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Influence of the Natural Zeolite Particle Size Toward the Ammonia Adsorption Activity in Ceramic Hollow Fiber Membrane

Adam MR 1 , Othman MHD 1 , Sheikh Abdul Kadir SH 2 , Mohd Sokri MN 1 , Tai ZS 1 , Iwamoto Y 3 Show all authors , Tanemura M 4 , Honda S 3 , Puteh MH 5 , A Rahman M 1 , Jaafar J 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
  • 2 Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh, Selangor 47000, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Environmental and Materials Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gakiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
  • 4 Department of Physical Science and Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gakiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
  • 5 Department of Environment, School of Civil Engineering (SCE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
Membranes (Basel), 2020 Apr 04;10(4).
PMID: 32260422 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10040063

Abstract

Natural zeolite is widely used in removing ammonia via adsorption process because of its superior ion-exchange properties. Ceramic particle size affects the adsorptivity of particles toward ammonia. In this study, hollow fiber ceramic membrane (HFCM) was fabricated from natural zeolite via phase inversion. The effect of natural zeolite particle size toward the properties and performance of HFCM was evaluated. The results show that the HFCM with smaller particle sizes exhibited a more compact morphological structure with better mechanical strength. The adsorption performance of HFCM was significantly improved with smaller particle sizes because of longer residence time, as proven by the lower water permeability. A high adsorption performance of 96.67% was achieved for HFCM with the smallest particle size (36 μm). These findings provide a new perspective on the promising properties of the natural zeolite-derived HFCM for ammonia removal.

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