Microfiltration of oil emulsions stabilized by different surfactants

• Main Authors: Trinh, Thien An, Han, Qi, Ma, Yunqiao, Chew, Jia Wei
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; Membrane Fouling; Interfacial Energy; Oil Emulsion
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151154
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Membrane-based filtration is a promising technique to treat the enormous amounts of oily wastewater, specifically those with micron-sized oil droplets. However, the understanding on the effect of the surfactants, that are inevitably present to stabilize the oil emulsion, on the filtration performanc...