Fabrication and surface modification of PVDF membrane for zinc and cadmium ions removal.

• Main Authors: Mokhtera, Mohd. Akmali, Abdul Fataha, Nor Aiza, Chang, Jia Huana, Kamaludina, Roziana, Adam, Mohd. Ridhwan, Jamil, Siti Munira, Mohd. Taib, Nadzirah Husna
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2023
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/108574/1/MohdAkmaliMokhter2023_FabricationandSurfaceModificationofPVDFMembrane.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/108574/; http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/amst.v27n3.278

Rapid industrialization and urbanization in this era have leads to water pollution and worsen the water scarcity. In this study, a modified poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membrane was used to remove zinc and cadmium ions from solutions with concentrations of 10 ppm and 50 ppm, respectively. The hy...