Abstract
AbstractThe main goal of the present study is to prepare γ-alumina (γ-Al2O3) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes for separation of oil from a real oily wastewater. A γ-Al2O3 multilayer UF membrane on an α-alumina (α-Al2O3) substrate was successfully fabricated via the sol–gel processing method. The prepared layer from the γ-Al2O3 colloidal sol as the membrane top layer had an average pore size of 20.3 nm and thickness of 4 μm. The resulting γ-Al2O3 multilayer UF membrane did exhibit homogeneity with no cracks or pinholes. Permeate flux (PF) through the membranes was calculated. Response surface methodology (RSM) based on Box–Behnken design was used to design the experiments and analyze three operating parameters including transmembrane pressure (TMP), feed temperature (T), and cross-flow velocity (CFV). The optimum PF of 112.7 kg/m2 h was identified by RSM at feed temperature of 35°C, TMP of 5 bar and CFV of 0.735 m/s. The results showed that these membranes are efficient for treatment of petroleum refinery wa...
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