Table 2.
Comparison of the results observed by this work with the recent works found in the literature.
Porous Membrane | Contact Angle (°) | Porosity (%) | Mean Pore Size (nm) | Pure Water Flux (L.m−2.h−1) |
Rejection (%) | Process | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Polymer | Pore Former | |||||||
20% PES | 5% PTGM | 52.58 | 81.21 | 54.91 | 203.1 | 93.8% BSA 95.6% SA |
UF | This Work |
22% PVDF-HFP | 5% CNS | 87 | 89.9 | NA | 35 | >99.9% MO | UF (MD) | [17] |
20% PES | 4% TGF | 50.4 | 73.3 | 40.59 | 300 | 96% BSA | UF | [26] |
15% PES | 2.5 g PMG | 42.04 | 83 | 108.28 | 908 | 98% BSA | UF | [38] |
15% PVC | 0.119% MWCNT-g-GO | 13.9 | 81.4 | 259 | 254 | 88.9% COD | NF | [16] |
19% PES | 2% SLS-CNT; 15% PVP | 57 | 74 | 64.29 | 597 | 95.6% BSA | UF | [39] |
17% PES | 5% PEG 400; 2% Tween-20 | NA | 35.31 | 73.2 | 36.9 | 93.3% BSA | UF | [40] |
PVDF-HFP | 4% LiCl; 10 wt.% glycerol | 79 | NA | 7.85 | 51 | 90% Aqueous solution | UF | [41] |
PVDF | MOF-199/PEG | 85 | 80.89 | 50 | 185.05 | 94% BSA | UF | [42] |
20% PES | 0.5% CC–Fe3O4; 1% PVP | 52.5 | 86.3 | 5.5 | 36 | 99% Dye | NF | [43] |
0% PES; 14% PAN | 4% PVP; 0% DEG | 76 | 55 | NA | 100 | 92.47% Humic acid | UF | [44] |
15% PSF | 0.7% SiO2 | 71.3 | 78 | 10.7 | 55 | 99.1% NaCl solutions | RO | [45] |