Adsorption study of methyl orange by chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol/zeolite electrospun composite nanofibrous membrane

• Main Authors: Habiba, Umma, Siddique, Tawsif A., Lee, Jacky Jia Li, Tan, Chin Joo, Ang, Bee Chin, Afifi, Amalina Muhammad
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/21986/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.02.081

The chitosan/polyvinyl Alcohol/zeolite electrospun composite nanofibrous membrane was fabricated for adsorption of methyl orange. The EDX, TGA and tensile test were carried out for the characterization of the membrane. The Young's Modulus of the nanofibrous membranes increased by more than 100%...