Bio-inspired MXene membranes for enhanced separation and anti-fouling in oil-in-water emulsions: SHAP explainability ML

Optimizing membrane performance for efficient water treatment is crucial for sustainable development and environmental protection, aligning with UN SDGs. This study involves experimental design, statistical reliability of small data, and explainable machine learning (ML) using SHAP (Shapley Additive...

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Main Authors: Nadeem Baig, Sani I. Abba, Jamil Usman, Ibrahim Muhammad, Ismail Abdulazeez, A.G. Usman, Isam H. Aljundi
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author Nadeem Baig
Sani I. Abba
Jamil Usman
Ibrahim Muhammad
Ismail Abdulazeez
A.G. Usman
Isam H. Aljundi
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description Optimizing membrane performance for efficient water treatment is crucial for sustainable development and environmental protection, aligning with UN SDGs. This study involves experimental design, statistical reliability of small data, and explainable machine learning (ML) using SHAP (Shapley Additive Explanations). The research uses ML models and statistical tests to ensure data reliability and stationarity and investigate various membranes’ fouling and separation efficiency (MX-CM, PDMX-CM, and SPDMX-CM). Stationarity tests, including the Augmented Dickey–Fuller (ADF) and Phillips–Perron (PP) tests, revealed that MX-CM is stationary at level (I(0)), while PDMX-CM and SPDMX-CM required first differencing (I(1)) to achieve stationarity. SHAP analysis showed that in the fouling study, higher values of PDMX-CM and MX-CM positively influenced model predictions, with SHAP values of +0.09 for Cycle, −0.06 for PDMX-CM, and −0.06 for MX-CM. In the separation efficiency study, Cycle had a neutral impact (0.00), PDMX-CM had a slight positive effect, and MX-CM had a slight negative impact. These findings highlight the importance of ensuring data stationarity and utilizing SHAP for model explainability in predicting membrane performance. Accurate preprocessing and model interpretation enhance decision-making and optimization in membrane fouling and separation efficiency studies, ensuring robust and reliable ML models.
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spelling doaj-art-007ddb2565444af7993be01e7de40acf2025-08-20T01:57:55ZengElsevierCleaner Water2950-26322024-12-01210004110.1016/j.clwat.2024.100041Bio-inspired MXene membranes for enhanced separation and anti-fouling in oil-in-water emulsions: SHAP explainability MLNadeem Baig0Sani I. Abba1Jamil Usman2Ibrahim Muhammad3Ismail Abdulazeez4A.G. Usman5Isam H. Aljundi6Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membrane and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia; Water Research Centre, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: Department of Chemical Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia.Interdisciplinary Research Center for Membrane and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Sokoto State University, P.M.B. 2134, Along Birnin Kebbi Road, Sokoto, NigeriaInterdisciplinary Research Center for Membrane and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaOperational Research Centre in Healthcare, Near East University, Nicosia, CyprusInterdisciplinary Research Center for Membrane and Water Security, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia; Department of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaOptimizing membrane performance for efficient water treatment is crucial for sustainable development and environmental protection, aligning with UN SDGs. This study involves experimental design, statistical reliability of small data, and explainable machine learning (ML) using SHAP (Shapley Additive Explanations). The research uses ML models and statistical tests to ensure data reliability and stationarity and investigate various membranes’ fouling and separation efficiency (MX-CM, PDMX-CM, and SPDMX-CM). Stationarity tests, including the Augmented Dickey–Fuller (ADF) and Phillips–Perron (PP) tests, revealed that MX-CM is stationary at level (I(0)), while PDMX-CM and SPDMX-CM required first differencing (I(1)) to achieve stationarity. SHAP analysis showed that in the fouling study, higher values of PDMX-CM and MX-CM positively influenced model predictions, with SHAP values of +0.09 for Cycle, −0.06 for PDMX-CM, and −0.06 for MX-CM. In the separation efficiency study, Cycle had a neutral impact (0.00), PDMX-CM had a slight positive effect, and MX-CM had a slight negative impact. These findings highlight the importance of ensuring data stationarity and utilizing SHAP for model explainability in predicting membrane performance. Accurate preprocessing and model interpretation enhance decision-making and optimization in membrane fouling and separation efficiency studies, ensuring robust and reliable ML models.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950263224000395environmental sustainabilityclean water accessmachine learningMXenereliability analysisSHAP
spellingShingle Nadeem Baig
Sani I. Abba
Jamil Usman
Ibrahim Muhammad
Ismail Abdulazeez
A.G. Usman
Isam H. Aljundi
Bio-inspired MXene membranes for enhanced separation and anti-fouling in oil-in-water emulsions: SHAP explainability ML
Cleaner Water
environmental sustainability
clean water access
machine learning
MXene
reliability analysis
SHAP
title Bio-inspired MXene membranes for enhanced separation and anti-fouling in oil-in-water emulsions: SHAP explainability ML
title_full Bio-inspired MXene membranes for enhanced separation and anti-fouling in oil-in-water emulsions: SHAP explainability ML
title_fullStr Bio-inspired MXene membranes for enhanced separation and anti-fouling in oil-in-water emulsions: SHAP explainability ML
title_full_unstemmed Bio-inspired MXene membranes for enhanced separation and anti-fouling in oil-in-water emulsions: SHAP explainability ML
title_short Bio-inspired MXene membranes for enhanced separation and anti-fouling in oil-in-water emulsions: SHAP explainability ML
title_sort bio inspired mxene membranes for enhanced separation and anti fouling in oil in water emulsions shap explainability ml
topic environmental sustainability
clean water access
machine learning
MXene
reliability analysis
SHAP
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950263224000395
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