Synthesis and characterization of superoleophobic fumed alumina nanocomposite coated via the sol-gel process onto ceramic-based hollow fibre membrane for oil-water separation

• Main Authors: Raji, Y. O., Othman, M. H. d., Md. Nordin, N. A. H. S., Adam, M. R., Said, K. A. M., Ismail, A. F., Rahman, M. A., Jaafar, J., Farag, T. M., Alftessia, S. A
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2021
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95293/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.05.319
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Oily wastewater treatment is a global challenge due to the substantial amount of effluent resulted from many industrial and domestic activities. To overcome the challenge of using existing treatment approach and fouling, superoleophobic coatings were fabricated. In this study, a superoleophobic memb...