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Methyldiethanolamine Solution Filtration Using Blended PVDF Membranes With Improved Antifouling Properties

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Polymer chemistry

Abstract

Alkanolamine solutions are widely used to remove acid gases (primarily H2S and CO2) from natural gas and light hydrocarbon streams. Removal of impurities and entrained solids is crucial to the effective operation of gas-treating plants. In this work, flat sheet ultrafiltration membranes were prepared from a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) backbone blended with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) using the phase inversion method. The influence of blending proportions on the morphology and antifouling properties of the membranes was investigated. The prepared membranes were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and contact angle measurements and their mechanical properties and porosity were also evaluated. Membrane performance tests were carried out using an unstirred laboratory scale dead-end filtration setup fed with deionized water and real industry lean methyldiethanolamine solution. It was found that applying the right amounts of PAN and PEG to the casting solution increases PVDF membrane water flux and enhances its mechanical and antifouling properties. The addition of 1 wt. % PAN and 2 wt. % PEG400 to the casting solution of PVDF membranes results in 18% increase in pure water flux and ~97% rejection of the solids in the amine solution. This accomplishment was ascribed to the increased porosity and surface hydrophilicity of the blended PVDF membranes. The membrane showed improved surface antifouling properties with a high flux recovery ratio of 85.6% and a low irreversible resistance of 0.14.

DOI

10.21608/ejchem.2023.192233.7569

Keywords

Poly(vinylidene fluoride), Polyacrylonitrile, polyethylene glycol, Ultrafiltration membranes, Methyl diethanolamine, Anti-fouling properties

Authors

First Name

Moaaz

Last Name

Abdelwahab

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Refining and petrochemical engineering, faculty of petroleum and mining engineering, suez university, Egypt process engineer at Belayim Petroleum Company (PETROBEL), Egypt

Email

moaaz.aaab@pme.suezuni.edu.eg

City

Cairo

Orcid

29305130103876

First Name

Heba

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Abdallah

Affiliation

Chemical engineering department , Engineering division, National research centre

Email

drhebaabdallah3@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-4766-7374

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Gad

MiddleName

Khalifa

Affiliation

Chemical Engineering and Petroleum refinery, Petroleum and mining Engineering Faculty, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.

Email

fatma.gad@pme.suezuni.edu.eg

City

suez

Orcid

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First Name

Amr

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

Fathy

Affiliation

Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez, Egypt.

Email

amr.ibrahim@suezuni.edu.eg

City

Suez

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-

Volume

66

Article Issue

12

Related Issue

43517

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-02-06

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

387

Page End

395

Print ISSN

0449-2285

Online ISSN

2357-0245

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/article_293883.html

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297

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Chemistry

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https://ejchem.journals.ekb.eg/

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Methyldiethanolamine Solution Filtration Using Blended PVDF Membranes With Improved Antifouling Properties

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Created At

30 Dec 2024