High-Efficiency Water Filtration by Electrospun Expanded Polystyrene Waste Nanofibers

Overview

Journal ACS Omega

Publisher American Chemical Society

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2023 Jul 10

PMID 37426264

Authors

Bagas Haqi Arrosyid

Akmal Zulfi

Syarifa Nuraini

Sri Hartati

Ande Fudja Rafryanto

Alfian Noviyanto

Dian Ahmad Hapidin

Dafit Feriyanto

Khairurrijal Khairurrijal

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Abstract

Nanofiber membranes were successfully synthesized from expanded polystyrene (EPS) waste with the addition of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) for water microfiltration using the electrospinning method. The EPS-based nanofiber membranes exhibited a smooth morphology and were uniform in size. The concentration of the EPS/PVP solution changed some of the physical parameters of the nanofiber membrane, such as viscosity, conductivity, and surface tension. Greater viscosity and surface tension increase the nanofiber membrane diameter, whereas the addition of PVP results in hydrophilicity. Additionally, increasing the pressure increased the flux value of each variation of the nanofiber membranes. Furthermore, the rejection value was 99.99% for all variations. Finally, the use of EPS waste for nanofiber membranes is also beneficial for decreasing the amount of EPS waste in the environment and is an alternative to the current membranes available in the market for water filtration applications.

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