Contaminants Removal in Wastewater Using Membrane Adsorbents Zeolite Y/Alpha-Alumina

Abstract

This study was prepared by the secondary growth method the zeolite membrane Y and evaluate its use in the emulsion removal of oil / water. The prepared materials: zeolite Y, zeolite membrane alpha-alumina ceramic membrane and Y were characterized by the techniques of X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). powder pressing method for compression of alpha-alumina ceramic membrane and the secondary growth method for the preparation of zeolitic membranes Y/alpha-alumina was used. Through XRD analysis, it was observed that the method was effective in the synthesis of zeolite membrane. By spectrophotometric analysis it was possible to observe a significant reduction in oil concentration in the permeate for the Y zeolite membrane / alpha-alumina, thus showing that they have the potential for this application.