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Tan YZ, Alias NH, Aziz MHA, Jaafar J, Othman FEC, Chew JW. Progress on Improved Fouling Resistance-Nanofibrous Membrane for Membrane Distillation: A Mini-Review. Membranes (Basel) 2023; 13:727. [PMID: 37623788 PMCID: PMC10456459 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13080727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
Abstract
Nanofibrous membranes for membrane distillation (MD) have demonstrated promising results in treating various water and wastewater streams. Significant progress has been made in recent decades because of the development of sophisticated membrane materials, such as superhydrophobic, omniphobic and Janus membranes. However, fouling and wetting remain crucial issues for long-term operation. This mini-review summarizes ideas as well as their limitations in understanding the fouling in membrane distillation, comprising organic, inorganic and biofouling. This review also provides progress in developing antifouling nanofibrous membranes for membrane distillation and ongoing modifications on nanofiber membranes for improved membrane distillation performance. Lastly, challenges and future ways to develop antifouling nanofiber membranes for MD application have been systematically elaborated. The present mini-review will interest scientists and engineers searching for the progress in MD development and its solutions to the MD fouling issues.
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- Yong Zen Tan
- School of Chemistry, Chemical and Biotechnology Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore;
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical and Biotechnology Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore;
- Department of Oil and Gas Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam 40450, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub Muar, Batu Pahat 84600, Johor, Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia;
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- Digital Manufacturing & Design Center (DManD), Singapore University of Technology & Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372, Singapore;
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- School of Chemistry, Chemical and Biotechnology Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore;
- Singapore Membrane Technology Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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Othman FEC, Yusof N, Samitsu S, Abdullah N, Hamid MF, Nagai K, Abidin MNZ, Azali MA, Ismail AF, Jaafar J, Aziz F, Salleh WNW. Activated carbon nanofibers incorporated metal oxides for CO2 adsorption: Effects of different type of metal oxides. J CO2 UTIL 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Othman FEC, Samitsu S, Yusof N, Ismail AF. Effects of carbonization conditions on the microporous structure and high-pressure methane adsorption behavior of glucose-derived graphene. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-020-0619-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Che Othman FE, Yusof N, González-Benito J, Fan X, Ismail AF. Electrospun Composites Made of Reduced Graphene Oxide and Polyacrylonitrile-Based Activated Carbon Nanofibers (rGO/ACNF) for Enhanced CO 2 Adsorption. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12092117. [PMID: 32957497 PMCID: PMC7569857 DOI: 10.3390/polym12092117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this work, we report the preparation of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based activated carbon nanofibers composited with different concentrations of reduced graphene oxide (rGO/ACNF) (1%, 5%, and 10% relative to PAN weight) by a simple electrospinning method. The electrospun nanofibers (NFs) were carbonized and physically activated to obtain activated carbon nanofibers (ACNFs). Texture, surface and elemental properties of the pristine ACNFs and composites were characterized using various techniques. In comparison to pristine ACNF, the incorporation of rGO led to changes in surface and textural characteristics such as specific surface area (SBET), total pore volume (Vtotal), and micropore volume (Vmicro) of 373 m2/g, 0.22 cm3/g, and 0.15 cm3/g, respectively, which is much higher than the pristine ACNFs (e.g., SBET = 139 m2/g). The structural and morphological properties of the pristine ACNFs and their composites were studied by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD), and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) respectively. Carbon dioxide (CO2) adsorption on the pristine ACNFs and rGO/ACNF composites was evaluated at different pressures (5, 10, and 15 bars) based on static volumetric adsorption. At 15 bar, the composite with 10% of rGO (rGO/ACNF0.1) that had the highest SBET, Vtotal, and Vmicro, as confirmed with BET model, exhibited the highest CO2 uptake of 58 mmol/g. These results point out that both surface and texture have a strong influence on the performance of CO2 adsorption. Interestingly, at p < 10 bar, the adsorption process of CO2 was found to be quite well fitted by pseudo-second order model (i.e., the chemisorption), whilst at 15 bar, physisorption prevailed, which was explained by the pseudo-first order model.
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- Faten Ermala Che Othman
- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (N.Y.); (A.F.I.)
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (N.Y.); (A.F.I.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical Engineering, IQMAAB, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Avda. Universidad 15, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK;
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (N.Y.); (A.F.I.)
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Che Othman FE, Yusof N, Yub Harun N, Bilad MR, Jaafar J, Aziz F, Wan Salleh WN, Ismail AF. Novel Activated Carbon Nanofibers Composited with Cost-Effective Graphene-Based Materials for Enhanced Adsorption Performance toward Methane. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12092064. [PMID: 32927881 PMCID: PMC7570274 DOI: 10.3390/polym12092064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Various types of activated carbon nanofibers' (ACNFs) composites have been extensively studied and reported recently due to their extraordinary properties and applications. This study reports the fabrication and assessments of ACNFs incorporated with graphene-based materials, known as gACNFs, via simple electrospinning and subsequent physical activation process. TGA analysis proved graphene-derived rice husk ashes (GRHA)/ACNFs possess twice the carbon yield and thermally stable properties compared to other samples. Raman spectra, XRD, and FTIR analyses explained the chemical structures in all resultant gACNFs samples. The SEM and EDX results revealed the average fiber diameters of the gACNFs, ranging from 250 to 400 nm, and the successful incorporation of both GRHA and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) into the ACNFs' structures. The results revealed that ACNFs incorporated with GRHA possesses the highest specific surface area (SSA), of 384 m2/g, with high micropore volume, of 0.1580 cm3/g, which is up to 88% of the total pore volume. The GRHA/ACNF was found to be a better adsorbent for CH4 compared to pristine ACNFs and reduced graphene oxide (rGO/ACNF) as it showed sorption up to 66.40 mmol/g at 25 °C and 12 bar. The sorption capacity of the GRHA/ACNF was impressively higher than earlier reported studies on ACNFs and ACNF composites. Interestingly, the CH4 adsorption of all ACNF samples obeyed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model at low pressure (4 bar), indicating the chemisorption behaviors. However, it obeyed the pseudo-first order at higher pressures (8 and 12 bar), indicating the physisorption behaviors. These results correspond to the textural properties that describe that the high adsorption capacity of CH4 at high pressure is mainly dependent upon the specific surface area (SSA), pore size distribution, and the suitable range of pore size.
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- Faten Ermala Che Othman
- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (J.J.); (F.A.); (W.N.W.S.); (A.F.I.)
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (J.J.); (F.A.); (W.N.W.S.); (A.F.I.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia; (N.Y.H.); (M.R.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Bandar Seri Iskandar, Perak 32610, Malaysia; (N.Y.H.); (M.R.B.)
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (J.J.); (F.A.); (W.N.W.S.); (A.F.I.)
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (J.J.); (F.A.); (W.N.W.S.); (A.F.I.)
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (J.J.); (F.A.); (W.N.W.S.); (A.F.I.)
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia; (F.E.C.O.); (J.J.); (F.A.); (W.N.W.S.); (A.F.I.)
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Othman FEC, Yusof N, Ismail AF. Activated‐Carbon Nanofibers/Graphene Nanocomposites and Their Adsorption Performance Towards Carbon Dioxide. Chem Eng Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201900480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Faten Ermala Che Othman
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia N29a, Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC) 81310 Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 81310 Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia N29a, Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC) 81310 Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 81310 Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia N29a, Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC) 81310 Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia School of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering 81310 Johor Bahru Johor Malaysia
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Sazali N, Wan Salleh WN, Ismail AF, Kadirgama K, Moslan MS, Che Othman FE, Ismail NH, Samykano M, Harun Z. Effect of heating rates on the microstructure and gas permeation properties of carbon membranes. Mal J Fund Appl Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.11113/mjfas.v14n3.1024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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High performance tubular carbon membrane (TCM’s) for CO2 separation were prepared by controlling the carbonization heating rates in range of 1-7 oC/min carbonized at 800 oC under Argon environment. A single permeation apparatus was used to determine the gas permeation properties of the membrane at room temperature. Fine turning of the carbonization condition was necessary to obtain the desired permeation properties. The preparation of PI/NCC-based TCM at low heating rate caused the gas permeance for the examined gas N2 and CO2 decreased whereas the selectivity of CO2/N2 increased. It was also identified that the gas permeation properties of the resultant TCM and its structure was highly affected by the heating rate. The best carbonization heating rate was found at 3oC/min for the fabrication of TCM derived via polymer blending of PI/NCC for CO2/N2 separation.
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