A simple preparation method for synthesizing porous ceramic membrane support was developed from nanocrystalline titania powder using solution combustion synthesis. Different characteristics of combustion-synthesized titania membranes such as surface morphology, porosity, pore size, pure water and solvent permeability were measured using advanced characterization techniques. Novel titania membrane support sintered at 450°C showed mean pore diameter 0.33 lm, porosity of about 77.5 %, and pure water permeability 20.31 9 10 -5 L h -1 m -2 Pa -1 . Combustion-synthesized titania membrane supports were used in decolorization of commercial dye-based ink effluent using microfiltration. Effects of different parameters such as pressure, initial concentration of ink effluent, and pH on decolorization of ink effluent were studied. Furthermore, combustion-synthesized titania membranes operated at lower pressure (1 9 10 5 Pa) showed significant color removal ([99 %) and moderate chemical oxygen demand reduction with lower membrane fouling during decolorization of water-based ink effluent.
Graphical AbstractKeywords Titania Á Combustion Á Inorganic membrane Á Ink effluent Á Microfiltration Abbreviations J Permeate flux (L m -2 h -1 ) Q Volume of permeate (L) S Permeable area of membrane (m 2 ) Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (