Potential Application of Porous Membrane from Blends of Homopolymer for Industrial Water Treatment
Author | Akoumeh, Rayane |
Author | Elzein, Tamara |
Author | Rodriguez-Hernandez, Juan |
Author | Hassan, Mohammad K. |
Available date | 2023-08-31T13:19:33Z |
Publication Date | 2023 |
Publication Name | 2nd International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC 2023) |
Citation | Akoumeh R., Elzein T., Rodriguez-Hernandez J. & Hassan M.K., "Potential Application of Porous Membrane from Blends of Homopolymer for Industrial Water Treatment", The 2nd International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC 2023), Doha, Qatar, 5-8 February 2023, DOI: https://doi.org/10.29117/cic.2023.0170 |
ISSN | 2958-3128 |
Abstract | The self-organization of matter has been extensively explored in recent years, and significant advancements have been made in the field of porous ordered films produced by the auto-assembly of different polymer materials, being block of copolymers, blends of homopolymers or amphiphilic polymers. The hierarchical ordering in micro-organized films, known also as Honeycomb (HC) structure, generates a significant increase of specifics characteristics enhancing certain properties of the materials. The preparation of self-assembled porous membrane is done by different approaches. We use hereby the bottom-up microporous structuring method specifically the breath figure (BF) approach to prepare highly-organized membrane from polymer blends. The foremost motives for using the BF are the simplicity of implementation and the adaptability to multiple systems which make it a robust and inexpensive technique for the production of structured surfaces. The honeycomb (HC) structures formed by the BF is a potential candidate for water treatment as a filtration membrane to treat stable oil-water emulsions encountered in the oil and gas industry. The use of homopolymer blends improves the selectivity, permeability and anti-fouling properties comparing to the commercial homopolymer membrane. This presentation will highlight the preparation of self-assembled blends of homopolymers membrane by BF and their performance for cleaning of industrial wastewater and the fouling/re-use potential. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Qatar University Press |
Subject | Microporous surfaces Polymer blends Breath figures Water treatment |
Type | Conference Paper |
Pagination | 1378-1383 |
ESSN | 2958-3126 |
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