Background:
The generation of wastewater contaminated with organic compounds, release or spill into these
water bodies can lead to serious environmental problems. The removal of chemical pollutants in water presents itself as
one of the central issues regarding the issue of environmental remediation. In this sense, membranes, haves gained
increasing importance in the environmental area.
Objective:
This present study aims to develop a composite membrane
using UHMWPE/LDPE/CTAC-HGC to be used for oil/water separation of wastewater effluents.
Methods:
The
polymeric membrane and composite membrane were prepared by uniaxial dry compaction and sintering. Both hard green
clay (HGC) and hard green clay organophilized with cetyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (CTAC-HGC) were
characterized by X-ray Diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).
UHMWPE, polymeric membrane and composite membrane were characterized by XRD and SEM.
Result:
The water flux
through the composite membrane was evaluated using pure water as a permeate. The potential of the composite membrane
to separate oil-water emulsions was tested.
Conclusions:
The composite membrane showed excellent removal of the oil,
exhibiting removal of more than 99.60 %, evidencing the process of composite membrane separation as an alternative
technology for the treatment of oil.
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