Novel silica sand hollow fibre ceramic membrane for oily wastewater treatment

• Main Authors: Alftessi, Saber Abdulhamid, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Adam, Mohd. Ridhwan, Farag, Twibi Mohamed, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Habib, Md. Ahsan, Raji, Yusuf Olabode, Hubadillah, Siti Khadijah
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94962/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2020.104975
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Hollow fibre ceramic membranes are well-known to have unique characteristics, including superior thermal, chemical, and mechanical stabilities. The main drawback of ceramic membranes that limits their commercialisation is their high cost of raw materials. To overcome this disadvantage, a low-cost si...