Manufacture and characterization of flat microfiltration membrane based on Moroccan pyrophyllite clay for pretreatment of raw seawater for desalination

Talidi, Abdellah; Bouazizi, Abdelaziz; Essate, Ahlam; Karim, Mohamed Ismail Abdul; Aaddane, A.; Ouammou, Mohamed; Saadani, Rachid; Younssi, S. Alami

doi:10.5004/dwt.2022.28260

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“…Ceramic membranes are characterized by better retention properties, higher permeability, and less susceptibility to fouling [23,24]. According to the literature, the use of ceramic membranes has gained attention in various industrial applications compared to polymeric membranes [18] due to their good chemical and thermal stability, high mechanical strength, and longer life [18,25].…”

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Performance Assessment of a New Flat Sepiolite Clay-Based Ultrafiltration Membrane for the Removal of Paracetamol and Indigo Blue Dyes from Two Synthetic Aqueous Solutions

Romdhani,

Aloulou,

Aloulou

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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In the last decade, the development of a new generation of membranes based on low-cost materials has been widely studied. These membranes demonstrate significantly higher performance than the conventional ceramic membranes currently used in membrane separation technology. This work is focused on the development of a low-cost flat UF ceramic membrane composed completely of sepiolite using a uniaxial pressing method with dimensions of 5.5 cm of diameter and 3 mm of thickness. The sintering temperatures used were from 650 to 800 °C. Several properties, such as morphology, porosity, permeability, mechanical strength, and chemical resistance, are investigated. The results show that the mean pore diameter is increased from 40 to 150 nm when the sintering temperature increases from 650 °C to 800 °C. At these temperatures, excellent mechanical strength of 18 MPa to 22 MPa and high chemical resistance were achieved. SEM results revealed a crack-free structure with a uniformly smooth surface. Permeability tests were conducted using dead-end filtration. The sepiolite membrane demonstrated an improvement in its water permeability from 18 to 41 L·m−2·h−1·bar−1 when the sintering temperature increased from 650 °C to 750 °C. The efficiency of the sepiolite membranes sintered at 650 °C and 700 °C were evaluated with the application of the removal of paracetamol (PCT) and indigo blue (IB) dye separately from two synthetic aqueous solutions representing the pharmaceutical and textile sectors. Excellent removal efficiency of almost 100% for both contaminants was observed at ambient temperature and a pressure of 3 bars. Membrane regeneration was achieved through simple rinsing with deionized water. According to this finding, the UF sepiolite membrane demonstrated reversible fouling, which is consistent with the fouling coefficient “FRR” value higher than 90%.

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