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Micellar-Enhanced Ultrafiltration (MEUF)

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Typically, the micelles are charged globular particles formed due to agglomeration of surfactant molecules when present above a critical concentration in water. Due to the charge interactions, micelles act as excellent binding agent to the dye molecules, thus solubilizing it. Even in case of uncharged dyes, nonionic surfactant micelles can solubilize it inside the micelle core. Once the low molecular weight dyes are solubilized by the micelles, the micelle-dye complex can be effectively separated by an open membrane (large pore size, large molecular weight cutoff), thus producing high throughput of clean water per unit pressure drop. This chapter deals with various types of dyes and surfactant combination in different membrane separation systems, analyzing its performance and relative separation efficiencies.

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  1. Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

    Sourav Mondal

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, India

    Mihir Kumar Purkait

  3. Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

    Sirshendu De

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Mondal, S., Purkait, M.K., De, S. (2018). Micellar-Enhanced Ultrafiltration (MEUF). In: Advances in Dye Removal Technologies. Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6293-3_7

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