Cellulose Acetate Membrane Synthesis of Banana Peel

Abstract

The membranes can be synthesized from organic and inorganic materials. One of the based organic materials used was a cellulose acetate membrane from banana peel. Banana peel comprised 65% cellulose, and therefore it had the potential to be processed into a membrane. Cellulose acetate membranes are synthesized using a mixture of cellulose acetate from a banana skin with 55% acetone and 27% dimethylformamide using a phase inversion technique. SEM results pictured porous membranes with a pore size of about 5 μm. The results demonstrate the flux capability of a synthesized cellulose acetate membrane of 0.440 L / m2.h with a rejection coefficient of 97.6%. It was concluded that banana peel waste could be used as raw material to manufacture cellulose acetate membranes.