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Keywords: Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) contains high concentrations of phenolic compounds and ammonia that
Ammonia are noxious and harmful to the environment, especially to human health. The improper treatment of PRW could
Membrane cause serious problems. In this study, a membrane with a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) coating was fabricated to
Petroleum
improve PRW treatment for phenolic compounds and ammonia removal. The fabricated membranes were
Phenol
Polyvinyl alcohol
investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), water
Wastewater contact angle, mechanical strength, permeability, pollutant rejection, and foulant resistance. The coated mem
branes exhibited improved surface properties and mechanical strength compared to that of uncoated pristine
polysulfone (PSf) membranes. The membranes also showed excellent phenol and ammonia removal up to 82.68
% and 92.42 %, respectively. Although the permeate flux decreased with increasing PVA concentration, the
antifouling behavior of the membrane was significantly improved. Therefore, the fabricated membranes showed
great potential for petroleum wastewater treatment.
1. Introduction contaminants as they are highly toxic and corrosive even at a low con
centration [8]. The sources of phenolic compounds in PRW are usually
The large quantity of polluted wastewater generated by petroleum from the tank water drain, multiphase separator, desalter water effluent,
refineries requires treatment technologies to remove hazardous con and neutralized spent caustic waste. In Pertamina Ltd. Indonesia, the
taminants [1]. In general, the refinery industry generates a wastewater primary source of the phenols, is the residual fluid catalytic cracking
volume that is about 0.4–1.6 times greater than that of the volume of (RFCC) waste stream with an average phenol concentration of 960 mg.
refined oil [2]. Petroleum refinery wastewater (PRW) usually contains a L− 1 [6]. In recent years, phenol and its derivatives have warranted more
high concentration of contaminants, such as dissolved oil, organics, attention in the field of industrial wastewater because of their toxicity
hydrocarbon derivatives, heavy metals, phenolic compounds, ammonia, and contamination in wastewater production. Phenolic compounds
and a high concentration of chemical oxygen demand (COD) [3,4]. As discharged into the environment remain for long periods and harm the
reported in many studies, PRW generally contains dissolved oil and ecosystem, especially humans [9,10]. Phenolic compounds that are
grease at 500–3000 mg.L− 1, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and commonly found in PRW are phenol, m-p-cresol, o-cresol, tri and tetra
biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) at 750–1600 mg.L− 1 and 300 − 1000 chlorophenols, and 4-chloro-3-cresol [11], as shown in Fig. 1.
mg.L− 1, respectively [5]. Toxic organics, such as phenolic compounds, The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has labeled phenolic
are found in PRW at approximately 950 mg.L− 1, and ammonia and derivatives as a priority contaminant in water. The limited concentra
sulfide are typically at 20–80 mg.L− 1 and 13–17 mg.L− 1, respectively tion of phenol in wastewater discharge was set strictly to avoid envi
[6]. In some cases, heavy metals and radioactive materials are observed ronmental damage. The toxicity level of phenol derivatives is usually in
in refinery wastewaters [7]. Existing PRW treatments usually only the range of 9–25 mg.L− 1 for both humans and aquatic life [12].
reduce the total solids and major organic pollutants; however, this Long-term exposure to phenol can lead to a serious health problem such
treated wastewater still contains phenolic compounds and ammonia at as diarrhea, vertigo, salivation, tremors, coma, and respiratory failure
high concentrations. Phenolic compounds are identified as priority for humans exposed to lethal doses. Therefore, industries that produce
* Corresponding author.
E-mail address: tdkusworo@che.undip.ac.id (T.D. Kusworo).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101718
Received 2 July 2020; Received in revised form 23 September 2020; Accepted 25 September 2020
Available online 6 October 2020
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Wastewater from food processing plants is nutritious enough to Polysulfone (Udel® PSU P1700NT) polymer granules were pur
enrich the nitrification bacteria by converting ammonium ions to nitrate chased from Solvay, USA, and used as the main polymer of the mem
ions. However, in petroleum wastewater treatment, nitrifying bacteria brane preparation. N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) solvent and sulfuric
are seldom observed because of poor nutritional content. Therefore, it is acid were supplied from Merck, USA. Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA, 86 %–88
highly important to develop an effective method for phenolic com % hydrolyzed, Mw 130,000 Da), polyethylene glycol (PEG) with a mo
pounds and ammonia removal or neutralization, given their serious lecular weight of 4000 Da as a pore-forming agent and glutaraldehyde
environmental threat. (GA) as a crosslinking agent were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich, Ger
In recent decades, many attempts have been made to eliminate many. Nanosized ZnO powder (±350 nm) was obtained from Nano
contaminants in PRW, such as the advanced oxidation process (AOP), Center Indonesia, Indonesia. PRW (sedimentation-coagulation effluent)
coagulation, absorption, adsorption, chemical, and biological treat was obtained from Pertamina, Ltd., and the characteristics of the
ments [16–18]. Such methods effectively remove a variety of organic
compounds. However, membrane separation is considered a faster and
more efficient process than other physically-driven and Table 1
equilibrium-driven processes. Conventional size exclusion based sepa Characteristics of the petroleum refinery wastewater from Pertamina, Ltd.
rations such as Ultrafiltration is unable to remove phenolic compounds Parameter Average value
or ammonia with high separation efficiency [19]. Hence, a dense pH 8.6
membrane, such as reverse osmosis or nanofiltration membrane, is Total dissolved solids (mg.L− 1) 1503
required, resulting in high energy consumption [20] and faster fouling Chemical oxygen demand (mg.L− 1) 3134
formation. A hybrid process, such as the adsorption prior to membrane Total N-NH3 (mg.L− 1) 335.09
Total phenolic compounds (mg.L− 1) 855
separation, has been previously reported [21] using activated carbon
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wastewater are presented in Table 1. The membrane mechanical strength was studied by measuring the ten
sile strength and elongation percentage at break using a testing machine
2.2. Preparation of the nanohybrid PSf-ZnO membrane (UTS H001, China). The membrane sample (5cm × 1cm) was clamped
and stretched at a rate of 20 mm.min− 1 until the break poin. The me
Nanohybrid PSf-ZnO membranes were fabricated via a non-solvent chanical strength test was repeated three times for each membrane type.
induced phase separation (NIPS) method adapted from a previous
study [28]. ZnO nanoparticles were dispersed in NMP at various total 2.6. Permeation and rejection performance of the membranes
solid concentrations, as shown in Table 2, and the mixture was ultra
sonicated for 30 min. PSf and PEG were dissolved in NMP at the polymer The membrane performance in terms of the pure water permeability
concentrations listed in Table 2 and stirred for 8 h. The ZnO suspensions (PWP), water flux using untreated PRW, and contaminant removal (total
and polymer solutions were blended and homogenized. The polymer phenols, ammonia, TDS, COD, and turbidity) were performed using a
solution was then cast using a manual casting machine with an outlet cross-flow filtration setup as shown in Fig. 3. The tested membrane (with
gap thickness of 150 μm. The polymer film was evaporated for 60 s to an effective area of 15.90 cm2) was compacted using pure water at 5 bar
form a selective layer and was subsequently immersed in pure water for for 30 min before PWP measurement. The PWP was recorded every 0.5 h
24 h at room temperature for complete phase separation. The wet at a constant pressure of 5 bar. For untreated refinery wastewater
membranes were placed between filter papers and dried at 50 ◦ C for 24 filtration, the pure water was replaced with untreated wastewater. The
h. PWP (Jw) and wastewater permeate flux (Ji) were calculated using Eq. 2
[31].
2.3. PVA coating of the PSf-ZnO membrane surface
V
J= (2)
According to the previous work [29], the addition of ZnO in polymer A.t
matrix significantly improved the permeate flux and mechanical
Where J is the permeate flux, L. m− 2 h− 1; V is the permeate volume, L; A
strength of the membrane but risks on creating unselective gap. Coating
is the effective membrane area, m2; and t is the permeation time (h).
procedure using PVA polymer on the fabricated nanohybrid membrane
Pollutant rejections were calculated using Eq. 3 as follows [32]:
one of which aims to help overcoming the aforementioned issue. The ( )
PVA coating was prepared by dip-coating the top surface of the mem Cp
R= 1− × 100% (3)
brane to provide a selectivity property [30]. PVA solutions were pre Cf
pared with the concentrations in Table 2. An appropriate amount of PVA
granules was dissolved in deionized water at 85 ◦ C under constant Where Cp and Cf are the pollutant concentration in the permeate and
stirring for 8 h. The top side of the membrane was dipped into the PVA feed solution, respectively. The ammonia and total phenol concentration
solution, and the excess solution on the membrane surface was wiped off were analyzed using spectrophotometric measurements. Other pollutant
using filter paper. The coated membranes were crosslinked using a rejections such as TDS, COD, and turbidity were determined using a
crosslink-agent containing 5 wt% glutaraldehyde and 0.5 wt% sulfuric conductivity meter, spectrophotometer, and nephelometer,
acid as the catalyst. The coated membranes were rinsed to remove the respectively.
residual chemicals. A schematic illustration of the membrane coating
using PVA is shown in Fig. 2. 2.7. Fouling evaluation for refinery wastewater treatment
2.4. Membrane characterization by SEM and FT-IR Fouling properties of the membrane in the refinery wastewater
filtration were evaluated using a series model of cake resistance mea
The morphology of both the surface and internal structure of the surements [33,34]. The membrane resistance during filtration is
fabricated membranes were evaluated using scanning electron micro contributed to by the intrinsic membrane itself, absorbed foulant com
scopy (SEM, JEOL Series JSM-6510-LA, Japan). The morphological pound (irreversible fouling), and cake of the foulant deposition on the
structure of the membrane was observed at low and high magnification membrane surface (reversible fouling). The clean membrane was used in
(1000x and 20,000x). Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR, the pure water permeation test and using Eq. 4 to evaluate the intrinsic
Perkin Elmer Frontier, USA) was used for the investigation of the change membrane resistance. To obtain the value of the irreversible fouling
in the chemical groups as a result of the modification treatment. The FT- resistance, the fouled membrane was rinsed using deionized (DI) water
IR spectra of the fabricated membranes were recorded in the wave to remove the foulant deposition on the membrane surface. The fouled
number range of 4000–400 cm− 1. membrane was used for the DI water permeation test, and the irre
versible fouling resistance was evaluated using Eq. 5. The cake resis
2.5. Water contact angle and mechanical strength test tance was assessed using the total fouled membrane for a DI water
permeation test. The cake resistance was determined using Eq. 6.
Water contact angle (WCA) measurements were performed via a
ΔP
sessile-drop method with 25 ◦ C pure water used as the probe liquid. The Rm = (4)
μ × J0
static angle of the water droplet on the membrane surface was measured
using an angle-meter (RASE Angle-meter, Japan) at six different points. ΔP
Ra = − Rm (5)
μ × Ja
Table 2
Composition of the prepared membranes. ΔP
Rc = − Rm − Ra (6)
Membrane PSf (wt Nano-ZnO PEG (wt PVA coating agent μ × Jt
%) (wt%) %) (wt%)
M1 (neat PSf) 19 0 2 0
Rt = R m + R a + R c (7)
M2 (uncoated 19 0.5 2 0
nanohybrid) Where Rm, Ra, and Rc are the resistance of the clean membrane, absorbed
M3 19 0.5 2 1 foulant, and cake of the deposited foulant, respectively (m− 1). J0, Ja, and
M4 19 0.5 2 2 Jt are the constant permeate flux of pure water using clean membrane,
M5 19 0.5 2 3
internal fouled membrane, and total fouled membrane, respectively (m3.
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Fig. 2. Schematic illustration of the PVA coating on the fabricated membrane surface.
Fig. 4. Surface and cross-sectional images of the (A) & (C) PSf-ZnO nanohybrid membrane and (B) & (D) PSf-ZnO/crosslinked PVA coating morphologies.
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membrane surface had a higher WCA value [38]. The higher concen Table 3
tration of the PVA slightly decreasing the contact angle might be due to Tensile strength and elongation at break of the fabricated membranes.
the increase in PVA in the coating solution resulting in a denser skin Tensile strength (MPa) Elongation at break (%)
top-layer. The denser skin layer slightly increased the surface tension; Membrane Thickness (μm)
average error average error
therefore, increasing the PVA concentration in the coating solution is not
linearly proportional to the decrease in the WCA. M1 60 4.90 0.10 12.03 0.25
M2 65 5.67 0.29 11.50 0.30
A PWP experiment was conducted to evaluate the water transport M3 70 7.70 0.30 14.00 0.30
properties of the prepared membranes. The PWP results at different M4 70 8.43 0.15 15.50 0.30
operating pressures are shown in Fig. 7. It is shown that the permeate M5 70 8.80 0.10 15.70 0.30
flux of pure water for all types of the membrane (M1-M4) increased
proportionally with the operating pressure (5–9 bar) from the feed side.
structure. The coating of PVA also affected the membrane thickness, as
This result indicates that the permeation of the membranes is a pressure-
shown by the increase in the membrane skin layer thickness in the SEM
driven filtration. The pristine PSf membrane seems to have a relatively
analysis. However, the increase in PVA concentration did not signifi
low PWP value due to its slightly hydrophobic nature. The PWP of the
cantly increase the thickness of the membrane. The tensile strength
nanohybrid membrane increased by about 1.33 times with the incor
values of the modified membranes were higher than the neat PSf
poration of 0.5 wt% ZnO nanoparticles. The PWP enhancement might be
membrane. The incorporated nanoparticles in the membrane help
from the improved structural properties with the incorporation of the
absorb the energy applied to the membrane during the mechanical test.
nanoparticles. As reported in a previous study, the membrane blended
Hence, the membrane is not easily broken, despite higher applied en
with inorganic nanoparticles had improved membrane porosity, average
ergy. However, the elongation at breakpoint decreases from 12.03%–
pore radius, and surface hydrophilicity, which leads to a permeate flux
11.50 % as ZnO is added as the ZnO nanoparticles restrict the chain
enhancement [39]. This result is also supported by the SEM image
mobility of the PSf matrix to a certain extent.
analysis, where the nanohybrid membrane was shown to have a porous
The PVA deposition on the PSf-ZnO membrane improves both the
surface. However, the PVA layer addition on the membrane surface
tensile strength and elongation at break. This phenomenon is attributed
significantly decreases the PWP by as much as 0.71 times at 1 wt% PVA.
to the PVA coating on the membrane surface. PVA naturally has excel
The thicker dense top layer of the membrane due to PVA deposition may
lent tensile strength, flexibility, and adhesive properties. The presence of
increase the membrane resistance. According to Darcy’s law of fluid
PVA provides enhancement of the support membrane mechanical
transport through porous media, the higher resistance of the membrane
strength. The adhesive and flexibility properties of PVA contributed to
would decrease the permeate flux. The PWP value continuously de
the tensile strength and elongation at break of the whole membrane. The
creases with an increase in PVA concentration from 1 wt% to 3 wt%.
PVA coating significantly enhanced the membrane mechanical strength,
Although the PVA coating enhances the surface hydrophilicity, the
extending the membrane life span.
increased density of the coating layer with increasing PVA decreases the
mass transfer rate of the water.
3.5. Performance evaluation using refinery wastewater treatment
3.4. Mechanical strength evaluation of the fabricated membranes
Untreated petroleum wastewater filtration experiments in a cross-
The individual structural components contribute to the mechanical flow system were performed to evaluate the separation performance
properties of the overall membrane. According to the SEM images, the of the prepared membranes. The wastewater was obtained from the
overall membrane thickness increases when ZnO nanoparticles are physical-chemical waste treatment output of Pertamina, Ltd., Indonesia.
incorporated, and the membrane is coated with PVA. The nanoparticles The characteristics of the wastewater were 1800 mg.L− 1 total dissolved
change the rheological properties of the polymer solution that influences solid, 671.68 mg.L− 1 COD, 143 mg.L− 1 NH3, 75 mg.L− 1 total phenol,
the formation of the membrane structure during the phase separation and 32 NTU turbidity. As shown in Fig. 8, the initial flux of PSf was
process. Table 3 presents the thickness, tensile strength, and elongation slightly enhanced from 1.68 to 1.82 L.m− 2. h− 1 by the membrane with
at break of the prepared membranes. The thickness of the membrane 0.5 wt% ZnO nanoparticles. However, the PVA coating caused a decline
increased with the modifications in this study. The nanohybrid PSf-ZnO in the initial flux to 1.23 L.m− 2 h− 1, 0.84 L.m− 2 h− 1, and 0.69 L.m− 2 h− 1
membrane has a thicker membrane compared with the neat PSf mem for PVA concentrations of 1, 2, and 3 wt%, respectively. The
brane due to the impregnation of nanoparticles into the polymer
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enhancement of the permeate flux may be related to the improvements removal efficiency may be due to charge exclusion.
in the membrane porosity and hydrophilicity by the addition of nano- As reported by Li and co-workers, the PVA polymer is a negatively-
ZnO nanoparticles in the PSf membrane. The decline of the initial charged polymer over the whole pH region that repels negatively-
permeate flux might be due to the increase in skin layer thickness as a charged molecules [42]. In the alkaline environment of PRW (pH =
result of the PVA coating that also increased the resistance. 8.6), the form of the dissolved NH3 in water is the dominating NH+4 form.
Over the operating time for each membrane, decreases in the Since NH3 is a Lewis base, the NH3 molecules were rejected via Donnan’s
permeation fluxes were observed. The significant decline in the first 60 exclusion mechanism by the PVA surface. Phenolic compounds have
min might be due to external fouling caused by particulate attachment hydroxyls linked to the benzene ring with a delocalized electron cloud.
on the membrane surface. After 90 min of filtration time, the flux pro The electron-withdrawing groups (electrophilic functional group) can
files showed a pseudo-steady-state due to foulant adsorption and con interfere with the electron cloud and create a partial positive charge in
centration polarization. Although the initial flux of the PVA-coated the aromatic ring [43]. Electronegative oxygen in phenolic compounds
membranes was less than the pristine PSf membrane, the permeate flux creates a negative charge on the benzene ring in the pH range of 8–12,
decline of the pristine PSf membrane yields a serious decline during the where the hydrogen is attracted to form a phenolate anion that is
PRW treatment. Higher-level pseudo-steady-states was achieved by the negatively charged. Ammonia experiences a stronger electrostatic
membrane with a PVA coating. This phenomenon indicates that the repelling force than phenolic compounds, given its stronger negative
foulant deposition on the PVA-coated membranes was less than that on charge. However, phenol and N-NH3 concentrations in the permeate are
the neat uncoated membrane. The PVA coating was proven to improve still relatively high at 148.09 mg.L− 1 (82.68 % removal) and 25.40 mg.
the antifouling behavior of the membrane during the filtration process. L− 1 (92.42 % removal), respectively. According to the low removal ef
However, with a higher concentration of PVA in the coating solution, the ficiency of N-NH3, another process, such as advanced oxidation pro
pseudo-steady-state of the permeate flux declines by 0.5–0.6 times, cesses (Electrochemical oxidation, Fenton oxidation, etc.) [44,45],
which might be due to a higher density of the membrane skin layer with should be integrated with the membrane separation to achieve the
the higher PVA concentration as the coating agent. The sharp flux higher quality of treated water.
decline of the neat PSf membrane was consistent with a previous study Other pollutants, such as TDS, COD, and turbidity, were also evalu
[40]. It might be ascribed to the hydrophobic nature of the PSf polymer ated to investigate the membrane performance for contaminant removal
that attracts oil droplets from the wastewater to form a waterproof layer efficiency. The TDS level represents the concentration of dissolved
on the membrane surface and internal body of the membrane. solids, such as minerals. The COD level indicates the concentration of
Another parameter in the membrane performance evaluation was organic compounds in the PRW, while turbidity is a measure of the
pollutant rejection. In this study, phenol and ammonia are the pollutants micro-particulates present in the PRW. As presented in Fig. 10, the TDS
focused on removal from wastewater. Phenol and ammonia levels removal increases with the addition of ZnO nanoparticles and PVA
become an issue in PRW treatment using conventional techniques. As coating. However, the higher concentration of PVA in the coating so
shown in Fig. 9, all fabricated membranes exhibited a phenol removal lution does not have a significant effect on TDS rejection. The TDS
efficiency greater than 51 %, and the ammonia removal efficiency removal efficiency of all membranes was in the range of 18.33 %–38.25
greater than 82 %. The removal efficiency obtained from this study was %. In general, the rejection of TDS was relatively low, which might be
greater than a previous study [41] that reached 25 %– 50 % removal because the membrane was unable to reject monovalent ions such as
efficiency. This lower efficiency may be due to the effect of other con Na+, K+, and Cl− . Thus, the monovalent ions experienced weak size
taminants in the untreated wastewater. Ammonia (NH3) in wastewater exclusion and Donnan’s exclusion effects. The enhancement of TDS
is in the equilibrium state with ammonium ions (NH+ 4 ), which can be rejection by the PVA-coated membrane might be attributed to by the
absorbed by other contaminants, such as colloids and suspended solids, electrostatic repulsion. The positively-charged membrane surface pro
that are easier to remove using a membrane. Hence, the pH plays an vided a stronger repulsion force against cations. The PVA coating ex
essential role in the separation efficiency, where the pH of the feed hibits an obvious enhancement in the COD removal efficiency. Organics
determines the equilibrium state between NH3 and NH+ 4 ions. The compounds were excluded due to both the size exclusion effect and
presence of the PVA layer improves the selectivity performance of the charge exclusion effect due to their larger molecular size and functional
membrane by enhancing the phenol and ammonia removal efficiency groups. Many organic contaminants in PRW are hydrocarbon and ben
from 51.52%–82.68% and 82.89%–92.42%, respectively. The enhanced zene derivatives that have strong repulsion forces with hydrophilic
Fig. 9. Removal efficiency of phenol and ammonia in PRW treatment using the Fig. 10. Contaminant rejection in PRW treatment using the fabri
fabricated membranes in this study. cated membrane.
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surfaces such as that produced by the PVA coating. Turbidity removal Table 4
efficiencies were excellent for all membrane types, where the removal The resistance of the membrane and fouled membrane during filtration.
efficiencies are in the range of 97 %–99 %. The turbidity in PRW was Membrane Rm x 10− 17
Ra x 10− 17
Rc x 10− 17
RT x 10− 17
caused by particulates with a micro-scale size. Since the membrane (m− 1) (m− 1) (m− 1) (m− 1)
pores are nanoscale, the particulates in PRW were rejected via size M1 5.4265 1.4491 1.0837 7.9594
exclusion mechanism. M2 4.4055 1.3763 0.6298 6.4116
M3 6.4165 0.7296 0.4132 7.5592
3.6. Membrane fouling analysis M4 9.7234 0.2923 0.4039 10.4196
M5 11.6502 1.3294 0.4065 13.3861
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