Membrane technology enhancement in oil–water separation. A review

M Padaki, RS Murali, MS Abdullah, N Misdan… - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Membrane separation processes have become an emerging technology for the treatment of
oily wastewater due to high oil removal efficiency and relatively facile operational process …

A review on microporous polyvinylidene fluoride membranes fabricated via thermally induced phase separation for MF/UF application

Y Tang, Y Lin, W Ma, X Wang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2021 - Elsevier
To date, remarkable success has been achieved in the fabrication and industrialization of
poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes both in lab-scale and full-scale via thermally …

A review of oily wastewater treatment using ultrafiltration membrane: A parametric study to enhance the membrane performance

T Ahmad, C Guria, A Mandal - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The industries like petroleum refining, petrochemicals, metallurgical, oil & gas, etc., generate
a substantial volume of oily wastewater, and it is recognized as a potential threat to the …

Recent progress in developing advanced membranes for emulsified oil/water separation

Y Zhu, D Wang, L Jiang, J Jin - NPG Asia materials, 2014 - nature.com
The separation of oily wastewater, especially emulsified oil/water mixtures, is a worldwide
challenge because of the large amount of oily wastewater produced in many industrial …

Progress in the production and modification of PVDF membranes

F Liu, NA Hashim, Y Liu, MRM Abed, K Li - Journal of membrane science, 2011 - Elsevier
This article provides a comprehensive overview of recent progress on the production and
modification of poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membranes for liquid–liquid or liquid–solid …

Polymeric membranes incorporated with metal/metal oxide nanoparticles: A comprehensive review

LY Ng, AW Mohammad, CP Leo, N Hilal - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
Synthetic membranes have become the focus of separation processes in different industries.
Synthetic membranes may be composed of inorganic materials (such as ceramics) and …

Novel GO-blended PVDF ultrafiltration membranes

Z Wang, H Yu, J Xia, F Zhang, F Li, Y Xia, Y Li - Desalination, 2012 - Elsevier
Using the immersion phase inversion process, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and graphene
oxide (GO) dissolved in N, N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) were combined to prepare organic …

Effect of nano-sized Al2O3-particle addition on PVDF ultrafiltration membrane performance

L Yan, YS Li, CB Xiang, S Xianda - Journal of Membrane Science, 2006 - Elsevier
A polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was modified by dispersing
nano-sized alumina (Al2O3) particles uniformly in a PVDF solution (19% polymer weight) …

Preparation of poly (vinylidene fluoride)(pvdf) ultrafiltration membrane modified by nano-sized alumina (Al2O3) and its antifouling research

L Yan, YS Li, CB Xiang - Polymer, 2005 - Elsevier
Organic–inorganic composite membranes are formed by nano-sized alumina particles
uniformly dispersed in the poly (vinylidene fluoride) solution (19% polymer weight) …

Natural organic matter removal and flux decline with PEG–TiO2-doped PVDF membranes by integration of ultrafiltration with photocatalysis

H Song, J Shao, Y He, B Liu, X Zhong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Ultrafiltration (UF) has become one of the best alternatives replacing conventional drinking
water treatment technologies because of increasing stringent regulations for drinking water …