DEVELOPMENT OF CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION SUPPORT FROM MOROCCAN SAHARA CLAY

  • NOURLYAQUIN EL QACEMI
    Université Ibn Zohr, Faculté des Sciences, BP 8106 - Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
  • NABIL SAFFAJ
    Université Ibn Zohr, Faculté Polydisciplinaire, B.P 638, Ouarzazate, Morocco
  • RACHID MAMOUNI
    Université Ibn Zohr, Faculté des Sciences, BP 8106 - Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
  • NOURREDINE EL BARAKA
    Université Ibn Zohr, Faculté des Sciences, BP 8106 - Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco
  • HAMID ZIDOUH
    Université Ibn Zohr, Faculté Polydisciplinaire, B.P 638, Ouarzazate, Morocco
  • MOHAMED AIT BAIH
    Université Ibn Zohr, Faculté Polydisciplinaire, B.P 638, Ouarzazate, Morocco
  • ABDELATIF LAKNIFLI
    Université Ibn Zohr, Faculté des Sciences, BP 8106 - Cité Dakhla, Agadir, Morocco

Abstract

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.

Cuvinte cheie

membrane clay effluent Sahara