Desalination performance of a forward osmosis membrane from acetylated nata de coco (bacterial cellulose)

• Main Authors: Alberto, Erika Louise A., De Ocampo, Ailey Nicole V., Depasupil, Christopere Ghil E., Ligaray, Mayzonee V., Eusebio, Ramon Christian P., Orbecido, Aileen H., Beltran, Arnel B., Patacsil, Liza Bautista
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2019
• Subjects: Osmosis; Saline water conversion; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/169; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/1168/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

Forward osmosis (FO) membrane was fabricated from acetylated nata de coco (NDC). Acetylation of NDC was done by subjecting it to dissolution by 2 concentrations (1% and 2%) of methylene chloride for 72-hours prior to solvent evaporation to form the FO membrane. Membranes were characterized in terms...