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Singh SK, Pandey A, Maiti A. Optimized preparation route for polyamide top-coated forward osmosis membrane for enhanced water flux using industrial wastewater as feed. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:39454-39480. [PMID: 38822176 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33742-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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The forward osmosis (FO) process has recently gained significant interest in treating wastewater, brackish/seawater and concentrating feedstocks for various operations, including desalination. The study investigates the effect of different synthesis conditions of the polyamide-based thin-film composite (TFC) FO membranes on the membranes' final performance. Taguchi statistical analyses were used to fabricate and optimize the polyamide TFC FO membrane. The process parameters as factors were the amount of polyethersulfone (PES), polyethylene glycol 400 (PEG-400), polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP), m-phenylenediamine (MPD), and trimesoyl chloride (TMC), and TMC reaction-time (RT). The Taguchi method was adopted to investigate the optimal conditions and the significance of individual factors using an L16 (45) orthogonal array. Another Taguchi analysis (Taguchi 2) was adopted to investigate the influence of other important parameters like optimal conditions for MPD, TMC, and TMC reaction-time factors using an L9 (33) orthogonal array. Confirmation tests validated a maximum water flux of 46.4 ± 2.32 L/m2·h with a specific combination of control factors for membrane synthesis: PES/PEG/PVP/MPD/TMC/TMC RT-16/7/0.5/1/0.05/30. These tests demonstrated a high-water flux of 7.05 ± 0.35 L/m2·h when exposed to industrial wastewater (secondary effluent) as the feed solution (FS) and fertilizer as the draw solution (DS) in the FO process. The R2 values were more than 90%. The experimental validation confirmed the models' predictive ability with different FSs, including industrial wastewater.
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- Satish Kumar Singh
- Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 247001
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 247001
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- Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, 247001.
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Farahbakhsh J, Golgoli M, Khiadani M, Najafi M, Suwaileh W, Razmjou A, Zargar M. Recent advances in surface tailoring of thin film forward osmosis membranes: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 346:140493. [PMID: 37890801 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023]
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The recent advancements in fabricating forward osmosis (FO) membranes have shown promising results in desalination and water treatment. Different methods have been applied to improve FO performance, such as using mixed or new draw solutions, enhancing the recovery of draw solutions, membrane modification, and developing FO-hybrid systems. However, reliable methods to address the current issues, including reverse salt flux, fouling, and antibacterial activities, are still in progress. In recent decades, surface modification has been applied to different membrane processes, including FO membranes. Introducing nanochannels, bioparticles, new monomers, and hydrophilic-based materials to the surface layer of FO membranes has significantly impacted their performance and efficiency and resulted in better control over fouling and concentration polarization (CP) in these membranes. This review critically investigates the recent developments in FO membrane processes and fabrication techniques for FO surface-layer modification. In addition, this study focuses on the latest materials and structures used for the surface modification of FO membranes. Finally, the current challenges, gaps, and suggestions for future studies in this field have been discussed in detail.
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- Javad Farahbakhsh
- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia
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- Chemical Engineering Program, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Education City, Doha, Qatar
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), City Campus, Broadway, NSW, 2007, Australia; Mineral Recovery Research Center (MRRC), School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia
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- School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia; Mineral Recovery Research Center (MRRC), School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Perth, WA, 6027, Australia.
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Sun J, Zhang Q, Xue W, Ding W, Zhang K, Wang S. An economical and simple method for preparing highly permeable and chlorine-resistant reverse osmosis membranes with potential commercial applications. RSC Adv 2023; 13:32083-32096. [PMID: 37920753 PMCID: PMC10618943 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06015b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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The improvement in the overall efficiency of thin-film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes is limited by their low permeability and sensitivity to degradation by chlorine. In the present study, polypiperazine (PIP), the commonly used amine monomer in preparing commercial TFC nanofiltration (NF) membranes, was used to regulate the m-phenylenediamine (MPD) based interfacial polymerization (IP) process. The results showed that addition of PIP optimized the micro-structure and surface properties of the polyamide (PA) layer. When the MPD and PIP mass ratio was 1 : 1, the TFCW-1:1 membrane exhibited 70% flux enhancement compared to pure MPD-based TFCW-1:0 membranes. Besides, the TFCW-1:1 membrane exhibited better chlorine-resistant performance since the NaCl rejection declined to just 3.8% while it was 11.3% for TFCW-1:0 membranes after immersion in 500 ppm NaClO solution for 48 h. Such improvement can be attributed to the increased number of unreacted amine groups and the thickness of the PA layer that PIP brought, which provided a sacrificial protective layer to consume the active chlorine, and thus maintain the integrity of the inner rejection layer. In all, the novelty and purpose of the present work is to find a more simple and scalable method to fabricate high-performance TFC RO membranes by using commonly, cheaply and frequently used materials.
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- Junqing Sun
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
- Shandong Shuifa Environmental Technology Co., Ltd Jining 272000 China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University Jinan 250101 China
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Amini M, Nikkhoo M, Bagherzadeh M, Ahadian MM, Bayrami A, Naslhajian H, Karamjavan MH. High-Performance Novel MoS 2@Zeolite X Nanocomposite-Modified Thin-Film Nanocomposite Forward Osmosis Membranes: A Study of Desalination and Antifouling Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:39765-39776. [PMID: 37614003 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c03481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Novel thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes modified by the MoS2@Zeolite X nanocomposite were made and studied for desalination by the forward osmosis (FO) method. Herein, MoS2@Zeolite X nanocomposite (MoS2@Z) and zeolite X particles are integrated into the polyamide (PA) selective layer of the TFN membranes, separately. The aim of this study is the synthesis of nanocomposites containing hydrophilic zeolite X particles with a modified surface and pore and improvement of their effective properties on desalination and antifouling performance. For this purpose, MoS2 nanosheets with a high hydrophilicity were selected. The existence of polymer-matrix-compatible MoS2@Z inside the PA active layer caused the formation of a defect-free smooth surface with further channels within this layer that could increase the water flux and fouling resistance of the TFN membranes. The TFN-MZ2 membrane (containing 0.01 wt % MoS2@Z) showed the top desalination performance in the FO process. In contrast to the pristine thin-film composite (TFC) and TFN-Z2 membrane (containing 0.025 wt % zeolite X, the most optimal membrane among the zeolite-modified membranes), its water flux has increased by 2.6 and 1.8 times, respectively. Furthermore, in the fouling test, this optimal TFN-MZ2 membrane with a flux decrement of 19.6% revealed an ∼2.2- and 1.8-fold enhancement in antifouling tendency compared to the TFC and TFN-Z2, respectively. Also, based on the antibiofouling test, the water flux drop of 48.6% for the TFC membrane has reached 36.9% for the optimal membrane. Hence, this high-performance TFN-MZ2 membrane shows good capability for commercial employment in FO desalination application.
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- Mojtaba Amini
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, P.O. Box 5166616471, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, P.O. Box 5166616471, Tabriz, Iran
- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST), Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 1458889694, Tehran, Iran
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- Chemistry Department, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 1458889694, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INST), Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 1458889694, Tehran, Iran
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- Chemistry Department, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 1458889694, Tehran, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 1417935840, Tehran, Iran
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Maragheh, P.O. Box 8311155181, Maragheh, Iran
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- East Azarbaijan's Water and Waste Water Company, P.O. Box 5166617365, Tabriz, Iran
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, P.O. Box 5166616471, Tabriz, Iran
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Ibraheem BM, Aani SA, Alsarayreh AA, Alsalhy QF, Salih IK. Forward Osmosis Membrane: Review of Fabrication, Modification, Challenges and Potential. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:membranes13040379. [PMID: 37103806 PMCID: PMC10142686 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13040379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Forward osmosis (FO) is a low-energy treatment process driven by osmosis to induce the separation of water from dissolved solutes/foulants through the membrane in hydraulic pressure absence while retaining all of these materials on the other side. All these advantages make it an alternative process to reduce the disadvantages of traditional desalination processes. However, several critical fundamentals still require more attention for understanding them, most notably the synthesis of novel membranes that offer a support layer with high flux and an active layer with high water permeability and solute rejection from both solutions at the same time, and a novel draw solution which provides low solute flux, high water flux, and easy regeneration. This work reviews the fundamentals controlling the FO process performance such as the role of the active layer and substrate and advances in the modification of FO membranes utilizing nanomaterials. Then, other aspects that affect the performance of FO are further summarized, including types of draw solutions and the role of operating conditions. Finally, challenges associated with the FO process, such as concentration polarization (CP), membrane fouling, and reverse solute diffusion (RSD) were analyzed by defining their causes and how to mitigate them. Moreover, factors affecting the energy consumption of the FO system were discussed and compared with reverse osmosis (RO). This review will provide in-depth details about FO technology, the issues it faces, and potential solutions to those issues to help the scientific researcher facilitate a full understanding of FO technology.
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- Bakr M. Ibraheem
- Membrane Technology Research Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology-Iraq, Alsinaa Street 52, Baghdad 10066, Iraq
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- The State Company of Energy Production—Middle Region, Ministry of Electricity, Baghdad 10013, Iraq
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mutah University, P.O. Box 7, Karak 61710, Jordan
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- Membrane Technology Research Unit, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Technology-Iraq, Alsinaa Street 52, Baghdad 10066, Iraq
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Industries, Al-Mustaqbal University College, Hillah 51001, Iraq
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Amin NAAM, Mokhter MA, Salamun N, Mohamad MFB, Mahmood WMAW. ANTI-FOULING ELECTROSPUN ORGANIC AND INORGANIC NANOFIBER MEMBRANES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sajce.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Piash KS, Sanyal O. Design Strategies for Forward Osmosis Membrane Substrates with Low Structural Parameters-A Review. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:73. [PMID: 36676880 PMCID: PMC9865366 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13010073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 01/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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This article reviews the many innovative strategies that have been developed to specifically design the support layers of forward osmosis (FO) membranes. Forward osmosis (FO) is one of the most viable separation technologies to treat hypersaline wastewater, but its successful deployment requires the development of new membrane materials beyond existing desalination membranes. Specifically, designing the FO membrane support layers requires new engineering techniques to minimize the internal concentration polarization (ICP) effects encountered in cases of FO. In this paper, we have reviewed several such techniques developed by different research groups and summarized the membrane transport properties corresponding to each approach. An important transport parameter that helps to compare the various approaches is the so-called structural parameter (S-value); a low S-value typically corresponds to low ICP. Strategies such as electrospinning, solvent casting, and hollow fiber spinning, have been developed by prior researchers-all of them aimed at lowering this S-value. We also reviewed the quantitative methods described in the literature, to evaluate the separation properties of FO membranes. Lastly, we have highlighted some key research gaps, and provided suggestions for potential strategies that researchers could adopt to enable easy comparison of FO membranes.
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Yang D, Cho Y, Kang H. Effects of the Structure of Benzenesulfonate-Based Draw Solutes on the Forward Osmosis Process. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1067. [PMID: 36363622 PMCID: PMC9696037 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12111067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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A series of phosphonium-based ionic liquids (ILs) based on benzenesulfonate derivatives (tetrabutylphosphonium benzenesulfonate ([TBP][BS]), tetrabutylphosphonium 4-methylbenzenesulfonate ([TBP][MBS]), tetrabutylphosphonium 2,4-dimethylbenzenesulfonate ([TBP][DMBS]), and tetrabutylphosphonium 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate ([TBP][TMBS])) were synthesized via anion exchange with tetrabutylphosphonium bromide ([TBP][Br]). Then, we characterized the ILs and investigated their suitability as draw solutes for forward osmosis (FO), focusing on their thermoresponsive properties, conductivities, and osmotic pressures. We found that aqueous [TBP][BS] was not thermoresponsive, but 20 wt% aqueous [TBP][MBS], [TBP][DMBS], and [TBP][TMBS] had lower critical solution temperatures (LCSTs) of approximately 41, 25, and 21 °C, respectively, enabling their easy recovery using waste heat. Based on these findings, 20 wt% aqueous [TBP][DMBS] was tested for its FO performance, and the water and reverse solute fluxes were found to be approximately 9.29 LMH and 1.37 gMH, respectively, in the active layer facing the draw solution (AL-DS) mode and 4.64 LMH and 0.37 gMH, respectively, in the active layer facing the feed solution (AL-FS) mode. Thus, these tetrabutylphosphonium benzenesulfonate-based LCST-type ILs are suitable for drawing solutes for FO process.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +82-51-200-7720; Fax: +82-51-200-7728
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Salehi H, Shakeri A, Lammertink RG. Thermo-responsive graft copolymer PSf-g-PNIPM: Reducing the structure parameter via morphology control of forward osmosis membrane substrates. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Mamah SC, Goh PS, Ismail AF, Yogarathinam LT, Suzaimi ND, Opia AC, Ojo S, Ngwana NE. Bio‐polymer modified nanoclay embedded forward osmosis membranes with enhanced desalination performance. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Stanley Chinedu Mamah
- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre School of Chemical and Energy Engineering Skudai Malaysia
- Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia
- Department of Chemical Engineering Alex Ekwueme Federal University Achoro‐Ndiagu Nigeria
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre School of Chemical and Energy Engineering Skudai Malaysia
- Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre School of Chemical and Energy Engineering Skudai Malaysia
- Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre School of Chemical and Energy Engineering Skudai Malaysia
- Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre School of Chemical and Energy Engineering Skudai Malaysia
- Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre School of Chemical and Energy Engineering Skudai Malaysia
- Faculty of Engineering Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Skudai Malaysia
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Suwaileh W, Zargar M, Abdala A, Siddiqui F, Khiadani M, Abdel-Wahab A. Concentration polarization control in stand-alone and hybrid forward osmosis systems: Recent technological advancements and future directions. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.12.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Samieirad S, Mousavi SM, Saljoughi E. Novel chlorine resistant thin-film composite forward osmosis membrane: Preparation and performance evaluation in the regeneration of MEG aqueous solution. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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ZnO@PMMA incorporated PSf substrate for improving thin-film composite membrane performance in forward osmosis process. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Forward osmosis to treat effluent of pulp and paper industry using urea draw-solute: Energy consumption, water flux, and solute flux. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yang L, Zhang Q, Wang Q, Ding W, Zhang K. Organo-Functionalization: An Effective Method in Enhancing the Separation and Antifouling Performance of Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes by Improving the Uniform Dispersion of Palygorskite Nanoparticles. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:889. [PMID: 34832118 PMCID: PMC8624518 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11110889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Recently, palygorskite (Pal) has become a promising new membrane additive in flux enhancement and fouling reduction, which is an environmentally friendly nanoclay material under the 2:1 layer composition with 1D tubular structure. However, the aggregation of Pal due to the intermolecular forces is still an obstacle to be solved in improving membrane performance. Herein, Pal nanoparticles were chemically modified by KH550 to weaken the aggregation and improve the dispersibility, and then incorporated into the organic phase to prepare thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes. The results showed that the organo-functionalization could effectively improve the membrane hydrophilicity and dispersion of Pal nanoparticles in the polyamide layer, which contributed to the enhanced water flux (from 25 to 38 L/m2·h), unchanged salt rejection (98.0%) and better antifouling capacity (91% flux recovery rate), which suggested that the organo-functionalization of nanoparticles was an efficient method in further enhancing membrane performance.
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- Liu Yang
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China; (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (K.Z.)
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- School of Water Resources & Environment, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China;
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China; (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (K.Z.)
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China; (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (K.Z.)
- Shandong Shuifa Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Jining 272000, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China; (L.Y.); (Q.W.); (K.Z.)
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Shakeri A, Babaheydari SMM, Salehi H, Razavi SR. Reduction of the Structure Parameter of Forward Osmosis Membranes by Using Sodium Bicarbonate as Pore-Forming Agent. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:7591-7599. [PMID: 34106713 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c01097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The forward osmosis (FO) process suffers from unfavorable internal concentration polarization (ICP) of the solute within the support layer of thin-film composite forward osmosis (TFC-FO) membranes. To lower the ICP effect, a support layer with low tortuosity, high porosity, and interconnected pores is necessary. In the present investigation, sodium bicarbonate has been presented as a simple pore-forming agent to decline the ICP within a poly(ethersulfone) substrate. In particular, the porous poly(ethersulfone) support layer was fabricated by embedding sodium bicarbonate into the casting solution to form CO2 gas bubbles in the substrate during phase inversion in an acidic nonsolvent. Experimental results revealed that the separation performance of the TFC-FO membranes significantly improved. The most water-permeable membrane was prepared in the acidic nonsolvent (TFC-SB.3) and it demonstrated a water flux of 26.6 LMH and a reverse salt flux of 3.6 gMH in the FO test. In addition, the TFC-SB.3 membrane showed an 85% increase in water permeability (2.13 LMH/bar) with negligible change in salt rejection (94.3%). Such observations were based on the increase of substrate porosity and the improved connectivity of the finger-like channels through in situ CO2 gas bubbling that alleviate the ICP phenomena. Therefore, the current study presents a simple, scalable method to design a high-performance TFC-FO membrane.
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- Alireza Shakeri
- School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6619, Tehran 25529, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6619, Tehran 25529, Iran
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- School of Chemistry, College of Science, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 14155-6619, Tehran 25529, Iran
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Ashok Kumar S, Moncarmel Johanna N, Beula Jenefer V, Srinivasan G, Kanimozhi G, Yuvarani G, Ridhamsha G, Prabu K, Govindaradjane S, Jayaraman S. Influence of monomers involved in the fabrication of a novel PES based nanofiltration thin-film composite membrane and its performance in the treatment of common effluent (CETP) textile industrial wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2021; 19:515-529. [PMID: 34150255 PMCID: PMC8172651 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-021-00624-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In this article, monomers (tannic acid (TA) and m- phenylenediamine (MPD)) were used in the fabrication of a novel PES based thin-film composite nanofiltration (TFC-NF) membrane for the treatment of a common effluent treatment plant (CETP) of textile industrial wastewater. MEMBRANE SYNTHESIS PES support sheets and TFC layers were fabricated via non-solvent induced phase inversion and in-situ interfacial polymerization (IP) process. The ultra-thin active layer was synthesized via the IP process with monomers such as tannic acid (TA) and m- phenylenediamine (MPD). T and M series membranes correspond to (PES/x wt% TA, x = 2, 4, 6) as T1, T2, T3 -TA and (PES/x wt% MPD, x = 2, 4, 6) as M1, M2, M3-MPD respectively. M0 corresponds to PES which is the virgin membrane. RESULTS The chemical structure, surface morphology, surface roughness and surface properties were explored using fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and contact angle, respectively. The filtration performance of the thin-film composite nanofiltration (TFC-NF) membranes was investigated by various properties like pure water flux, salt rejection, porosity, mean pore radius and antifouling analysis. CONCLUSION T1-TA membrane showed better water permeability, high salt rejection and better industrial effluent rejection with 94.4% of TDS that are suitable for industrial reuse and agricultural irrigation. Moreover, for T1-TA membrane, the water flux, porosity, mean pore radius, salt rejection, surface roughness and contact angle of 43.5lm- 2 h - 1, 47.1%, 16.7nm, 72.7%, 11.7nm and 41.48°was achieved respectively that was found to be higher than that of all the other fabricated membranes. Further, the rejection efficiency rate of textile effluent characteristics such as pH, turbidity, TDS, alkalinity, total hardness, BOD and COD were also achieved with maximum deduction in the T1-TA TFC-NF membrane compared to the M0-Virgin PES membrane. From the results, it can be confirmed that the T1-TA membrane significantly reduced the alkalinity, total hardness, BOD and COD rejections of 78%, 77.3%, 58.5% and 67.5% respectively, present in the effluent. Water flux recovery ratio (FRR) was improved from 74.6% for M0-Virgin PES membrane to 94.8% for T1-TA membrane. The modified TFC-NF membranes especially T1-TA, had better anti-fouling property and excellent hydrophilicity than the unmodified M0-Virgin PES membrane. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40201-021-00624-x.
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- S. Ashok Kumar
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Physics, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pondicherry, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Pondicherry Engineering College, Pillaichavady, Puducherry, India
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- Environmental & Water Technology Centre of Innovation, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, 599489 Singapore, Singapore
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Kotobuki M, Gu Q, Zhang L, Wang J. Ceramic-Polymer Composite Membranes for Water and Wastewater Treatment: Bridging the Big Gap between Ceramics and Polymers. Molecules 2021; 26:3331. [PMID: 34206052 PMCID: PMC8198361 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26113331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Clean water supply is an essential element for the entire sustainable human society, and the economic and technology development. Membrane filtration for water and wastewater treatments is the premier choice due to its high energy efficiency and effectiveness, where the separation is performed by passing water molecules through purposely tuned pores of membranes selectively without phase change and additional chemicals. Ceramics and polymers are two main candidate materials for membranes, where the majority has been made of polymeric materials, due to the low cost, easy processing, and tunability in pore configurations. In contrast, ceramic membranes have much better performance, extra-long service life, mechanical robustness, and high thermal and chemical stabilities, and they have also been applied in gas, petrochemical, food-beverage, and pharmaceutical industries, where most of polymeric membranes cannot perform properly. However, one of the main drawbacks of ceramic membranes is the high manufacturing cost, which is about three to five times higher than that of common polymeric types. To fill the large gap between the competing ceramic and polymeric membranes, one apparent solution is to develop a ceramic-polymer composite type. Indeed, the properly engineered ceramic-polymer composite membranes are able to integrate the advantages of both ceramic and polymeric materials together, providing improvement in membrane performance for efficient separation, raised life span and additional functionalities. In this overview, we first thoroughly examine three types of ceramic-polymer composite membranes, (i) ceramics in polymer membranes (nanocomposite membranes), (ii) thin film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes, and (iii) ceramic-supported polymer membranes. In the past decade, great progress has been made in improving the compatibility between ceramics and polymers, while the synergy between them has been among the main pursuits, especially in the development of the high performing nanocomposite membranes for water and wastewater treatment at lowered manufacturing cost. By looking into strategies to improve the compatibility among ceramic and polymeric components, we will conclude with briefing on the perspectives and challenges for the future development of the composite membranes.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575, Singapore; (M.K.); (Q.G.); (L.Z.)
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Ahmed D, Isawi H, Badway N, Elbayaa A, Shawky H. Highly porous cellulosic nanocomposite membranes with enhanced performance for forward osmosis desalination. IRANIAN POLYMER JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13726-021-00901-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Zhang Q, Ding W, Zhang H, Zhang K, Wang Z, Liu J. Enhanced performance of porous forward osmosis (FO) membrane in the treatment of oily wastewater containing HPAM by the incorporation of palygorskite. RSC Adv 2021; 11:22439-22449. [PMID: 35480816 PMCID: PMC9034192 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02858h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Revised: 12/24/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Since the emergence of forward osmosis (FO), low energy requirements, low fouling propensity and high-water recovery have made it one of the most promising water purification technologies. However, there have been few reports focusing on the treatment of polymer flooding produced water (PFPW) using FO technology up to now. In the present work, porous FO membranes with/without palygorskite (Pal) nanoparticles were utilized as the separation membrane to evaluate the potential of a porous FO membrane in the treatment of oily wastewater containing HPAM and the effect of Pal nanoparticles on the FO performance was investigated. When the loading concentration of Pal in the membrane was 0.75 wt%, the water flux could reach 37.67 L m−2 h−1 by using 4 g L−1 poly(sodium-p-styrenesulfonate) (PSS) as draw solution under a cross-flow rate of 18.5 cm s−1, which was much higher than that for pure polysulfone (PS) membranes. Besides, the comparison between ultrafiltration (UF) and FO performance in treating HPAM solution indicated that FO possessed better antifouling capacity, since less decline and higher recovery of water flux were observed during the FO process. Furthermore, recycling the draw solution gave an almost unchanged water flux, which suggested the feasibility of draw solute regeneration in the FO process. This work broadens the application field of porous FO technology and may pave a new way in the treatment of PFPW. Porous forward osmosis (FO) membranes with/without palygorskite (Pal) nanoparticles were utilized as the separation membrane to evaluate the potential of porous FO membrane in the treatment of oily wastewater containing HPAM.![]()
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- Qianwen Zhang
- School of Water Resources & Environment
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing 100083
- China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering
- Shandong Jianzhu University
- Jinan
- China
- Shandong Shuifa Environmental Technology Co., Ltd
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- School of Water Resources & Environment
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing 100083
- China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering
- Shandong Jianzhu University
- Jinan
- China
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- School of Water Resources & Environment
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing 100083
- China
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- School of Water Resources & Environment
- China University of Geosciences
- Beijing 100083
- China
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Kallem P, Banat F, Yejin L, Choi H. High performance nanofiber-supported thin film composite forward osmosis membranes based on continuous thermal-rolling pretreated electrospun PES/PAN blend substrates. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 261:127687. [PMID: 32750620 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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One of the major challenges facing the practical application of forward osmosis (FO) membranes is the need for high performance. Thus, the fabrication of highly permselective FO membranes is of great importance. The objective of this study was to improve the wettability/hydrophilicity of electrospun nanofiber (ESNF)-based substrates for the fabrication of nanofiber-supported thin film composite (NTFC) membranes for FO application. This study explored the impact of electrospun polyethersulfone/polyacrylonitrile (PES/PAN) nanofibers as the blend support to produce NTFC membranes. The blending of PES/PAN in the spinning dope was optimized. The blending of hydrophilic PAN (0-10 wt%) in PES affects the fiber diameter, hydrophilicity, water uptake, and roughness of the ESNF membrane substrates. Continuous thermal-rolling pretreatment was performed on the ESNF substrates prior to interfacial polymerization for polyamide active layer deposition. The results indicated that the fabricated NTFC membrane achieved significantly greater water flux (L/m2 h) while retaining a low specific salt flux (g/L) compared to traditional TFC membranes. The NTFC membrane flux increased with an increase in PAN content in the ESNF substrate. According to the FO performance results, the NTFC-10 (PES/PAN blend ratio of 90:10) exhibited optimal performance: a high water flux of 42.1 and 52.2 L/m2 h for the FO and PRO modes, respectively, and low specific salt flux of 0.27 and 0.24 g/L for the FO and PRO modes, respectively, using 1 M NaCl as the draw solution. This demonstrated the higher selectivity and water flux achieved by the developed NTFC membranes compared to the traditional TFC membranes.
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- Parashuram Kallem
- Center for Membranes and Advanced Water Technology (CMAT), Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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- Center for Membranes and Advanced Water Technology (CMAT), Khalifa University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University, P.O. Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 261, Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), 261, Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea; Center for Membranes, Advanced Materials Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, 34114, Republic of Korea.
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Performance Comparison of Spiral-Wound and Plate-and-Frame Forward Osmosis Membrane Module. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10110318. [PMID: 33143029 PMCID: PMC7693574 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10110318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We compared two representative forward osmosis (FO) modules—spiral-wound (SW) and plate-and-frame (PF)—to provide practical information for the selection of FO element for a large-scale FO process. The FO operating performance of commercially available SW FO and PF FO was explored under different membrane area and flow rate conditions. The performance trend as a function of the membrane was obtained by adjusting the number of serially connected elements. Although SW FO and PF FO elements exhibited comparable feed pressure drops, SW FO demonstrated a significantly higher draw channel pressure drop than PF FO. Furthermore, the significant draw pressure drop in SW FO increased the draw inlet pressure, consequently limiting the number of serially connected elements. For example, the maximum number of serially connected elements for the normal operation was three elements for SW FO (45.9 m2) but nine elements for PF FO (63 m2) when the flow rate of 10 LMP was applied for feed and draw streams. Additionally, a footprint analysis indicated that SW FO module exhibited a slightly larger footprint than PF FO. Under investigated conditions, PF FO exhibited relatively better performance than SW FO. Therefore, this pilot-scale FO study highlighted the need to reduce the flow resistance of SW FO draw channel to take advantage of the high packing density of the SW element.
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Aziz SNSA, Seman MNA, Saufi SM. A Review on Surface Characterization Techniques of Polymeric Membrane in Forward Osmosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020. [DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/736/5/052026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Samieirad S, Mousavi SM, Saljoughi E. Alignment of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes in forward osmosis membrane support layer induced by electric and magnetic fields. POWDER TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2020.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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pH-responsive linkages-enabled layer-by-layer assembled antibacterial and antiadhesive multilayer films with polyelectrolyte nanocapsules as biocide delivery vehicles. J Drug Deliv Sci Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2019.101251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Arjmandi M, Pourafshari Chenar M, Peyravi M, Jahanshahi M. Physical modification of polymeric support layer for thin film composite forward osmosis membranes by metal–organic framework‐based porous matrix membrane strategy. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.48672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Mehrzad Arjmandi
- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of EngineeringFerdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad Iran
- Research Center of Membrane Processes and Membrane, Faculty of EngineeringFerdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad Iran
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of EngineeringFerdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad Iran
- Research Center of Membrane Processes and Membrane, Faculty of EngineeringFerdowsi University of Mashhad Mashhad Iran
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- Membrane Research Group, Nanotechnology Research InstituteBabol Noshirvani University of Technology Babol Iran
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- Membrane Research Group, Nanotechnology Research InstituteBabol Noshirvani University of Technology Babol Iran
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Wang X, Ba X, Cui N, Ma Z, Wang L, Wang Z, Gao X. Preparation, characterisation, and desalination performance study of cellulose acetate membranes with MIL-53(Fe) additive. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.04.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Lu P, Li W, Yang S, Liu Y, Wang Q, Li Y. Layered double hydroxide-modified thin–film composite membranes with remarkably enhanced chlorine resistance and anti-fouling capacity. Sep Purif Technol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2019.03.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Recent advances in nanomaterial-modified polyamide thin-film composite membranes for forward osmosis processes. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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