TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of surfactants in cleaning of PVDF ultrafiltration membranes fouled by emulsified cutting oil
AU - Palanisamy, Tamilarasan
AU - Tabatabai, S. Assiyeh Alizadeh
AU - Zhang, Tao
AU - Leiknes, TorOve
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2021-02-09
Acknowledgements: The research reported in this publication was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia.
PY - 2021/1/28
Y1 - 2021/1/28
N2 - Chemical cleaning with anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants was studied for polyvinylidene (PVDF) hollow fiber ultrafiltration (UF) membranes irreversibly fouled by cutting fluid with anionic emulsifiers. The membrane cleaning efficiency of the surfactants was determined by pure water permeability and the results are in agreement with morphological observations of the membrane surfaces and molecular vibrational analyses. The anionic surfactants sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate (SDBS), showed better cleaning through the combined effect of electrostatic repulsion with emulsified oil particles and re-emulsification of the oil layer. Inclusion of the phenyl group in the dodecyl sulfate anion had a significant role in cleaning. Molecular vibrational analyses indicated a higher presence of residual surfactant on the membranes after cleaning with cationic (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)) and non-ionic (Tween 85 (T-85)) surfactants, which also resulted in higher apparent hydrophilicity of the membrane surface. Alkalizing the anionic surfactant solution improved cleaning efficiency, but had no significant effect for cationic and non-ionic surfactants. The effect of surfactant concentration and ionic strength on cleaning efficacy was analyzed for SDBS. As mass transport increased, higher cleaning efficacy was observed at higher SDBS concentration. The cleaning efficacy of SDBS was also influenced to varying degrees by solution pH and ionic strength.
AB - Chemical cleaning with anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants was studied for polyvinylidene (PVDF) hollow fiber ultrafiltration (UF) membranes irreversibly fouled by cutting fluid with anionic emulsifiers. The membrane cleaning efficiency of the surfactants was determined by pure water permeability and the results are in agreement with morphological observations of the membrane surfaces and molecular vibrational analyses. The anionic surfactants sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate (SDBS), showed better cleaning through the combined effect of electrostatic repulsion with emulsified oil particles and re-emulsification of the oil layer. Inclusion of the phenyl group in the dodecyl sulfate anion had a significant role in cleaning. Molecular vibrational analyses indicated a higher presence of residual surfactant on the membranes after cleaning with cationic (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)) and non-ionic (Tween 85 (T-85)) surfactants, which also resulted in higher apparent hydrophilicity of the membrane surface. Alkalizing the anionic surfactant solution improved cleaning efficiency, but had no significant effect for cationic and non-ionic surfactants. The effect of surfactant concentration and ionic strength on cleaning efficacy was analyzed for SDBS. As mass transport increased, higher cleaning efficacy was observed at higher SDBS concentration. The cleaning efficacy of SDBS was also influenced to varying degrees by solution pH and ionic strength.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/667269
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2214714421000106
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.101923
DO - 10.1016/j.jwpe.2021.101923
M3 - Article
SN - 2214-7144
VL - 40
SP - 101923
JO - Journal of Water Process Engineering
JF - Journal of Water Process Engineering
ER -