Atmospheric pressure plasma-treated polyester fabrics for enhanced oil-water mixture separation

Ali Basem; Hamdy Mohamed; Hasan A. Al-Asadi; Abdul Bariq; Mamurakhon Toshpulatova; Merwa Alhadrawi; Mohamad J. Alfaker; Saiful Islam

Results in Engineering (Sep 2024)

Atmospheric pressure plasma-treated polyester fabrics for enhanced oil-water mixture separation

Ali Basem,
Hamdy Mohamed,
Hasan A. Al-Asadi,
Abdul Bariq,
Mamurakhon Toshpulatova,
Merwa Alhadrawi,
Mohamad J. Alfaker,
Saiful Islam

Affiliations

Ali Basem: Air Conditioning Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Warith Al-Anbiyaa University, Karbala, 56001, Iraq
Hamdy Mohamed: Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Applied Science University, East Al-Ekir, Bahrain
Hasan A. Al-Asadi: Department of Air Conditioning and Refrigeration, Faculty of Engineering, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala, 56001, Iraq
Abdul Bariq: Department of Mathematics, Laghman University, Mehtarlam City, 2701, Laghman, Afghanistan; Corresponding author.
Mamurakhon Toshpulatova: Department of Mathematics and Teaching Methods in Primary Education, Tashkent State Pedagogical University, Bunyodkor street 27, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Merwa Alhadrawi: Department of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Techniques, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University, Najaf, Iraq; Department of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Techniques, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University of Al Diwaniyah, Al Diwaniyah, Iraq; Department of Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Techniques, College of Technical Engineering, The Islamic University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq
Mohamad J. Alfaker: Department of Petroleum Engineering, Al-Amarah University College, Maysan, Iraq
Saiful Islam: Civil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 23
p. 102377

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In this study, superhydrophilic polyester textiles through atmospheric pressure plasma treatment, targeting their use in oil-water mixture separation was developed. The effect of fabric treatment and grammage variations—79, 103, and 125 g m−2—on the efficiency of separation, flux rates, and overall performance of the separation column was evaluated. The surface properties of the fabricated polyester fabrics were evaluated using scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy to analyze their topographical and elemental composition. These analyses indicate APP treatment creates surface micropits and evenly distributes active oxygen, enhancing polyester's hydrophilicity without altering its elemental makeup. The investigation further explored the antifouling capabilities and durability of both the modified and unmodified textiles. Remarkably, the research revealed that utilizing a dual-layer arrangement of the modified textile, possessing a grammage of 125 g m−2, resulted in a flux recovery ratio of 98.66 %. Additionally, the application of a quintuple-layer structure of the modified fabric markedly augmented the separation efficacy to an excess of 99.90 %. Impressively, this high level of efficiency was maintained at 92.20 % even after five usage cycles, a testament to the increased hydrophilicity imparted by the atmospheric pressure plasma processing. Therefore, atmospheric pressure plasma-treated polyester fabrics have shown a promising behavior in the field of oil-water mixture separatrtion.

Published in Results in Engineering

ISSN: 2590-1230 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/results-in-engineering

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