Study of novel Zn-MOF-II modified polymeric membrane in wastewater treatment containing oily waste and humic acid (NOM)

Abstract

ABSTRACT The prime objective of the present work was to synthesise the polymeric membrane with Zn-MOF-II nanoparticles using the phase inversion method to purify oily wastewater and NOM. The dead-end filtration system was utilised to analyse the performance of fabricated membranes (without and with Zn-MOF-II), various feeds of 100 ppm concentration used, such as organic pollutants and oil effluent at 250 kPa and atmospheric temperature conditions. The following study involves the compaction factor, pure water flux, all mixed matrix membrane permeability, humic acid rejection, and oil–water emulsion rejection, contact angle, and liquid–liquid displacement porosimetry (LLDP). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy-attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR) goniometer were used to characterise the polymeric membranes. The FTIR-ATR spectra of the modified membrane exhibit a characteristic peak between 2,900 and 3,000 cm−1 associated with the presence of the –COOH group. The nanoparticles and polymer matrix were well compatible, as evidenced by SEM images of the polymeric membrane containing Zn-MOF-II nanoparticles. The maximum value of percentage rejection of oily wastewater (above 88.89%) and humic acid (above 86.88%) was obtained for the polymeric membrane containing Zn-MOF-II nanoparticles.