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Mahmoud AED, Mostafa E. Nanofiltration Membranes for the Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Solutions: Preparations and Applications. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:789. [PMID: 37755211 PMCID: PMC10538012 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13090789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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Water shortages are one of the problems caused by global industrialization, with most wastewater discharged without proper treatment, leading to contamination and limited clean water supply. Therefore, it is important to identify alternative water sources because many concerns are directed toward sustainable water treatment processes. Nanofiltration membrane technology is a membrane integrated with nanoscale particle size and is a superior technique for heavy metal removal in the treatment of polluted water. The fabrication of nanofiltration membranes involves phase inversion and interfacial polymerization. This review provides a comprehensive outline of how nanoparticles can effectively enhance the fabrication, separation potential, and efficiency of NF membranes. Nanoparticles take the form of nanofillers, nanoembedded membranes, and nanocomposites to give multiple approaches to the enhancement of the NF membrane's performance. This could significantly improve selectivity, fouling resistance, water flux, porosity, roughness, and rejection. Nanofillers can form nanoembedded membranes and thin films through various processes such as in situ polymerization, layer-by-layer assembly, blending, coating, and embedding. We discussed the operational conditions, such as pH, temperature, concentration of the feed solution, and pressure. The mitigation strategies for fouling resistance are also highlighted. Recent developments in commercial nanofiltration membranes have also been highlighted.
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- Alaa El Din Mahmoud
- Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21511, Egypt
- Green Technology Group, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21511, Egypt
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- Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21511, Egypt
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Matebese F, Moutloali RM. Integrating Ultrafiltration Membranes with Flocculation and Activated Carbon Pretreatment Processes for Membrane Fouling Mitigation and Metal Ion Removal from Wastewater. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:9074-9085. [PMID: 36936310 PMCID: PMC10018693 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The presence of metal ions in an aqueous medium is an ongoing challenge throughout the world. Processes employed for metal ion removal are developed continuously with the integration of these processes taking center stage. Herein, an integrated system consisting of flocculation, activated carbon (AC), and an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane was assessed for the removal of multiple metal ions contained in wastewater generated from a university chemistry research laboratory. The quality of the wastewater was established before and further determined after treatment with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) for metal content, total dissolved solids (TDS), turbidity, electrical conductivity (EC), and pH. Assessing the spent AC indicated minimal structural changes, indicating a potential for further reuse; for instance, the BET for both the pristine and spent AC exhibited type I isotherms with a mesoporous structure, indicating no major structural changes due to metal complexation. The relative performance of the integrated system indicated that the use of flocculation improved the water quality of metal-laden wastewater for safe disposal. The integrated treatment systems exhibited high removal efficiencies between 80 and 99.99% for all the metal ions except for Mn (<0.008 mg L-1) and Cr (<0.016 mg L-1) both at ca. 70%, indicative of the positive influence of the polyelectrolyte in the treatment process. The fabricated UiO-66-NH2@GO membranes (Z4 and Z5) exhibited high fouling resistance and reusability potential as well as relatively high pure water flux. Consequently, the integrated process employed for the treatment of laboratory metal-containing wastewater is promising as a generic approach to improving the quality of metal-containing wastewater to meet the standards of discharging limits in South Africa.
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- Funeka Matebese
- Department
of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028Johannesburg, South Africa
- DSI/Mintek
Nanotechnology Innovation Center−UJ Water Research Node, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 17011, Doornfontein, 2028Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Institute
for Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability, College of Science, Engineering
and Technology, University of South Africa, Florida, 1709Johannesburg, South Africa
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Mahdavi H, Hosseini F, Akbar Heidari A, Karami M. Polyethersulfone-TPU blend membrane coated with an environmentally friendly sabja seed mucilage-Cu2+ cross-linked layer with outstanding separation performance and superior antifouling. J IND ENG CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2023.01.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ahmad T, Liu X, Guria C. Preparation of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membrane blended with acrylamide grafted bentonite for oily water treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 310:136840. [PMID: 36257392 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The current work aims to advance the hydrophilicity, morphology, and antifouling characteristics of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) membranes for oily wastewater separation by incorporating modified bentonite. The surface of bentonite nanoparticles is altered by adopting the "grafting from" method using the surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) approach. The PVC-based membrane is first prepared by blending acrylamide grafted bentonite (AAm-g-bentonite). AAm is grafted on bentonite in the presence of 2,2'-Bipyridyl and copper (I) bromide as a catalyst. The modified bentonite nanoparticles are studied using multiple techniques, such as fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), sedimentation tests, field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM), etc. Flat-sheet PVC-based membrane is prepared by blending AAm-g-bentonite using the nonsolvent induced phase separation (NIPS) technique. Different methods, including FE-SEM, FTIR, sedimentation test, contact angle, porosity, antifouling property, and filtration studies of pure and oily water, are used to characterize and determine the performance of mixed-matrix membranes. Membrane performance is improved in the presence of modified bentonite (i.e., AAm-g-bentonite), with the best result achieved at PVC/AAm-g-ben-8 (i.e., 8 wt % of AAm-g-bentonite). Enhanced pure water flux (293.14 Lm-2h-1), permeate flux (123.96 Lm-2h-1), and oil rejection >93.2% are obtained by the reduced contact angle (49.1°) and improved porosity (71.22%).
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- Tausif Ahmad
- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia; Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India.
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- Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Centre, Division of Physical Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, India.
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Samavati Z, Samavati A, Goh PS, Ismail AF, Abdullah MS. A comprehensive review of recent advances in nanofiltration membranes for heavy metal removal from wastewater. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Wang Y, Bao C, Li D, Chen J, Xu X, Wen S, Guan Z, Zhang Q, Ding Y, Xin Y, Zou Y. Antifouling and chlorine-resistant cyclodextrin loose nanofiltration membrane for high-efficiency fractionation of dyes and salts. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Puhan MR, Sutariya B, Karan S. Revisiting the alkali hydrolysis of polyamide nanofiltration membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Moradi G, Rahimi M, Zinadini S, Hadidi S. Fabrication of the polyethersulfone/functionalized mesoporous carbon nanocomposite nanofiltration membrane for dyes and heavy metal ions removal: Experimental and quantum mechanical simulation method. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Golshan Moradi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Razi University Kermanshah Iran
- Membrane Research Division, Advanced Chemical Engineering Research Center Razi University Kermanshah Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Razi University Kermanshah Iran
- Membrane Research Division, Advanced Chemical Engineering Research Center Razi University Kermanshah Iran
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- Environmental Research Center, Department of Applied Chemistry Razi University Kermanshah Iran
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry Razi University Kermanshah Iran
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Abidli A, Huang Y, Ben Rejeb Z, Zaoui A, Park CB. Sustainable and efficient technologies for removal and recovery of toxic and valuable metals from wastewater: Recent progress, challenges, and future perspectives. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 292:133102. [PMID: 34914948 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Due to their numerous effects on human health and the natural environment, water contamination with heavy metals and metalloids, caused by their extensive use in various technologies and industrial applications, continues to be a huge ecological issue that needs to be urgently tackled. Additionally, within the circular economy management framework, the recovery and recycling of metals-based waste as high value-added products (VAPs) is of great interest, owing to their high cost and the continuous depletion of their reserves and natural sources. This paper reviews the state-of-the-art technologies developed for the removal and recovery of metal pollutants from wastewater by providing an in-depth understanding of their remediation mechanisms, while analyzing and critically discussing the recent key advances regarding these treatment methods, their practical implementation and integration, as well as evaluating their advantages and remaining limitations. Herein, various treatment techniques are covered, including adsorption, reduction/oxidation, ion exchange, membrane separation technologies, solvents extraction, chemical precipitation/co-precipitation, coagulation-flocculation, flotation, and bioremediation. A particular emphasis is placed on full recovery of the captured metal pollutants in various reusable forms as metal-based VAPs, mainly as solid precipitates, which is a powerful tool that offers substantial enhancement of the remediation processes' sustainability and cost-effectiveness. At the end, we have identified some prospective research directions for future work on this topic, while presenting some recommendations that can promote sustainability and economic feasibility of the existing treatment technologies.
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- Abdelnasser Abidli
- Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory (MPML), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada; Institute for Water Innovation (IWI), Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 55 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada.
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- Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory (MPML), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada; Institute for Water Innovation (IWI), Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 55 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
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- Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory (MPML), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory (MPML), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory (MPML), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8, Canada; Institute for Water Innovation (IWI), Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 55 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A4, Canada.
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Gholami F, Zinatizadeh AA, Zinadini S, Rittmann BE, Torres CI. Enhanced antifouling and flux performances of a composite membrane via incorporating
TiO
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functionalized with hydrophilic groups of L‐cysteine for nanofiltration. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.5620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Foad Gholami
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry Razi University Kermanshah Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry Razi University Kermanshah Iran
- Environmental Research Center (ERC) Razi University Kermanshah Iran
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry Razi University Kermanshah Iran
- Environmental Research Center (ERC) Razi University Kermanshah Iran
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA
- School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA
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- Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA
- School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy Arizona State University Tempe Arizona USA
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Dually charged polyamide nanofiltration membranes fabricated by microwave-assisted grafting for heavy metals removal. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ding J, Liang H, Zhu X, Xu D, Luo X, Wang Z, Bai L. Surface modification of nanofiltration membranes with zwitterions to enhance antifouling properties during brackish water treatment: A new concept of a “buffer layer”. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Salahshoor Z, Shahbazi A, Maddah S. Magnetic field-influenced nanofiltration membrane blended by CS-EDTA-mGO as multi-functionality green modifier to enhance nanofiltration performance, efficient removal of Na 2SO 4/Pb 2+/RR195 and cyclic wastewater treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 278:130379. [PMID: 33838426 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Magnetic field-influenced nanofiltration membrane by blending of magnetic multi-functionality green modifier (CS-EDTA-mGO) was fabricated via phase inversion processes. Migration of superparamagnetic nanofiller particles into top surface layer of M6 NF-membrane by incorporating external magnetic-filed during casting phase improved the hydrophilicity, as well as formation of large pores diameters (1.57 nm) which offer a flux enhancement (84.2 kg/m2h), excellent fouling resistance (Rr of 26.4%, Rt of 39.4% and Rir of 25.0%) and highest flux recovery ratio (75.9%). The order of salt rejection for all modified NF-membranes was Na2SO4 > MgSO4 > NaCl and the efficiency of the membranes to reject salts follows the order of M6 > M4 > M0. The performance of M6 as magnetic field-influenced membrane in rejection of RR195 and MB was 21% and 42% higher than unblended membrane (M0), respectively. The highest removal efficiency of Pb2+ and Cd2+ observed for M6 (98.2% and 93.6%, respectively). M6 was more efficient in concurrent removing pollutants from mixed-solute feed. In this case, the existing of Na2SO4 enhanced the retention of RR195 from 97.2% to 99.3%. Long-term operation tests demonstrated the excellent stability of M6 for 18 h filtration with a limited reduction in rejection and water flux of single salt solution. M6 membrane has found potential application in cyclic textile wastewater treatment which the water flux was found to be constant over 3-repeated filtration cycles.
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- Zienab Salahshoor
- Department of Environmental Technologies, Environmental Science Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Technologies, Environmental Science Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Environmental Planning and Management, School of Environment, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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Ledakowicz S, Paździor K. Recent Achievements in Dyes Removal Focused on Advanced Oxidation Processes Integrated with Biological Methods. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26040870. [PMID: 33562176 PMCID: PMC7914684 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26040870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In the last 3 years alone, over 10,000 publications have appeared on the topic of dye removal, including over 300 reviews. Thus, the topic is very relevant, although there are few articles on the practical applications on an industrial scale of the results obtained in research laboratories. Therefore, in this review, we focus on advanced oxidation methods integrated with biological methods, widely recognized as highly efficient treatments for recalcitrant wastewater, that have the best chance of industrial application. It is extremely important to know all the phenomena and mechanisms that occur during the process of removing dyestuffs and the products of their degradation from wastewater to prevent their penetration into drinking water sources. Therefore, particular attention is paid to understanding the mechanisms of both chemical and biological degradation of dyes, and the kinetics of these processes, which are important from a design point of view, as well as the performance and implementation of these operations on a larger scale.
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