Novel translucent hollow fiber polyvinylidene fluoride photocatalytic membrane for highly efficient oil-produced wastewater treatment: The role of translucency on degradation efficiency

• Main Authors: Kannathasan, Komathi, Jaafar, Juhana, Suhaimin, Nuor Sariyan, Mohammad Jafri, Nurul Natasha, Samitsu, Sadaki, Alias, N. H., Ismail, A. F., Matsuura, T., Othman, M. H. D., A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Aziz, Farhana, Yusof, Norhaniza, Qtaishat, Mohammed Rasool, Ismail, M. I.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institution of Chemical Engineers 2023
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105922/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.08.019

A novel method, Thermally Modified Non-Solvent Induced Phase Separation (T-NIPS) has been developed to fabricate translucent hollow fiber (THF) photocatalytic membrane for membrane's photodegradation efficiency enhancement. The process involves two-step temperature treatment that attacks crysta...