Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation

Arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] removal by direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) using novel hydrophobic green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes derived from agricultural rice husk was investigated in this work. The green ceramic hollow fibre membranes were prepared from amo...

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Main Authors: Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah, Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan, Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Siti Hamimah, Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan, Harun, Zawati, Abd Aziz, Mohd Haiqal, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Mikihiro, Nomura, Sawao, Honda, Iwamoto, Yuji, Fansuri, Hamzah
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2019
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author Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah
Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan
Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Siti Hamimah
Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan
Harun, Zawati
Abd Aziz, Mohd Haiqal
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Jaafar, Juhana
Mikihiro, Nomura
Sawao, Honda
Iwamoto, Yuji
Fansuri, Hamzah
author_facet Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah
Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan
Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Siti Hamimah
Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan
Harun, Zawati
Abd Aziz, Mohd Haiqal
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Jaafar, Juhana
Mikihiro, Nomura
Sawao, Honda
Iwamoto, Yuji
Fansuri, Hamzah
author_sort Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah
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description Arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] removal by direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) using novel hydrophobic green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes derived from agricultural rice husk was investigated in this work. The green ceramic hollow fibre membranes were prepared from amorphous (ASHFM) and crystalline (CSHFM) silica-based rice husk ash and modified to be hydrophobic via immersion fluoroalkylsilane (FAS) grafting of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane. Superhydrophobic contact angle values up to 157° and 161° were obtained for ASHFM and CSHFM, respectively. Remarkably, the membrane surface morphology mimicked a look-alike lotus-leaf structure with decrement in pore size after grafting via the silane agent for both membranes. The effect of arsenic pH (3–11), arsenic concentration (1–1000 ppm) and feed temperature (50–80 °C) were studied and it was found that feed temperature had a significant effect on the permeate flux. The hydrophobic CSHFM, with a flux of 50.4 kg m−2 h−1 for As(III) and 51.3 kg m−2 h−1 for As(V), was found to be the best of the tested membranes. In fact, this membrane can reject arsenic to the maximum contaminant level (MCL) limit of 10 ppb under any conditions, and no swelling mechanism of the membranes was observed after testing for 4 hours.
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spelling uthm-22532021-10-18T07:43:40Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2253/ Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Siti Hamimah Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan Harun, Zawati Abd Aziz, Mohd Haiqal A. Rahman, Mukhlis Jaafar, Juhana Mikihiro, Nomura Sawao, Honda Iwamoto, Yuji Fansuri, Hamzah TP155-156 Chemical engineering Arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] removal by direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) using novel hydrophobic green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes derived from agricultural rice husk was investigated in this work. The green ceramic hollow fibre membranes were prepared from amorphous (ASHFM) and crystalline (CSHFM) silica-based rice husk ash and modified to be hydrophobic via immersion fluoroalkylsilane (FAS) grafting of 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltriethoxysilane. Superhydrophobic contact angle values up to 157° and 161° were obtained for ASHFM and CSHFM, respectively. Remarkably, the membrane surface morphology mimicked a look-alike lotus-leaf structure with decrement in pore size after grafting via the silane agent for both membranes. The effect of arsenic pH (3–11), arsenic concentration (1–1000 ppm) and feed temperature (50–80 °C) were studied and it was found that feed temperature had a significant effect on the permeate flux. The hydrophobic CSHFM, with a flux of 50.4 kg m−2 h−1 for As(III) and 51.3 kg m−2 h−1 for As(V), was found to be the best of the tested membranes. In fact, this membrane can reject arsenic to the maximum contaminant level (MCL) limit of 10 ppb under any conditions, and no swelling mechanism of the membranes was observed after testing for 4 hours. Royal Society of Chemistry 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2253/1/AJ%202019%20%285%29.pdf Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah and Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan and Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Siti Hamimah and Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan and Harun, Zawati and Abd Aziz, Mohd Haiqal and A. Rahman, Mukhlis and Jaafar, Juhana and Mikihiro, Nomura and Sawao, Honda and Iwamoto, Yuji and Fansuri, Hamzah (2019) Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation. RSC Advances, 9 (6). pp. 3367-3376. ISSN 2046-2069 https://doi.org/10.1039/C8RA08143C
spellingShingle TP155-156 Chemical engineering
Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah
Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan
Sheikh Abdul Kadir, Siti Hamimah
Jamalludin, Mohd Riduan
Harun, Zawati
Abd Aziz, Mohd Haiqal
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Jaafar, Juhana
Mikihiro, Nomura
Sawao, Honda
Iwamoto, Yuji
Fansuri, Hamzah
Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation
title Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation
title_full Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation
title_fullStr Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation
title_full_unstemmed Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation
title_short Removal of As(III) and As(V) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation
title_sort removal of as(iii) and as(v) from water using green, silica-based ceramic hollow fibre membranes via direct contact membrane distillation
topic TP155-156 Chemical engineering
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2253/
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http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/2253/1/AJ%202019%20%285%29.pdf