Remediation of Polluted Water Using Natural Zeolitic AluminosilicatesLateritic Clay Ceramic Matrix Membrane
Joint Authors
Bakare, M. K.
Adeniyi, I. F.
Ajayi, E. O. B.
Ajao, J. A.
Akinwunmi, O. O.
Ajenifuja, E.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Microporous ceramic matrix membranes were prepared with complementary proportions of locally available zeolitic aluminosilicate materials and other abundant lateritic clay minerals.
The membranes cast as circular disks (22.78 mm diameter and 2.11 mm thickness) were treated with silver nitrate solution to discourage microbial growth on their surface and then sintered at 900±5°C for about 20 hours.
Antimicrobial microfiltration process showed 87.24% to 100% bacterial rejection depending on the material combination ratio.
Elemental characterization of the membrane materials was done using ion beam analysis (IBA) technique of particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE), while the physicochemical behaviour of the ceramic membranes was carried out through the analysis of the filtered water samples using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), total dissolved solids (TDS), microbial, and pH analyses.
Compositional characterization of raw materials showed comparatively low contents of impurities, such as Fe and Ca, in the raw materials, but with high SiO2/Al2O3 ratios for the raw material which is important for zeolitic material synthesis.
Regularly porous microstructure of mean pore diameter of between 50 nm and 100 nm was observed from the analyzed images obtained from ZEISS Supra 40 scanning electron microscope.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ajenifuja, E.& Akinwunmi, O. O.& Bakare, M. K.& Ajao, J. A.& Adeniyi, I. F.& Ajayi, E. O. B.. 2012. Remediation of Polluted Water Using Natural Zeolitic AluminosilicatesLateritic Clay Ceramic Matrix Membrane. ISRN Ceramics،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ajenifuja, E.…[et al.]. Remediation of Polluted Water Using Natural Zeolitic AluminosilicatesLateritic Clay Ceramic Matrix Membrane. ISRN Ceramics No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ajenifuja, E.& Akinwunmi, O. O.& Bakare, M. K.& Ajao, J. A.& Adeniyi, I. F.& Ajayi, E. O. B.. Remediation of Polluted Water Using Natural Zeolitic AluminosilicatesLateritic Clay Ceramic Matrix Membrane. ISRN Ceramics. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-11.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489305