Browsing by Author "Moslehyani, A."

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Bio-inspired, fouling resistant, tannic acid functionalized halloysite nanotube reinforced polysulfone loose nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes for efficient dye and salt separation
(2017) Ibrahim, G.P.S.; Isloor, A.M.; Moslehyani, A.; Ismail, A.F.
Superficial functionalization of the hollow fiber membrane with progressive nanomaterials exhibits increased hydrophilicity, outstanding selectivity, and permeability. In the present study, a simple and novel loose nanofiltration (NF) membranes were prepared by the addition of tannic acid functionalized halloysite nanotubes (THNTs) in polysulfone (PSf) membrane matrix via phase inversion method. The successful modification of halloysite (HNTs) was confirmed by FT-IR, zeta potential measurement, TGA, TEM and EDX analysis. The membrane permeation studies were carried out with a sequence of salts (NaCl and Na2SO4) and dyes (reactive black 5 and reactive orange 16). The resulted membranes exhibited increased hydrophilicity, porosity, water uptake, antifouling performance, along with higher dye rejection (>99% for reactive black 5 and >90% of reactive orange 16) and low salt rejection (2.5% of NaCl and 7.5% of Na2SO4) properties. The nanocomposite membrane also exhibited the highest pure water flux of 92 L/m2 h compared to the pristine membrane of 18 L/m2 h made it a worthy candidate for the wastewater purification. 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Bio-inspired, fouling resistant, tannic acid functionalized halloysite nanotube reinforced polysulfone loose nanofiltration hollow fiber membranes for efficient dye and salt separation
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017) Gnani Peer Mohamed, G.P.S.; Isloor, A.M.; Moslehyani, A.; A.F., A.F.
Superficial functionalization of the hollow fiber membrane with progressive nanomaterials exhibits increased hydrophilicity, outstanding selectivity, and permeability. In the present study, a simple and novel loose nanofiltration (NF) membranes were prepared by the addition of tannic acid functionalized halloysite nanotubes (THNTs) in polysulfone (PSf) membrane matrix via phase inversion method. The successful modification of halloysite (HNTs) was confirmed by FT-IR, zeta potential measurement, TGA, TEM and EDX analysis. The membrane permeation studies were carried out with a sequence of salts (NaCl and Na2SO4) and dyes (reactive black 5 and reactive orange 16). The resulted membranes exhibited increased hydrophilicity, porosity, water uptake, antifouling performance, along with higher dye rejection (>99% for reactive black 5 and >90% of reactive orange 16) and low salt rejection (2.5% of NaCl and 7.5% of Na2SO4) properties. The nanocomposite membrane also exhibited the highest pure water flux of 92 L/m2 h compared to the pristine membrane of 18 L/m2 h made it a worthy candidate for the wastewater purification. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Fabrication of novel PPSU/ZSM-5 ultrafiltration hollow fiber membranes for separation of proteins and hazardous reactive dyes
(2018) Nayak, M.C.; Isloor, A.M.; Moslehyani, A.; Ismail, N.; Ismail, A.F.
Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) based asymmetric hollow fiber membranes were prepared by the addition of different percentages of ZSM-5 particles by diffusion induced phase separation method. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used as a pore forming agent. The fabricated membranes were characterized by Field Emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), contact angle, water permeability, water uptake and by porosity measurements. Membranes filtration study was performed using different proteins namely bovine serum albumin (BSA), egg albumin (EA) and hazardous dyes like Reactive black 5 (RB-5), Reactive orange 16 (RO-16) in aqueous solutions. It was found that, addition of ZSM-5 in membrane matrix showed better dye removal capacity because of its hydrophilic and adsorptive nature. The membrane (PZ-3) with higher loading of additive exhibited rejection percentages of 100% for BSA, 95.23% for EA proteins and with reactive dyes 90.81% for RB-5 and 82.84% for RO-16 as compared to the pristine HF membrane. 2017 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Fabrication of novel PPSU/ZSM-5 ultrafiltration hollow fiber membranes for separation of proteins and hazardous reactive dyes
(Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2018) Nayak, M.C.; Isloor, A.M.; Moslehyani, A.; Ismail, N.; A.F., A.F.
Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) based asymmetric hollow fiber membranes were prepared by the addition of different percentages of ZSM-5 particles by diffusion induced phase separation method. Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) was used as a pore forming agent. The fabricated membranes were characterized by Field Emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), contact angle, water permeability, water uptake and by porosity measurements. Membranes filtration study was performed using different proteins namely bovine serum albumin (BSA), egg albumin (EA) and hazardous dyes like Reactive black 5 (RB-5), Reactive orange 16 (RO-16) in aqueous solutions. It was found that, addition of ZSM-5 in membrane matrix showed better dye removal capacity because of its hydrophilic and adsorptive nature. The membrane (PZ-3) with higher loading of additive exhibited rejection percentages of 100% for BSA, 95.23% for EA proteins and with reactive dyes 90.81% for RB-5 and 82.84% for RO-16 as compared to the pristine HF membrane. © 2017 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Novel hybrid photocatalytic reactor-UF nanocomposite membrane system for bilge water degradation and separation
(2015) Moslehyani, A.; Ismail, A.F.; Othman, M.H.D.; Isloor, A.M.
This study focuses on the design and performance of a hybrid system consisting of a photocatalytic reactor and ultrafiltration permeation cell. Initially, an ultraviolet (UV) lamp was installed in the photocatalytic reactor to decompose the bilge organic pollutants in the presence of 200 ppm titanium-dioxide (TiO2). Individual hydrocarbon compounds of bilge water samples were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Two types of membrane, which are a pure polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane and PVDF/modified halloysite nanotube clay (M-HNTs) nanocomposite membrane were fabricated aiming to enhance the rejection, flux and fouling resistance for full filtration of pollutants from the photocatalytic reactor. The membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Furthermore, GC-MS analysis showed that, over 90% bilge decomposition occurred by a photocatalytic reaction. The TiO2 cross-over during permeation was detected by using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS), which proved that, TiO2 rejection was more than 99% for the nanocomposite membrane. A UV- vis spectrophotometer confirmed over 99% rejection of decomposed bilge hydrocarbons via the nanocomposite membrane with 1.0 wt% of M-HNTs incorporated in the PVDF matrix. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015.
Novel hybrid photocatalytic reactor-UF nanocomposite membrane system for bilge water degradation and separation
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015) Moslehyani, A.; A.F., A.F.; Othman, M.H.D.; Isloor, A.M.
This study focuses on the design and performance of a hybrid system consisting of a photocatalytic reactor and ultrafiltration permeation cell. Initially, an ultraviolet (UV) lamp was installed in the photocatalytic reactor to decompose the bilge organic pollutants in the presence of 200 ppm titanium-dioxide (TiO2). Individual hydrocarbon compounds of bilge water samples were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. Two types of membrane, which are a pure polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane and PVDF/modified halloysite nanotube clay (M-HNTs) nanocomposite membrane were fabricated aiming to enhance the rejection, flux and fouling resistance for full filtration of pollutants from the photocatalytic reactor. The membranes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Furthermore, GC-MS analysis showed that, over 90% bilge decomposition occurred by a photocatalytic reaction. The TiO2 cross-over during permeation was detected by using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS), which proved that, TiO2 rejection was more than 99% for the nanocomposite membrane. A UV- vis spectrophotometer confirmed over 99% rejection of decomposed bilge hydrocarbons via the nanocomposite membrane with 1.0 wt% of M-HNTs incorporated in the PVDF matrix. This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015.
Photoreactor-ultrafiltration hybrid system for oily bilge water photooxidation and separation from oil tanker
(2016) Moslehyani, A.; Mobaraki, M.; Isloor, A.M.; Ismail, A.F.; Othman, M.H.D.
A novel design of hybrid system consisting of photoreactor (PR) combined with ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was investigated for oily bilge water degradation and separation from oil tanker. Initially, the bilge organic compounds were photooxidized using ultraviolet type A (UVA) light irradiation on 100, 200 and 300 ppm of TiO2. Further TiO2 and oxidized oily bilge water was filtered using hollow fiber membrane separator, which was prepared by polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and halloysite nanotubes. The hollow fiber membranes were characterized by ATR-IR spectrum, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS). Individual hydrocarbon of oily bilge water was identified by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. According to the GC-MS analysis, over 90% decomposition of oil in bilge water has occurred by 200 and 300 ppm of TiO2 suspension. On the other hand, pH meter showed that, decomposed oily bilge water was more acidic, which increased to pH 7 after UF system process. Moreover, over 99% of degraded oil in bilge water was filtered by this promising hybrid system. 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Photoreactor-ultrafiltration hybrid system for oily bilge water photooxidation and separation from oil tanker
(Elsevier, 2016) Moslehyani, A.; Mobaraki, M.; Isloor, A.M.; A.F., A.F.; Othman, M.H.D.
A novel design of hybrid system consisting of photoreactor (PR) combined with ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was investigated for oily bilge water degradation and separation from oil tanker. Initially, the bilge organic compounds were photooxidized using ultraviolet type A (UVA) light irradiation on 100, 200 and 300 ppm of TiO2. Further TiO2 and oxidized oily bilge water was filtered using hollow fiber membrane separator, which was prepared by polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and halloysite nanotubes. The hollow fiber membranes were characterized by ATR-IR spectrum, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscope (XPS). Individual hydrocarbon of oily bilge water was identified by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. According to the GC-MS analysis, over 90% decomposition of oil in bilge water has occurred by 200 and 300 ppm of TiO2 suspension. On the other hand, pH meter showed that, decomposed oily bilge water was more acidic, which increased to pH 7 after UF system process. Moreover, over 99% of degraded oil in bilge water was filtered by this promising hybrid system. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Preparation and characterization of PPSU membranes with BiOCl nanowafers loaded on activated charcoal for oil in water separation
(2017) Nayak, M.C.; Isloor, A.M.; Moslehyani, A.; Ismail, A.F.
Bismuth oxychloride nanowafers were synthesized and loaded on activated charcoal (BiOCl-AC) and were used as a novel additive to prepare polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes along with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a pore forming agent by phase inversion technique. The BiOCl nanowafers were characterized by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The PPSU hybrid membranes were characterized by SEM studies. The cross sectional images of the membranes along with the elemental mapping of membrane surface were assessed by using SEM and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). Hydrophilicity of the membranes was evaluated by contact angle, porosity and water uptake studies. The permeability of the membranes was determined by pure water flux (PWF). Membranes were also subjected to antifouling studies using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the standard protein for rejection studies. The membranes showed greater permeability and antifouling property with the addition of BiOCl-AC. A unique cross flow ultrafiltration method was used to study the oil rejection results of both diesel fuel and crude oil. The experimental results of oil in water separation by the membrane M-3, showed 80% rejection for diesel fuel and 90.74% rejection for crude oil. 2017 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Preparation and characterization of PPSU membranes with BiOCl nanowafers loaded on activated charcoal for oil in water separation
(Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2017) Nayak, M.C.; Isloor, A.M.; Moslehyani, A.; A.F., A.F.
Bismuth oxychloride nanowafers were synthesized and loaded on activated charcoal (BiOCl-AC) and were used as a novel additive to prepare polyphenylsulfone (PPSU) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes along with polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a pore forming agent by phase inversion technique. The BiOCl nanowafers were characterized by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The PPSU hybrid membranes were characterized by SEM studies. The cross sectional images of the membranes along with the elemental mapping of membrane surface were assessed by using SEM and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). Hydrophilicity of the membranes was evaluated by contact angle, porosity and water uptake studies. The permeability of the membranes was determined by pure water flux (PWF). Membranes were also subjected to antifouling studies using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the standard protein for rejection studies. The membranes showed greater permeability and antifouling property with the addition of BiOCl-AC. A unique cross flow ultrafiltration method was used to study the oil rejection results of both diesel fuel and crude oil. The experimental results of oil in water separation by the membrane M-3, showed 80% rejection for diesel fuel and 90.74% rejection for crude oil. © 2017 Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers