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Separation of oil-in-water emulsions using electrospun fiber membranes and modeling of the fouling mechanism

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Choong, Looh Tchuin; Lin, Yi-min; Rutledge, Gregory C
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Microfiltration of emulsions of oil (dodecane) in water using electrospun membranes of poly(trimethyl hexamethylene terephthalamide) (PA6(3)T) is demonstrated. Rejection of the emulsified dodecane increased from (4.3±0.9)% to (85±5)% when the ratio of droplet diameter to fiber diameter (dp/df) increased from 0.57±0.04 to 2.5±0.4, respectively. The normalized flux (relative to the pure water flux) decreased in proportion to the increase in emulsified oil concentration. The variations observed in flux with time are well-described by models in which the oil fouls the membrane, imparting an additional resistance to transport. The resistivity of the foulant increased with an increase in the concentration of oil in the feed, and grew fastest when dp/df was close to unity. A foulant deposition model is proposed in which the oil droplets form a conformal coating on the fibers. The normalized flux of electrospun membranes was approximately three times higher than that of a commercial phase inversion membrane of comparable bubble point diameter, while exhibiting a similar rejection.
Date issued
2015-03
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110728
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Chemical Engineering; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Journal
Journal of Membrane Science
Publisher
Elsevier
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Choong, Looh Tchuin (Simon); Lin, Yi-Min and Rutledge, Gregory C. “Separation of Oil-in-Water Emulsions Using Electrospun Fiber Membranes and Modeling of the Fouling Mechanism.” Journal of Membrane Science 486 (July 2015): 229–238 © 2015 Elsevier B.V.
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0376-7388

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