showed that the in-house fabricated polyvinylidene fluoride-Cloisite 15A polymer–inorganic nanocomposite membrane is robust and able to treat the industrial effluent by reducing at least 89% of the initial values of the water quality parameters measured. However, the membrane permeate flux was reported to decline almost 50% in the first few hours of the 40-h treatment process before reaching water flux of 13–22 kg/m2 h. It is believed that the initial flux decline is mainly caused by the foulants accumulated on the membrane outer surface that increases mass transfer resistance of water molecules and reduces water productivity. With respect to separation characteristics, the DCMD process has shown better performance for COD and color removal in comparison to the other commonly used pressure-driven membrane processes. Further improvement on the membrane surface properties is necessary to reduce fouling propensity and pore wetting caused by the surfactants and other foulants in the textile wastewater. This is of particular importance for long-term operation of DCMD process. Elsevier Ltd 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13523/1/The%20Potential%20of%20Direct%20Contact%20Membrane%20Distillation%20for%20Industrial%20Textile%20Wastewater%20Treatment%20Using%20PVDF-Cloisite%2015A%20Nanocomposite%20Membrane.pdf N. M., Mohktar and Lau, W. J. and A. F., Ismail and S., Kartohardjono and Lai, S. O. and H. C., Teoh (2016) The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 111. pp. 284-293. ISSN 0263-8762. (Published) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2016.05.018 DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2016.05.018 |
| spellingShingle | T Technology (General) N. M., Mohktar Lau, W. J. A. F., Ismail S., Kartohardjono Lai, S. O. H. C., Teoh The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane |
| title | The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane |
| title_full | The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane |
| title_fullStr | The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane |
| title_short | The Potential of Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Industrial Textile Wastewater Treatment Using PVDF-Cloisite 15A Nanocomposite Membrane |
| title_sort | potential of direct contact membrane distillation for industrial textile wastewater treatment using pvdf-cloisite 15a nanocomposite membrane |
| topic | T Technology (General) |
| url | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13523/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13523/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13523/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/13523/1/The%20Potential%20of%20Direct%20Contact%20Membrane%20Distillation%20for%20Industrial%20Textile%20Wastewater%20Treatment%20Using%20PVDF-Cloisite%2015A%20Nanocomposite%20Membrane.pdf |