Mahya Samari - Environmental Research Center (ERC), Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Sirus Zinadini - Environmental Research Center (ERC), Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Foad Gholami - Environmental Research Center (ERC), Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Ali Akbar Zinatizadeh - Environmental Research Center (ERC), Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Mohammad Jafarzadeh - Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Razi University, Kermanshah ۶۷۱۴۹‐۶۷۳۴۶, Iran

The silica mesoporous FSM-16 modified with metformin (FSM-16-Met) is known as new additive formembrane modification. In the creation of microfiltration membrane, polyethersulfone (PES) was chosenas the main polymer. With benefiting from the FSM-16-Met additives, the modified membranes exhibitedexcellent anti-fouling affection, while a high pure water mass transfer efficiency without notable oilpermeation was observed. The optimal modified PES/FSM-16-Met membrane indicated enhancement inpure water flux (PWF) and water contact angle (WCA) compared to the bare membrane. The high fluxrecovery ratio (FRR) (97%), during the oily effluent separation, is one of the obtained features in thiswork.

microfiltration, silica mesoporous, membrane, oil-water emulsion, metformin