纳滤/反渗透膜处理重金属废水的性能

The performance of different nanofiltration （NF） and reverse osmosis （RO） membranes was studied in treating the toxic metal effluent from metallurgical industry. The characteristics and filtration behavior of the processes including the wastewater flux, salt rejection and ion rejection versus operating pressure were evaluated. Then the wastewater flux of RO membrane was compared with theoretical calculation using mass transfer models, and good consistency was observed. It was found that a high rejection rate more than 95% of metal ions and a low Chemical Oxygen Demand （COD） value of 10 mg·L^-1 in permeate could be achieved using the RO composite membrane, while the NF rejection of the salt could be up to 78.9% and the COD value in the permeate was 35 mg·L^-1. The results showed that the product water by both NF and RO desalination satisfied the State Reutilization Qualification, but NF would be more suitable for large-scale industrial practice, which offered significantly higher permeate flux at low operating pressure.     

用UV/H2O2,UV/O3,UV/H2O2/O3催化处理城市固体垃圾填埋渗出物

The performance of UV/H2O2, UV/O3, and UV/H2O2/O3 oxidation systems for the treatment of municipal solid-waste landfill leachate was investigated. Main objective of the experiment was to remove total organic carbon (TOC), non-biodegradable organic compounds (NBDOC) and color. In UV/H2O2 oxidation experiment, with the increase of H2O2 dosage, removal efficiencies of TOC and color along with the ratio of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) to chemical oxygen demand (COD) of the effluent were increased and a better performance was obtained than the system H2O2 alone. In UV/H2O2 oxidation, under the optimum condition H2O2 (0.2 time), removal efficiencies of TOC and color were 78.9% and 95.5%, respectively, and BOD/COD ratio was significantly increased from 0.112 to 0.366. In UV/O3 oxidation, with the increase of O3 dosage, removal efficiencies of TOC and color along with BOD/COD ratio of the effluent were increased and a better performance was obtained than the system O3 alone. Under the optimum condition UV/O3     

Performance evaluation of polyamide nanofiltration membranes for phosphorus removal process and their stability against strong acid/alkali solution

In this study,a quantitative performance of three commercial polyamide nanofiltration(NF) membranes(i.e.,NF,NF90,and NF270) for phosphorus removal under different feed conditions was investigated.The experiments were conducted at different feed phosphorus concentrations(2.5,5,10,and 15 mg·L~(-1)) and elevated pHs(pH 1.5,5,10,and 13.5) at a constant feed pressure of 1 MPa using a dead-end filtration cell.Membrane rejection against total phosphorus generally increased with increasing phosphorus concentration regardless of membrane type.In contrast,the permeate flux for all the membranes only decreased slightly with increasing phosphorus concentration.The results also showed that the phosphorus rejections improved while water flux remained almost unchanged with increasing feed solution pH.When the three membranes were exposed to strong pHs(pH 1.5 and 13.5) for a longer duration(up to 6 weeks)it was found that the rejection capability and water flux of the membranes remained very similar throughout the duration,except for NF membrane with marginal decrement in phosphorus rejection.Adsorption study also revealed that more phosphorus was adsorbed onto the membrane structure at alkaline conditions(pH 10 and 13.5) compared to the same membranes tested at lower pHs(pH 1.5 and 5).In eonelusion,NF270 membrane outperformed Nf and NF90 membranes owing to its desirable performance of water flux and phosphorus rejection particularly under strong alkali solution.The NF270 membrane achieved 14.0 L·m~(-2)·h~(-1) and 96.5% rejection against 10 mg·L~(-1) phosphorus solution with a pH value of 13.5 at the applied pressure of 1 MPa.     

硅橡胶复合膜渗透汽化分离硫/汽油混合物

Worldwide environment has resulted in a limit on the sulfur content of gasoline. It is urgent to investigate the desulfurization of gasoline. The polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/polyetherimide (PEI) composite membranes were prepared by casting a PDMS solution onto porous PEI substrates and characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM). The membranes were used for sulfur removal from gasoline by pervaporation. The effects of feed temperature, sulfur content in the feed and PDMS layer thickness on membrane performance were investigated, and an activation energy of permeation was obtained. Experimental results indicated that higher feed temperature yielded higher total flux and lower sulfur enrichment factor. The total flux varied little with the increase of sulfur content in the feed, but the sulfur enrichment factor first increased with the amount of thiophene added into the gasoline, and then the variation was little. The increase of PDMS layer thickness resulted in a smaller flux but a larger sulfur enrichment factor. The result indicates that the PDMS/PEI composite membranes are promising for desulfurization by pervaporation.     

Potential use of nanofiltration like-forward osmosis membranes for copper ion removal

The discharge of industrial effluent containing heavy metal ions would cause water pollution if such effluent is not properly treated. In this work, the performance of emerging nanofiltration(NF) like-forward osmosis(FO)membrane was evaluated for its efficiency to remove copper ion from water. Conventionally, copper ion is removed from aqueous solution via adsorption and/or ion-exchange method. The engineered osmosis method as proposed in this work considered four commercial NF membranes(i.e., NF90, DK, NDX and PFO) where their separation performances were accessed using synthetic water sample containing 100 mg·L~(-1) copper ion under FO and pressure retarded osmosis(PRO) orientation. The findings indicated that all membranes could achieve almost complete removal of copper regardless of membrane orientation without applying external driving force.The high removal rates were in good agreement with the outcomes of the membranes tested under pressuredriven mode at 1 MPa. The use of appropriate salts as draw solutes enabled the NF membranes to be employed in engineered osmosis process, achieving a relatively low reverse solute flux. The findings showed that the best performing membrane is PFO membrane in which it achieved N 99.4% copper rejection with very minimum reverse solute flux of 1 g·m~(-2)·h~(-1).     

Fouling-resistant Composite Membranes for Separation of Oil-in-water Microemulsions

Fouling-resistant ceramic-supported polymer composite membranes were developed for removal of oil-in-water （O/W） mieroemulsions. The composite membranes were featured with an asymmetric three-layer structure, i.e., a porous ceramic membrane substrate, a polyvinylidene fluoride （PVDF） ultrafiltration sub-layer, and a polyamide/polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） composite thin top-layer. The PVDF polymer was east onto the tubular porous ceramic membranes with an immersion precipitation method, and the polyamide/PVA composite thin top-layer was fabricated with an inteffaeial polymerization method. The effects of the sub-layer composition and the recipe in the inteffaeial polymerization for fabricating the top-layer on the structure and performance of composite membranes were systematically investigated. The prepared composite membranes showed a good performance for treating the O/W microemulsions with a mean diameter of about 2.41μm. At the operating pressure of 0.4MPa, the hydraulic permeability remained steadily about 190L·m^-2·h^-1, the oil concentration in the permeate was less than 1.6mg·L^-1, and the oil rejection coefficient was always higher than 98.5% throughout the operation from the beginning.     

Effect of Cross-flow Velocity on the Critical Flux of Ceramic Membrane Filtration as a Pre-treatment for Seawater Desalination

Pre-treatment, which supplies a stable, high-quality feed for reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, is a critical step for successful operation in a seawater reverse osmosis plant. In this study, ceramic membrane systems were employed as pre-treatment for seawater desalination. A laboratory experiment was performed to investigate the effect of the cross-flow velocity on the critical flux and consequently to optimize the permeate flux. Then a pilot test was performed to investigate the long-term performance. The result shows that there is no significant effect of the cross-flow velocity on the critical flux when the cross-flow velocity varies in laminar flow region only or in turbulent flow region only, but the effect is distinct when the cross-flow velocity varies in the transition region. The membrane fouling is slight at the permeate flux of 150 L穖^-2穐^-1 and the system is stable, producing a high-quality feed (the turbidity and silt density index are less than 0.1 NTU and 3.0, respectively) for RO to run for 2922.4 h without chemical cleaning. Thus the ceramic membranes are suitable to filtrate seawater as the pre-treatment for RO.     

Preparation and properties of hollow fibre nanofiltration membrane with continuous coffee-ring structure

Polyamide(PA)hollow fibre composite nanofiltration(NF)membranes with a coffee-ring structure and beneficial properties were prepared by adding graphene oxide(GO)into the interfacial polymerization process.The presentation of the coffee-ring structure was attributed to the heterogeneous,finely dispersed multiphase reaction system and the“coffee-stain”effect of the GO solution.When the piperazine concentration was 0.4 wt-%,the trimesoyl chloride concentration was 0.3 wt-%,and the GO concentration was 0.025 wt-%,the prepared NF membranes showed the best separation properties.The permeate flux was 76 L·m^?2·h^?1,and the rejection rate for MgSO4 was 98.6%at 0.4 MPa.Scanning electron microscopy,atomic force microscopy,and attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the chemical structure and morphology of the PA/GO NF membrane.The results showed that GO was successfully entrapped into the PA functional layer.Under neutral operating conditions,the PA/GO membrane showed typical negatively charged NF membrane separation characteristics,and the rejection rate decreased in the order of Na2SO₄>MgSO₄>MgCl₂>NaCl.The PA/GO NF membrane showed better antifouling performance than the PA membrane.     

引入天然黏合剂作为黏合层的复合膜用于渗透蒸发乙醇脱水(英文)

A high performance composite membrane was prepared under the inspiration of bioadhesion principles for pervaporative dehydration of ethanol. Chitosan (CS) and polyacrylonitrile (PAN) ultrafiltration membranes were used as the active layer and the support layer, respectively. Guar gum (GG), a natural bioadhesive, was in-troduced as the intermediate bonding layer to improve the separation performance and stability of the fabricated CS/GG/PAN composite membranes. The contact angle of the GG layer was just between those of the CS layer and the PAN layer, minimizing the difference of hydrophilicity between the active layer and the support layer. The peeling strength of the composite membrane was significantly enhanced after the introduction of the GG layer. The effects of preparation conditions and operation conditions including GG concentration, operating tempera-ture and ethanol concentration in feed on the pervaporation performance were investigated. The as-fabricated CS/GG/PAN composite membrane showed the optimum performance with a permeation flux of up to 804 g·m?2·h?1 and a separation factor higher than 1900. Besides, the composite membranes exhibited a desir-able long-term operational stability.     

An advanced treatment of high-strength opium alkaloid processing industry wastewaters with membrane technology: pretreatment, fouling and retention characteristics of membranes

This paper presents the results of the laboratory and pilot-scale membrane experiments of opium alkaloid processing industry effluents. Different types of ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes were evaluated for membrane fouling, permeate flux and their suitability in separating COD, color and conductivity. Experiments demonstrated that membrane treatment is a very promising advanced treatment option for pollution control for opium alkaloid processing industry effluents. Almost complete color removal was achieved with NF and RO membranes. COD and conductivity removals were also greater than 95% and met the current local standards. Nevertheless, pretreatment was an important factor for the NF and RO membrane applications. Membrane fouling occurred with direct NF membrane applications without UF pretreatment. The total estimated cost of the UF and NF treatment system was calculated as $0.96/m³, excluding the concentrate disposal cost.     

Influence of colloidal fouling and feed water recovery on salt rejection of RO and NF membranes

The influence of colloidal fouling and feed water recovery (or concentration factor, CF) on salt rejection of thin-film composite reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes was investigated. Fouling experiments were carried out using a laboratory-scale crossflow test unit with continuous permeate disposal to simulate the CF and recovery as commonly observed in full-scale RO/NF systems. For feed waters containing only salt (NaCl), permeate flux declined linearly as CF was increased and salt rejection was nearly constant for both RO and NF membranes. On the other hand, a sharp decrease in permeate flux and significant decline in salt rejection with increasing CF were observed under conditions where colloidal fouling takes place. For both RO and NF membranes, the marked permeate flux decline was attributed to the so-called “cake-enhanced osmotic pressure”. The decline in salt rejection when colloidal fouling predominated was much more substantial for NF than for RO membranes. In all cases, the decline in salt rejection was higher under conditions of more severe colloidal fouling, namely at higher ionic strength and initial permeate flux.     

Nanofiltration and reverse osmosis thin film composite membrane module for the removal of dye and salts from the simulated mixtures

Nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) thin film composite polyamide membrane modules were used to remove the color from the contaminated solution mixture. The feasibility of membrane processes for treating simulated mixture by varying the feed pressures (100-400 psi) and feed concentrations was studied to assess the separation performance of both NF and RO membranes. It was found that the efficiency of NF and RO membranes used in the treatment of colored water effluents was greatly affected by the presence of salts and dyes in the mixture. Color removal by NF with a high rejection of 99.80% and total dissolved solids (TDS) of 99.99% was achieved from RO by retaining significant flux rate compared to pure water flux, which suggested that membranes were not affected by fouling during the simulated wastewater process operation. The effect of varying concentrations of Na₂SO₄ salt and methyl orange (MO) dye on the performance of spiral wound membranes was determined. Increasing the dye concentration from 500 to 1000 mg/L resulted in a decrease of salt rejection at all operating pressures and for both concentrations of 5000 and 10,000 mg/L as the feed TDS. Increasing the salt concentration from 5000 to 10,000 mg/L resulted in a slight decrease in dye removal.     

Fluoride and Arsenic Removal by Nanofiltration Technology from Groundwater in Rural Areas of China: Performances with Membrane Optimization

Nanofiltration (NF) membrane configuration for fluoride and arsenic removal from groundwater has a key role in controlling operation performances and membrane fouling. Some bench-scale contrast experiments using commercial NF membranes were done to obtain the optimum arrangement performances. The NF membrane arrays included one-stage, two-stage, and three-stage systems. The NF membrane surface was negatively charged above its isoelectric point (approximately at pH 5.9–6.4). Accordingly, the raw groundwater was initially adjusted to a neutral or alkaline pH to enhance the effect of electrical charge repulsion and improve the ion removal efficiencies by NF. The encouraging results indicated that a membrane in a parallel-linear arrangement with staging 2:1 was the preferable arrangement to remove fluoride and arsenic from low-salinity groundwater in rural areas of China. With this optimal arrangement, the NF system obtained fluoride and arsenic removal efficiencies of 70?73% and 92?94% respectively, a preferable permeate flux of 73.37 L h^?1 m² and acceptable water flux recovery rate of 65% at 16°C. This optimal arrangement can further limit the potential membrane fouling by lowering the interstage Reynolds number. Moreover, the water product cost was lowest by the NF system with this optimal arrangement.     

Integrated ultrafiltration-nanofiltration membrane processes applied to the treatment of gold mining effluent: Influence of feed pH and temperature

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of feed pH (2.2 - original effluent pH – up to 6.0) and temperature (20 up to 40°C) on the performance of integrated ultrafiltration (UF) and nanofiltration (NF) applied to gold mining effluent. pH increase led to a significant decrease in UF permeate flux. NF showed high retention efficiencies of ions when temperature was below 30°C. Retention of high-valence counter-ions to balance the charge of retained co-ions seemed to be the strongest NF mechanisms. Process performance at feed pH of 5.0 was superior in terms of fouling, retention efficiency, and investment cost.     

Influence of filtration conditions on the performance of nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membranes in dairy wastewater treatment

Filtration performance and fouling of nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in the treatment of dairy industry wastewater were investigated. Two series of experiments were performed. The first one involved a NF membrane (TFC-S) for treating the chemical-biological treatment plant effluents. The second one used a RO membrane (TFC-HR) for treating the original effluents from the dairy industry. The permeate flux was higher at higher transmembrane pressures and higher feed flowrates. The curves of permeate flux exhibited a slower increase while the feed flowrate decreased and the pressure increased. Membrane fouling resulted in permeate flux decline with increasing the feed COD concentration. Furthermore, the flux decline due to the COD increase was found higher at higher pressures for both NF and RO membranes.     

进水水质对纳滤膜苦咸水软化的分离性能

针对黄淮地区苦咸水,构建了小试级别的纳滤膜法软化系统,并开展了包括pH、总溶解固体含盐量（TDS）和总有机碳（TOC）等进水水质对DL、DK型纳滤膜的软化分离实验。结果表明,pH为3~10、TDS为1317~5926 mg·L^-1和TOC为2.72~12.24 mg·L^-1的进水条件下,DL和DK纳滤膜比通量随pH的增加分别呈先上升后下降和缓慢下降的趋势,随进水TDS和TOC的增加呈整体下降趋势,而纳滤膜对硬度离子（Mg²⁺和Ca²⁺）的截留率均呈明显的上升趋势。DL膜运行至267 h时,膜比通量下降幅度超过10%,进行化学清洗,酸洗后膜比通量恢复率达到85.05%,酸洗加碱洗后该值高达97.2%,结合扫描电子显微镜和原子力显微镜表征结果,可知化学清洗对膜面污染有较好的去除效果。     

Nanocomposite hollow fiber nanofiltration membranes: Fabrication,characterization, and pilot-scale evaluation for surface water treatment

Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes were fabricated by interfacial polymerization of a polyamide (PA) layer on the shell side of hollow fiber membrane supports. TiO₂ nanoparticle loadings in the thin-film layer were 0.01, 0.05, and 0.20 wt %. Nanoparticle-free PA thin-film composite (TFC) membranes served as the comparative basis. The TFN membranes were characterized in terms of the chemical composition, structure, and surface properties of the separation layer. Incorporating nanoTiO₂ improved membrane permeability up to 12.6-fold. During preliminary laboratory-scale evaluation, TFN membranes showed lower salt rejection but higher TOC rejection in comparisons with the corresponding values for TFC controls. Based on the performance in lab-scale tests, TFN membranes with 0.01 wt % nanoTiO₂ loading were selected for an evaluation at the pilot scale with synthetic surface water as the feed. While the permeate flux during long-term pilot-scale operation gradually decreased for TFC membranes, TFN membranes had a higher initial permeate flux that gradually increased with time. The TOC rejection by TFN and TFC membranes was comparable. We conclude that TFN membranes show promise for full-scale surface water treatment applications. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2019 , 136, 48205.     

Vegetable oil degumming with polyimide and polyvinylidenefluoride ultrafiltration membranes

The removal of phospholipids (‘degumming’) is the first step in the process of refining crude vegetable oil. Membrane separation has been often proposed as an alternative to the conventional procedure (water degumming). Until now, the instability of polymeric membranes in organic solvents has been the major obstacle in applying this technique. In this work, a local synthesized polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF) and a commercial polyimide (PI) membrane were evaluated for their flux and rejection properties during degumming of soybean oil in a laboratory‐scale cross‐flow ultrafiltration cell. Degumming experiments were done at different temperatures and feed flows, keeping constant both the feed concentration and the transmembrane pressure. PVDF and PI membranes gave selectivity values and permeate color that did not differ significantly from each other. Retention coefficients larger than 98% were obtained in all cases. In every experiment, a decline in permeate flux with time occurred at the beginning of the degumming process. By increasing the feed rate, a higher permeate flux was obtained. The results show that the PVDF membrane had a higher productivity than the PI one. Copyright © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry