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ArticlePolymers2021

Functional Hydrophilic Membrane for Oil-Water Separation Based on Modified Bio-Based Chitosan-Gelatin.

Siti Zarina Zakuwan, Ishak Ahmad, Nurfaizah Abu Tahrim, Faizal Mohamed

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Siti Zarina ZakuwanDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia.
Ishak AhmadDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia.
Nurfaizah Abu TahrimDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia.
Faizal MohamedDepartment of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi Selangor 43600, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-1541-6901
National University of Malaysia · MY

Funding

Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia DIP-2018-037Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia FRGS/1/2017/STG07/UKM/01/2Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Zamalah Penyelidikan
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, we fabricated a modified biomaterial based on chitosan and gelatin, which is an intrinsic hydrophilic membrane for oil-water separation to clean water contamination by oil. Modification of the membrane with a non-toxic natural crosslinker, genipin, significantly enhanced the stability of the biopolymer membrane in a water-based medium towards an eco-friendly environment. The effects of various compositions of genipin-crosslinked chitosan-gelatin membrane on the rheological properties, thermal stability, and morphological structure of the membrane were investigated using a dynamic rotational rheometer, thermogravimetry analysis, and chemical composition by attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy (ATR). Modified chitosan-gelatin membrane showed completely miscible blends, as determined by field-emission scanning electron microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and ATR. Morphological results showed membrane with establish microstructure to further experiment as filtration product. The membranes were successfully tested for their oil-water separation efficiencies. The membrane proved to be selective and effective in separating water from an oil-water mixture. The optimum results achieved a stable microporous structure of the membrane (microfiltration) and a separation efficiency of above 98%. The membrane showed a high permeation flux, generated as high as 698 and 420 L m

Indexed as

biopolymer membranechitosanfiltrationgelatinhydrophilic membranemicrostructureoil–water separation

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PMID33917600
PMCPMC8038820
OpenAlexW3146985003

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