Behavior of oil droplets at the membrane surface during crossflow microfiltration of oil–water emulsions

• Main Authors: Tummons, Emily N., Tarabara, Volodymyr V., Chew, Jia Wei, Fane, Anthony G.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Oil-water separation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85773; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43866
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A fundamental study of microfiltration membrane fouling by emulsified oil was conducted using a combination of real-time visualization, force balance on a droplet, and permeate flux analysis. The model 0.1% v/v hexadecane-in-water emulsions contained sodium dodecyl sulfate (0.1 mM, 0.4 mM, or 0.8 mM...