Water contamination caused by heavy metals, nutrients, and organic pollutants of varying particle sizes originating from domestic and industrial processes poses a significant global challenge. There is a growing concern, particularly regarding the presence of heavy metals in freshwater sources, as they can be toxic even at low concentrations, posing risks to human health and the… Continue reading Novel eco-friendly polylactic acid nanocomposite integrated membrane system for sustainable wastewater treatment: Performance evaluation and antifouling analysis
This paper aims to establish a new sustainable membrane with antifouling properties by developing a structured porous membrane with a honeycomb-like surface fabricated by blending polymers and additives via immersion precipitation and using a thermally induced phase inversion method coupled with exposure time to vapor. The hydrophilic properties, surface charge, and pore size of the membrane were… Continue reading Fabrication of a polyethersulfone/polyethyleneimine porous membrane for sustainable separation of proteins in water media
To enhance the green polylactic acid (PLA) membrane’s efficiency for removing organic materials, self-assembled functionalized graphene oxide carboxylic multi-walled carbon nanotubes (f-GO/MWCNTs-COOH) was incorporated into the membrane matrix followed by immersion precipitation. The successful formation of the negatively charged f-GO/MWCNTs-COOH nanohybrid was verified by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and zeta potential analyzer. The effect of… Continue reading High-performance f-GO/MWCNTs-COOH nanohybrid-based polylactic acid mixed matrix membrane for wastewater treatment
