Influence of Operational Parameters on Oil-Water Separation Efficiency of Titanium Oxide Modified Alpha-Alumina Microfiltration Membrane

Abstract:

During oil-water separation process, the influence of the operational parameters such as transmembrane pressure, crossflow velocity and feed temperature on the oil-water separation efficiency of TiO₂ modified α-alumina microfiltration membrane was studied. The results show that the permeation flux of the membrane is 371.68 L•m^-2•h^-1 and the oil content in the permeation is 9.63 mg•L^-1 when the TMP is 0.15 MPa, the crossflow velocity is 5.89 m•s^-1 and the feed temperature is 30°C.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volumes 512-515)
• Pages: 1655-1658
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.512-515.1655
• Online since: June 2012
• Authors: Jian Er Zhou, Xue Bing Hu, Yong Qing Wang, Xiao Zhen Zhang, Jin Tian Pan
• Keywords: Oil-Water Separation, Operational Parameters, TiO₂ Modified Membrane

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