Influence of the Natural Zeolite Particle Size Toward the Ammonia Adsorption Activity in Ceramic Hollow Fiber Membrane
Mohd Ridhwan Adam,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman,
Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir,
Mohd Nazri Mohd Sokri,
Zhong Sheng Tai,
Yuji Iwamoto,
Masaki Tanemura,
Sawao Honda,
Mohd Hafiz Puteh,
Mukhlis A. Rahman,
Juhana Jaafar
Affiliations
Mohd Ridhwan Adam
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
Siti Hamimah Sheikh Abdul Kadir
Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, Sungai Buloh Campus, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Jalan Hospital, Sungai Buloh, Selangor 47000, Malaysia
Mohd Nazri Mohd Sokri
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
Zhong Sheng Tai
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
Yuji Iwamoto
Department of Environmental and Materials Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gakiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
Masaki Tanemura
Department of Physical Science and Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gakiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
Sawao Honda
Department of Environmental and Materials Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gakiso-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
Mohd Hafiz Puteh
Department of Environment, School of Civil Engineering (SCE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
Mukhlis A. Rahman
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
Juhana Jaafar
Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM, Skudai, Johor 81310, Malaysia
Natural zeolite is widely used in removing ammonia via adsorption process because of its superior ion-exchange properties. Ceramic particle size affects the adsorptivity of particles toward ammonia. In this study, hollow fiber ceramic membrane (HFCM) was fabricated from natural zeolite via phase inversion. The effect of natural zeolite particle size toward the properties and performance of HFCM was evaluated. The results show that the HFCM with smaller particle sizes exhibited a more compact morphological structure with better mechanical strength. The adsorption performance of HFCM was significantly improved with smaller particle sizes because of longer residence time, as proven by the lower water permeability. A high adsorption performance of 96.67% was achieved for HFCM with the smallest particle size (36 μm). These findings provide a new perspective on the promising properties of the natural zeolite-derived HFCM for ammonia removal.
