TY  - GEN
T1  - Thin-film composite nanofiltration membrane: a study on the curing time and its performance evaluation
A1  - Mah, K. H.
LA  - English
YR  - 2020
UL  - http://discoverylib.upm.edu.my/discovery/Record/oai:http:--agris.upm.edu.my:0-17839
AB  - Xylose is the raw material for xylitol production which can be obtained through hydrolysis of agriculture waste. However, the presence of glucose in hydrolysate interferes in the process. Thin-film composite membrane developed through interfacial
polymerization (IP) can be tailored for xylose separation through manipulation preparation conditions. In this study, the impact of curing conditions, specifically curing time was investigated on xylose separation. The thin-film composite (TFC) membrane was formed from IP between triethanolamine (TEOA) and tri-mesoyl chloride (TMC) on polyethersulfone support membrane. Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and contact angle measurement were performed to investigate the formation of thin-film. Evaluation of membrane performances, namely pure water flux, permeation flux, and xylose separation factor was used to evaluate the TFC membrane cured at a different time (2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes). A decrease
in flux was observed when prolonged the curing time for TFC membrane. A minimum of 5 minutes curing time would be needed for the organic solvent to be evaporated from the membrane at 60 oC, but 15 minute curing time would have better xylose separation.
KW  - Xylose
KW  - Films
KW  - Membranes
KW  - Curing (processing)
KW  - Glucose
KW  - Sodium hydroxide
KW  - Permeation
KW  - Purification
KW  - Stirring
KW  - Separation
KW  - Filtration
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - High performance liquid chromatography
KW  - Time
KW  - Hydrophilicity
KW  - Monosaccharides
KW  - Temperature
ER  -