Preparation of Sodalite and Faujasite Clay Composite Membranes and Their Utilization in the Decontamination of Dye Effluents.

Autor: El-Kordy A; Laboratory of Materials, Membranes, and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, PB 11201, Zitoune, P.O. Box 11201, Meknes 50050, Morocco., Elgamouz A; Pure and Applied Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates., Lemdek EM; Laboratory of Materials, Membranes, and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, PB 11201, Zitoune, P.O. Box 11201, Meknes 50050, Morocco., Tijani N; Laboratory of Materials, Membranes, and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, PB 11201, Zitoune, P.O. Box 11201, Meknes 50050, Morocco., Alharthi SS; Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia., Kawde AN; Pure and Applied Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates., Shehadi I; Pure and Applied Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Membranes [Membranes (Basel)] 2021 Dec 23; Vol. 12 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 23.
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12010012
Abstrakt: The present work describes the deposition of two zeolite films, sodalite and faujasite, by the hydrothermal method to tune the mesopores of clay support, which are prepared from a widely available clay depot from the central region of Morocco (Midelt). The clay supports were prepared by a powder metallurgy method from different granulometries with activated carbon as a porosity agent, using uniaxial compression followed by a sintering process. The 160 µm ≤ Φ ≤ 250 µm support showed the highest water flux compared to the supports made from smaller granulometries with a minimum water flux of 1405 L.m -2 ·h -1 after a working time of 2 h and 90 min. This support was chosen for the deposition of sodalite (SOM) and faujasite (FAM) zeolite membranes. The X-ray diffraction of sodalite and faujasite showed that they were well crystallized, and the obtained spectra corresponded well with the sought phases. Such findings were confirmed by the SEM analysis, which showed that SOM was crystalized as fine particles while the FAM micrographs showed the existence of crystals with an average size ranging from 0.53 µm to 1.8 µm with a bipyramidal shape and a square or Cubo octahedral base. Nitrogen adsorption analysis showed that the pore sizes of the supports got narrowed to 2.28 nm after deposition of sodalite and faujasite. The efficiencies of SOM and FAM membranes were evaluated by filtration tests of solutions containing methyl orange (MO) using a flow loop, which were developed for dead-end filtration. The retention of methylene orange (MO) followed the order: SOM > FAM > 160 µm ≤ Φ ≤ 250 µm clay support with 55%, 48% and 35%, respectively. Size exclusion was the predominant mechanism of filtration of MO through SOM, FAM, and the support. However, the charge repulsion between the surface of the membrane and the negatively charged MO have not been ruled out. The point of zero charge (pzc) of the clay support, SOM and FAM membrane were pHpzc = 9.4, pHpzc = 10.6, and pHpzc = 11.4, respectively. Filtrations of MO were carried out between pH = 5.5 and pH = 6.5, which indicated that the surface of the membranes was positively charged while MO was negatively charged. The interaction of MO with the membranes might have happened through its vertical geometry.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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