Open AccessDEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION SUPPORT FROM MOROCCAN SAHARA CLAY
Author(s) -
Nourlyaquin El Qacemi,
Nabil Saffaj,
Rachid Mamouni,
Noureddine El Baraka,
Hamid Zidouh,
Mohamed Ait Baih,
Abdelatif Aknifli
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of engineering studies and research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-4932
pISSN - 2068-7559
DOI - 10.29081/jesr.v24i4.44
Subject(s) - microfiltration , materials science , ceramic , extrusion , porosity , filtration (mathematics) , metallurgy , slip (aerodynamics) , composite material , membrane , engineering , chemistry , biochemistry , statistics , mathematics , aerospace engineering
The new ceramic microfiltration support prepared from Moroccan clay (Laayoune region, South of Morocco) is reported in this paper. To optimize the support elaboration conditions, the powder clay is mixed with organic additives and water. The formed paste is shaped by using an extrusion processing and then sintered at 950 °C. The ceramic supports present a porosity and mechanical strength of 44 % and 12MPa respectively. The layer filtration deposition has been carried out by the slip casting method, in order to test its operation in textile effluents treatment.