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Preparation and characterisation of inexpensive porous kaolin hollow fibre as ceramic membrane supports for gas separation application

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Low-cost, porous ceramic kaolin-based hollow fibre membrane support (HFMS) for gas separation application was developed via phase inversion technique. The ceramic suspensions with various ratios of kaolin to polyethersulfone (PESf) binder (5:1 to 9:1) were extruded and then sintered at 1200 to 1500 °C. The HFMSs were characterised by several analyses to investigate the effects of kaolin/PESf ratio and sintering temperature on the sample properties. The results showed that the kaolin/PES ratio and sintering temperature affected the considerable structure and physical properties of the kaolin membrane. It is observed that with increasing sintering temperature, the porosity and gas permeation of the HFMS decreased, while the bending strength and density of the HFMS increased. As a result, a porous HFMS with sufficient mechanical strength and high gas permeation characteristics is achievable if the appropriate kaolin/PESf ratio and sintering temperature are chosen.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia under the Research University Grant Tier 1 (Project number: Q.J130000.2546.12H25) and Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering under Overseas Research Grant Scheme (Project number: R.J130000.7346.4B218). The authors would also like to thank Research Management Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Integrated Material Process Lab (IMP), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia for the technical support.

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  1. Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia UTM, 81310, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Mohammed Abdulmunem Abdulhameed, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Ahmad Fauzi Ismail, Mukhlis A Rahman & Juhana Jaafar

  2. Department of Petroleum and Petrochemical Engineering, Engineering College, Kerbala University, Kerbala, 56001, Iraq

    Mohammed Abdulmunem Abdulhameed

  3. Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada

    Takeshi Matsuura

  4. Advanced Manufacturing & Materials Centre (AMMC), Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, 86400, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

    Zawati Harun

  5. Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    Mohd Hafiz Puteh

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Abdulhameed, M.A., Othman, M.H.D., Ismail, A.F. et al. Preparation and characterisation of inexpensive porous kaolin hollow fibre as ceramic membrane supports for gas separation application. J Aust Ceram Soc 53, 645–655 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41779-017-0076-0

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