Table 1 Comparison of permeation and filtration properties of various membranes with PMT membrane
Membrane | Fabrication method | Pore size (μm) | Water flux (L m−2 h−1) | Wettability (Contact Angle) | Flux Recovery Ratio (%) | Solute | Filtration efficiency (%) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PVC/Al2O3 | Solution casting | 79 | 65 | 86 | 74 | Methylene blue | 89 | |
Polyamide /graphene oxide | Interfacial polymerisation | 658 | 11.02 | 89.32 | 38 | New Coccine | 85 | |
PVDF-g-POEM | (ATRP) | -- | 14 | 82 | 26 | Oleic acid | 77 | |
PES/GO | Solution casting | 856 | 25.65 | 54 | 56 | Methylene blue | 94.2 | |
PVDF/PAN/ PVA | Extrusion casting | 745 | 20 | -- | 63 | Bilge water | 39 | |
PVDF/PANI | Phase Inversion method | 632 | -- | 65 | -- | Allura red | 51 | |
PVDF-g-PVP | graft polymerisation | 168 | 72.2 | 71 | 43 | Oily wastewater | 94 | |
GO/PANI-PVDF | Phase inversion | 220 | 60 | 78 | 91 | Methyl orange | ~94 | |
PES/PEG/PVP | electro spinning | -- | 22.80 | -- | 73 | Reactive Black 5 | 81 | |
PS/PES | Interfacial polymerisation | 216 | 35.43 | -- | 91.2 | Acid Red B | 90.9 | |
PVDF/PANI-montmorillonite | Grafting polymerisation | 438 | 53 | 106 | 56 | Tetracycline | 32 | |
PVDF/TiO2 | Dip coating | 351 | 15.3 | 124 | 82 | Reactive Blue 19 | 49.2 | |
Sulfated polyelectrolyte/ Chitosan | Solution casting | 281 | 11.32 | 72 | 73 | Methyl blue | 79.9 | |
PVDF/PANI-TiO2 | Phase inversion | 81-93 | 44 | 65.11 | 65 | Methyl orange | 90 | |
Polypropylene/PVA | Dip coating method | -- | 18.73 | 62.43 | 76 | Crystal violet | 89.2 | |
PVDF/MoS2-TNT | Phase inversion | 0.006 | 68.5 | 41.11 | 94 | Navy XF | 97 | This Work |
