Enhanced oil-water separation using polysulfone membranes modified with polymeric additives

• Main Authors: Pagidi, Aruna, Saranya, Rameshkumar, Arthanareeswaran, Gangasalam, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Matsuura, T.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2014
• Subjects: QP Physiology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52695/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2014.03.033
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

For separation of oil and water mixture using ultrafiltration (UF), polysulfone (Psf) membranes were synthesized by phase inversion method using N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP). In order to achieve both higher permeation flux and fouling resistance, modification of Psf has been done by adding polymeric...