Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) that can cause adverse effects on human health. The incorporation of materials as visible light photocatalysts and its energy storage capability allow for the photodegradation BPA, especially in absence a source. To date, there have been no significant studies regarding membrane technology, with only focus suspension form. Hence, this ...

Throughout the last 50 years, many improvements have been made for a more effective oxygenator. A large plate type membrane oxygenator, used by Clowes, and a coil type, used by Kolff, has evolved into the small hollow fiber oxygenator. The complex bubble oxygenator, or rotating disk oxygenator, has become a small disposable bubble oxygenator. The currently available oxygenators are extremely sm...

Press liquors are typical by-products of the citrus juice processing characterized by a high content of organic compounds and associated problems of environmental impact, which imply high treatment costs. However, these wastes contain a great number of health promoting substances, including fibers, carotenoids and phenolic compounds (mainly flavonoids), whose recovery against waste-destruction ...

In this paper, a system for efficient removal of carbon dioxide by hollow fiber membranes is proposed. The system is compact, and it is very useful for application in the offshore energy industries. In particular, it is used to removing CO2 from the exhaust of power generation facilities on offshore platforms.The proposed dual membrane contactor contains two types of membranes (polypropylene me...

In this work, ceramic hollow fiber supported polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) composite membranes were developed by dip-coating PDMS layer on the surface of macroporous ceramic hollow fiber support. By controlling the properties of polymer solution and ceramic hollow fiber, high-quality ceramic hollow fiber supported PDMS composite membranes were fabricated for pervaporation (PV) recovery of biobuta...

Surface Modifying Macromolecule (SMM) blended PVDF hollow fibers (HFs) were spun at different air-gaps (o to 20 cm) and used for CO2 stripping from aqueous DEA solution and water. The manufactured fibers were first subjected to various characterization tests such as contact angle and critical water entry pressure measurement to evaluate the HF hydrophobicity and wetting resistanc...