Effect of fabrication parameters on physical properties of metakaolin-based ceramic hollow fibre membrane (CHFM)

• Main Authors: Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Harun, Zawati, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Iwamoto, Yuji, Honda, Sawao, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Gani, Paran, Mohd. Sokri, Mohd. Nazri
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/69276/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.07.002

Ceramic hollow fibre membranes (CHFMs) are known to have superior characteristics including excellent thermal, mechanical, and chemical stability. Major limitations include their high cost and brittleness, traits which have hindered the commercial adoption of this technology. This paper studies the...