DocumentCode :
2443794
Title :
Utilization of poly/chitosan as membrane for wastewater treatment
Author :
Kasmuri, Nor Hazelah ; Idrus, Nor Faeqah ; Othman, Nur Hidayati
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Chem. Eng., Univ. Teknol. MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia
fYear :
2011
fDate :
25-28 Sept. 2011
Firstpage :
581
Lastpage :
583
Abstract :
Chitosan, which is soluble in acidic aqueous media, is used in many applications (food, cosmetics, biomedical, pharmaceutical and wastewater treatment). Chitosan appear in white powder form that derived from shells of crustaceans such as crab and shrimp. The rationale of chitosan use because it is biodegradable, non-toxic and low cost. The proposed method of this research study is focus on fabrication of membrane filter. Membrane filtration technologies apply to reduce the environmental problem faced by wastewater in agriculture industry. The poly/chitosan membrane is prepared by blending of polymer (polysulfone), solvent (n-methyl-pyrrolidone), chitosan (crab shells) and acetic acid. The few steps of membrane fabrication; blending, drying and casting. The resultant of membrane fabrication is characterized by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (observation of blend sampling peaks) and microscope analyzer (observation of surface and cross-section of membrane).
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectra; blending; casting; drying; filtration; infrared spectra; membranes; microscopes; polymers; wastewater treatment; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; acetic acid; blending step; casting step; chitosan; drying step; membrane fabrication; membrane filtration technology; microscope analyzer; poly-chitosan membrane; polymer; solvent; wastewater treatment; white powder; Biomembranes; Films; Filtration; Metals; Polymers; Wastewater; Water pollution; Agriculture industry; Membrane fabrication; Poly/chitosan membrane; Wastewater;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA), 2011 IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Langkawi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1548-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/ISBEIA.2011.6088885
Filename :
6088885
Link To Document :
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