EVALUATION OF IRON OXIDE DECORATED ON GRAPHENE OXIDE (FE3O4/GO) NANOHYBRID INCORPORATED IN PSF MEMBRANE AT DIFFERENT MOLAR RATIOS FOR CONGO RED REJECTION

Authors

  • Chai Pui Vun Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Abdul Wahab Mohammad Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO), Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Teow Yeit Haan Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • Ebrahim Mahmoudi Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v79.10440

Keywords:

Mixed-Matrix Membrane, Graphene Oxide, Iron Oxide, Polysulfone, Nanohybrid

Abstract

In this study, iron oxide decorated graphene oxide (Fe3O4/GO) with three different molar ratio of Fe decorated on GO nanoplates (Fe percentage: 5 wt%, 10wt%, 20 wt%) were synthesized. First, GO nanoplates were synthesized using natural graphite powder according to the Hummers method. Fe3O4/GO nanohybrid was then prepared by co-precipitation of FeCl3.6H2O and FeSO4.7H2O with GO in the presence of ammonia hydroxide (NH4OH). The nanohybrid was characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The polysulfone (PSf) mixed matrix membranes containing 0.4 wt% of the nanohybrid were prepared by phase inversion method. The effect of different molar ratio of Fe3O4/GO nanohybrid on the membrane morphology was examined by several approaches such as porosity & pore size analysis, contact angle, and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) & Energy Dispersive X-Ray (EDX). The mixed-matrix membranes performance were evaluated by measuring the membrane permeate flux and Congo Red (CR) rejection. All the PSf-Fe3O4/GO mixed-matrix membrane showed enhanced hydrophilicity, permeate flux and CR rejection compared to the neat PSf membrane. Experiment showed that the PSf-Fe3O4/GO mixed-matrix membrane with 5 wt% of Fe decorated onto GO nanoplates was having the best performance with the highest permeate flux of 112.47 L/m2.h and the CR rejection of 97±2%. 

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2017-01-31

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Vol. 79 No. 1-2: Membranes Technology for Efficient Separation and Energy Generation

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EVALUATION OF IRON OXIDE DECORATED ON GRAPHENE OXIDE (FE3O4/GO) NANOHYBRID INCORPORATED IN PSF MEMBRANE AT DIFFERENT MOLAR RATIOS FOR CONGO RED REJECTION. (2017). Jurnal Teknologi (Sciences & Engineering), 79(1-2). https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v79.10440