Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Evaporated Casting MWCNTChitosan Composite Membranes for Water Desalination
Joint Authors
Alsuhybani, Mohammed
Alshahrani, Ahmed
Haidyrah, Ahmed S.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fresh water scarcity and pollution turn out to be a most serious issue throughout the world due to the rapid population growth.
The application of nanomaterials (NMs) for the removal of pollutants from water has attracted significant attention.
The nanofiltration membrane was fabricated through the evaporative casting (EC) method using multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and chitosan (CHIT) as the surfactant to enable water purification.
The developed EC membrane properties were characterized in mechanical, surface charging (zeta potential), surface morphology, and hydrophobicity properties.
Results demonstrated that incorporation of MWCNT and the biopolymers (chitosan) resulted in suitable developments in mechanical properties of the membrane.
For example, the membrane has shown values for tensile strength (28 ± 1 MPa), elongation (10.2 ± 1.2%), Young’s modulus (1.2 ± 0.1 GPa), and toughness of (1.9 ± 0.2 J/g).
When more significant changes were investigated on the surface morphology of the EC membrane, it was observed that the pores on the surface morphology of the EC membrane decreased as the evaporative casting method was used.
Moreover, the permeability of the membrane towards water, inorganic salts, and pH effect on salt rejections was studied using the NF/RO system.
These established nanocomposite membranes signify the promising candidates for fresh water desalination and elimination of organic impurities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alsuhybani, Mohammed& Alshahrani, Ahmed& Haidyrah, Ahmed S.. 2020. Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Evaporated Casting MWCNTChitosan Composite Membranes for Water Desalination. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alsuhybani, Mohammed…[et al.]. Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Evaporated Casting MWCNTChitosan Composite Membranes for Water Desalination. Journal of Chemistry No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181848
American Medical Association (AMA)
Alsuhybani, Mohammed& Alshahrani, Ahmed& Haidyrah, Ahmed S.. Synthesis, Characterization, and Evaluation of Evaporated Casting MWCNTChitosan Composite Membranes for Water Desalination. Journal of Chemistry. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1181848
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1181848