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

• Main Authors: Nafiu Umar Barambu, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Nurul Huda, Nik Abdul Hadi Md Nordin, Mohamad Azmi Bustam, Aris Doyan, Jumardi Roslan
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: TD429.5-480.7 Water purification. Water treatment and conditioning. Saline water conversion
• Online Access: 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

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...