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Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose

The development of membrane technology from biopolymer for water filtration has received a great deal of attention from researchers and scientists, owing to the growing awareness of environmental protection. The present investigation is aimed at producing poly(D-lactic acid) (PDLA) membranes, incorp...

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Main Authors: Lau, Kia Kian, Jawaid, Mohammad, Alamery, Salman, Vaseashta, Ashok
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Language:English
Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97250/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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spelling oai:psasir.upm.edu.my:97250 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97250/ Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose Lau, Kia Kian Jawaid, Mohammad Alamery, Salman Vaseashta, Ashok The development of membrane technology from biopolymer for water filtration has received a great deal of attention from researchers and scientists, owing to the growing awareness of environmental protection. The present investigation is aimed at producing poly(D-lactic acid) (PDLA) membranes, incorporated with nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and cellulose nanowhisker (CNW) at different loadings of 1 wt.% (PDNC-I, PDNW-I) and 2 wt.% (PDNC-II PDNW-II). From morphological characterization, it was evident that the nanocellulose particles induced pore formation within structure of the membrane. Furthermore, the greater surface reactivity of CNW particles facilitates in enhancing the surface wettability of membranes due to increased hydrophilicity. In addition, both thermal and mechanical properties for all nanocellulose filled membranes under investigation demonstrated significant improvement, particularly for PDNW-I-based membranes, which showed improvement in both aspects. The membrane of PDNW-I presented water permeability of 41.92 L/m2h, when applied under a pressure range of 0.1–0.5 MPa. The investigation clearly demonstrates that CNWs-filled PDLA membranes fabricated for this investigation have a very high potential to be utilized for water filtration purpose in the future. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97250/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Lau, Kia Kian and Jawaid, Mohammad and Alamery, Salman and Vaseashta, Ashok (2021) Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose. Nanomaterials, 11 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2079-4991 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/2/255 10.3390/nano11020255
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description The development of membrane technology from biopolymer for water filtration has received a great deal of attention from researchers and scientists, owing to the growing awareness of environmental protection. The present investigation is aimed at producing poly(D-lactic acid) (PDLA) membranes, incorporated with nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) and cellulose nanowhisker (CNW) at different loadings of 1 wt.% (PDNC-I, PDNW-I) and 2 wt.% (PDNC-II PDNW-II). From morphological characterization, it was evident that the nanocellulose particles induced pore formation within structure of the membrane. Furthermore, the greater surface reactivity of CNW particles facilitates in enhancing the surface wettability of membranes due to increased hydrophilicity. In addition, both thermal and mechanical properties for all nanocellulose filled membranes under investigation demonstrated significant improvement, particularly for PDNW-I-based membranes, which showed improvement in both aspects. The membrane of PDNW-I presented water permeability of 41.92 L/m2h, when applied under a pressure range of 0.1–0.5 MPa. The investigation clearly demonstrates that CNWs-filled PDLA membranes fabricated for this investigation have a very high potential to be utilized for water filtration purpose in the future.
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author Lau, Kia Kian
Jawaid, Mohammad
Alamery, Salman
Vaseashta, Ashok
spellingShingle Lau, Kia Kian
Jawaid, Mohammad
Alamery, Salman
Vaseashta, Ashok
Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose
author_facet Lau, Kia Kian
Jawaid, Mohammad
Alamery, Salman
Vaseashta, Ashok
author_sort Lau, Kia Kian
title Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose
title_short Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose
title_full Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose
title_fullStr Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose
title_full_unstemmed Fabrication and characterization of Novel PolyD-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose
title_sort fabrication and characterization of novel polyd-lactic acid nanocomposite membrane for water filtration purpose
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97250/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
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