Table 3.
Demonstrates the comparison of this work with the recently published work selected from the literature.
| Mixed Matrix Membrane | Porosity (%) | Mean Pore Size (nm) | Contact Angle (°) |
Rejection (%) | Permeation (L.m−2.h−1) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casting Solution (wt.%) | Nanoparticles Concentration | ||||||
| 15% Polyphenylsulfone and 85% N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidinone | 0.15% Gum Arabic-Graphene | NA | 95.57 | 50 | 88% Sodium Alginate | 82.11 | This Work |
| 18% Polysulfone and 82% N-Methyl-2- pyrrolidone |
1.5% Gum Arabic–0.6% Graphene Oxide |
78.37 | 20.76 | 56.74 | 96.34% Humic Acid | 63.55 | [45] |
| 16% Polysulfone and 84% Dimethylacetamide | 3% Arabic Gum | 70.3 | 37 | 40.7 | % 80 BSA * | 120.3 | [46] |
| Cellulose Acetate, Vinyl Triethoxysilane, Graphene and Dimethyl Formamide |
8% Gum Arabic | NA | NA | 56 | 97.6% Pb(II) ion | 8.6 | [47] |
| 20% Polyamide 6,6 and 80% Formic Acid | 0.8% Silver-Graphene Oxide | 67.96 | 8.26 | 35.28 | 89.8% BSA and 88.9% Congo Red | NA | [48] |
| 21% Polyethersulfone, 1% Polyvinylpyrrolidone and 78% Dimethyl Sulfoxide |
0.5% Graphene Oxide | 80.6 | 14.59 | 39.21 | 99.7% Acid Black 210 and 99% Rose Bengal | 116.5 | [29] |
| 17.5% Polyphenylsulfone, 1% Polyvinylpyrrolidone and 81.5% N-Methyl-pyrrolidone |
0.5% Graphene Oxide | 80 | 10.6 | 45 | 94% BSA and 88% Pepsin | 171 | [40] |
| 20% Polyethersulfone, 1% Polyvinylpyrrolidone and 79% Dimethylacetamide |
0.5% Graphene Oxide | 83.1 | 4.5 | 53.2 | 96% Direct Red 16 | NA | [28] |
| 15% Polysulfone and 85% N,N-Dimethylformamide |
2% Graphene Oxide | 82.1 | 8.7 | 54.8 | 83.65% Arsenate | 41.18 | [49] |
| 18% Polyvinylidene Fluoride and 82% N-N-Dimethylacetamide |
0.1 g.L−1 Oxidized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes | 45.33 | 8.09 | 71.77 | 81.94% Turbidity, 86.3% Color, and 100% TSS of Palm Oil Mill Effluent | 131.97 | [50] |
* BSA: Bovine Serum Albumin.