Ceramic membrane has the ability to surpass the utilisation of polymeric membrane in the application that requiring high temperature and pressure condition, as well as harsh chemical environment. Due to the high cost of ceramic membrane, various attempts have been made to use low cost ceramic materials as alternatives to well-known expensive metal oxides. In this work, local Malaysian kaolin has been chosen as ceramic material since it is inexpensive and easily available in Malaysia for the preparation of low cost hollow fibre ceramic membrane. The aim of this work is to study the effect of sintering temperature on the morphology, properties, and performance of kaolin hollow fibre membrane by sintering the prepared precursor at different target temperatures ranging from 1300°C to 1500 °C. The experimental results demonstrated that the kaolin membrane sintered at 1400 °C has influenced the formation of sufficient dense sponge-like structure of skin layer, resulting in good water flux of 74 L/h.m2.
Nur Ain Shazwani Roslee Ab. Jamal, Nur Hidayati Othman, Nurina Adriana Abdul Razak, Nur Hashimah Alias, Muhammad Shafiq Mat Shayuti, Fauziah Marpani, Mohd Rizuan Mohd Razlan, Aidah Jumahat, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Woei Jye Lau, Mohd Ridhwan Adam, Mohammad Arif Budiman Pauzan, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail
Siti Khadijah Hubadillah, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Zawati Harun, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Mukhlis A. Rahman, Juhana Jaafar, Siti Munira Jamil, Nur Hamizah Mohtor
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