Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration

Membrane technology is one of reliable options for treatment of oil/water emulsion. It is highly attractive because of its effectiveness in separating fine oil droplets of <2 µm sizes, which is highly challenging for other processes. However, the progress for its widespread implementations is sti...

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Main Authors: Nafiu Umar Barambu, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Nurul Huda, Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Aris Doyan, Jumardi Roslan
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spelling my.ums.eprints.346032022-10-28T07:15:17Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34603/ Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration Nafiu Umar Barambu Muhammad Roil Bilad Nurul Huda Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin Mohamad Azmi Bustam Aris Doyan Jumardi Roslan TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion Membrane technology is one of reliable options for treatment of oil/water emulsion. It is highly attractive because of its effectiveness in separating fine oil droplets of <2 µm sizes, which is highly challenging for other processes. However, the progress for its widespread implementations is still highly restricted by membrane fouling. Most of the earlier studies have demonstrated the promise of achieving more sustained filtration via membrane material developments. This study addresses issues beyond membrane development by assessing the impact of membrane material (blend of polysulfone, PSF and polyethylene glycol, PEG), operational pressure, and crude oil concentration on the filtration performance of oil/water emulsion. The filtration data were then used to project the pumping energy for a full-scale system. Results show that fouling resistant membrane offered high oil/water emulsion permeability, which translated into a low energy consumption. The oil/water emulsion permeability was improved by three-fold from 45 ± 0 to 139 ± 1 L/ (m² h bar) for PSF/PEG-0 membrane in comparison to the most optimum one of PSF/PEG-60. It corresponded to an energy saving of up to ~66%. The pumping energy could further be reduced from 27.0 to 7.6 Wh/m³ by operation under ultra-low pressure from 0.2 to 0.05 bar. Sustainable permeability could be achieved when treating 1000 ppm oil/water emulsion, but severe membrane fouling was observed when treating emulsion containing crude oils of >3000 ppm to a point of no flux. MDPI 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34603/1/Abstract.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34603/2/Full%20text.pdf Nafiu Umar Barambu and Muhammad Roil Bilad and Nurul Huda and Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin and Mohamad Azmi Bustam and Aris Doyan and Jumardi Roslan (2021) Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration. Membranes, 11. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2077-0375 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/5/370 https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11050370
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topic TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion
spellingShingle TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion
Nafiu Umar Barambu
Muhammad Roil Bilad
Nurul Huda
Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin
Mohamad Azmi Bustam
Aris Doyan
Jumardi Roslan
Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration
description Membrane technology is one of reliable options for treatment of oil/water emulsion. It is highly attractive because of its effectiveness in separating fine oil droplets of <2 µm sizes, which is highly challenging for other processes. However, the progress for its widespread implementations is still highly restricted by membrane fouling. Most of the earlier studies have demonstrated the promise of achieving more sustained filtration via membrane material developments. This study addresses issues beyond membrane development by assessing the impact of membrane material (blend of polysulfone, PSF and polyethylene glycol, PEG), operational pressure, and crude oil concentration on the filtration performance of oil/water emulsion. The filtration data were then used to project the pumping energy for a full-scale system. Results show that fouling resistant membrane offered high oil/water emulsion permeability, which translated into a low energy consumption. The oil/water emulsion permeability was improved by three-fold from 45 ± 0 to 139 ± 1 L/ (m² h bar) for PSF/PEG-0 membrane in comparison to the most optimum one of PSF/PEG-60. It corresponded to an energy saving of up to ~66%. The pumping energy could further be reduced from 27.0 to 7.6 Wh/m³ by operation under ultra-low pressure from 0.2 to 0.05 bar. Sustainable permeability could be achieved when treating 1000 ppm oil/water emulsion, but severe membrane fouling was observed when treating emulsion containing crude oils of >3000 ppm to a point of no flux.
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author Nafiu Umar Barambu
Muhammad Roil Bilad
Nurul Huda
Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin
Mohamad Azmi Bustam
Aris Doyan
Jumardi Roslan
author_facet Nafiu Umar Barambu
Muhammad Roil Bilad
Nurul Huda
Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin
Mohamad Azmi Bustam
Aris Doyan
Jumardi Roslan
author_sort Nafiu Umar Barambu
title Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration
title_short Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration
title_full Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration
title_fullStr Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Membrane Materials and Operational Parameters on Performance and Energy Consumption of Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration
title_sort effect of membrane materials and operational parameters on performance and energy consumption of oil/water emulsion filtration
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34603/1/Abstract.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34603/2/Full%20text.pdf
https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34603/
https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/5/370
https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11050370
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