Cellulose acetate

In this study, a dual-layer hollow fiber nanofiltration (NF) membrane was fabricated with an inner layer of poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) via thermally induced phase separation (TIPS), and an outer layer of cellulose diacetate (CA) via non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS). The intermediate-tr

Membranes are widely used in wastewater treatment. In this study, cellulose acetate (CA) (Mw = 52,000) was mixed with polyethylene glycol (PEG) (Mw = 400) as an additive in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a solvent. The phase inversion method was used for preparation of flat sheet membranes. Effects of CA

The wastewaters generated by the cuttlefish processing contain a high organic (COD of 20,000–35,000 mg.L−1) and inorganic (TDS of 30–40 g.L−1) load. These seafood effluents were subjected to treatment with cellulose acetate (CA) membranes synthesised according to the phase inversion process. Two pre

In this work, we report about cellulose acetate nanofiltration (NF) membrane preparation according to the phase inversion process. Pore size was monitored by using dope solutions of two polymer concentrations (20 and 22 wt-%) and annealing temperatures from 60–80°C. Membrane characterization include

Surface modification of nanofiltration cellulose acetate (CA) membranes was carried out by alternating layer-bylayer deposition of acidic chitosan (CHI) and sodium alginate (ALG) as the cationic and anionic polyelectrolyte, respectively. The supporting CA membranes were obtained by a phase separatio

Composite cellulose acetate (CA) based membranes having a hydrophobic top layer made of polymethylhydrosiloxane (PMHS) were prepared with the aim of desalination of brackish waters from the Sahel region of Tunisia having a total dissolved salt content (TDS) of about 4100 g.m–3. The porous substructu

The most common reverse osmosis (RO) membranes which attained the stage of economic application in desalination plants are made of cellulose acetate (CA) or polyamide (PA), in either hollow fiber (HF) or spiral wound (SW) configurations. The first application problem of CA membrane is its sensitivit

Asymmetric cellulose diacetate (CA) based membranes were prepared according to the phase inversion process from acetone/formamide (2:1 wt./wt.) casting solutions. The polymer concentration was varied from 15 to 25 wt.% in order to produce membranes with pore size distributions ranging from low molec

It can be expected that a microwave acts as an accelerator of the mobility of polar functional groups such as hydroxyl groups in polymeric membranes, and then gas permeability improves because of the increasing free volume and/or temperature of the membranes. The permeability coefficients of CO2 for