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Zhu Z, He C, Sha J, Xiao K, Zhu L. Cation-exchange fibers and silver nanoparticles-modified carbon electrodes for selective removal of hardness ions and simultaneous deactivation of microorganisms in capacitive deionization. Sci Total Environ 2024; 923:171318. [PMID: 38423341 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The hardness and microorganism contamination are common problems of water quality around the world. Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a much-discussed solution to help solve the water crisis by providing efficient water softening while killing microorganism. Carboxylic (Na) cation-exchange fiber (CCEF) is an adsorbent material with good affinity for hardness ions. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) is a broad-spectrum microbicide. In this paper, the CCEF modified activated carbon (CCEF-AC) was used as cathode and showed excellent hardness ion adsorption selectivity at the optimum CCEF doping level (αCa2+/Na of 15.0, αMg2+/Na of 13.5). Its electrosorption capacity of Ca2+ reached 311 μmol/g, much higher than that of the AC cathode (188 μmol/g). It also showed good regenerable performance, retaining over 85 % of Ca2+ electrosorption capacity after 50 cycles stability test. The activated carbon modified with AgNPs (AC-Ag) was used as anode. When enhanced by an electric field, it could kill bacteria and microalgae with over 99 % and 90 % inhibition rates, respectively. This work has opened up a new way to simultaneously remove multiple pollutants (organic or inorganic) from water.
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- Zhonghao Zhu
- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Jiang B, Ren X, Liu Q, Yue X, Yang Q, Liu Y, Xu H, Zhou J. Electrochemical water softening technology: From fundamental research to practical application. Water Res 2024; 250:121077. [PMID: 38183800 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.121077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/08/2024]
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In recent decades, the environmentally benign electrochemical softening process has been gaining widespread interest as an emerging alternative for water softening. But, in spite of decades of research, the fundamental advances in laboratory involving electrolytic cell design and treatment system development have not led to urgently needed improvements in industrially practicable electrochemical softening technique. In this review, we firstly provide the critical insights into the mechanism of the currently widely used cathode precipitation process and its inherent limitations, which seriously impede its wide implementation in industry. To relieve the above limitations, some cutting-edge electrochemically homogeneous crystallization systems have been developed, the effectiveness of which are also comprehensively summarized. In addition, the pros and cons between cathode precipitation and electrochemically homogeneous crystallization systems are systematically outlined in terms of performance and economic evaluation, potential application area, and electrolytic cell and system complexity. Finally, we discourse upon practical challenges impeding the industrial-scale deployment of electrochemical water softening technique and highlight the integration of strong engineering sense with fundamental research to realize industry-scale deployment. This review will inspire the researchers and engineers to break the bottlenecks in electrochemical water softening technology and harness this technology with the broadened industrial application area.
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- Bo Jiang
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, PR China
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Nie X, Wang Z, Wan J, Wang G, Li Y, Ouyang S. Competition between homogeneous and heterogeneous crystallization of CaCO 3 during water softening. Water Res 2024; 250:121061. [PMID: 38150857 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.121061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 12/07/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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Homogeneous and heterogeneous crystallization of CaCO3 simultaneously occur in seed-induced crystallization during water softening, while suppressing homogeneous crystallization is necessary due to the production of fine particulates that poorly precipitate. However, homogeneous crystallization is difficult to distinguish from heterogeneous crystallization. Consequently, a central focus in improving water softening is understanding their competing activities. In this study, a novel method for distinguishing homogeneous and heterogeneous calcium carbonate crystallization is described that utilizes magnetite as seed particles. Results showed that saturation index (SI) was the primary driver of both homogeneous and heterogeneous crystallizations. Heterogeneous crystallization was preferentially promoted at low SI, while homogeneous crystallization was promoted at high SI. The highest suppression effect to homogeneous crystallization occurred at SI of about 1.01. Seed dosage and mean particle size were the primary parameters related to the competition of the crystallization types. Higher seed dosage and smaller seed particle sizes promoted heterogeneous crystallization and suppressed homogeneous crystallization. Due to the good adaptability of heterogeneous crystallization at low SI, the absorption of CO2 from the air into the solutions also improved the efficiency of hardness removal. The introduction of seed particles did not change crystalline product phases, with calcite being the only observed phase and possessing rhombohedral forms with highly regular and smooth edges. Water softening pilot test results showed that SI of 1.5 was more favorite for CaCO3 layer formation on seed surface and hardness removal in comparison with SI of 1.0 and 2.0. Overall, the results from this study demonstrate that the introduction of seed particles is a promising approach to suppress the homogeneous crystallization of CaCO3. Moreover, these results can serve as a framework for improved seed-induced crystallization during water softening.
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- Xiaobao Nie
- School of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, No. 960, Section 2, Wanjiali South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha 410114, China; Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, China.
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- School of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, No. 960, Section 2, Wanjiali South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha 410114, China
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- School of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, No. 960, Section 2, Wanjiali South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha 410114, China; Key Laboratory of Dongting Lake Aquatic Eco-Environmental Control and Restoration of Hunan Province, Changsha 410114, China
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- School of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, No. 960, Section 2, Wanjiali South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha 410114, China
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- School of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, No. 960, Section 2, Wanjiali South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha 410114, China
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- School of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, No. 960, Section 2, Wanjiali South Road, Tianxin District, Changsha 410114, China
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Mao W, Gu Y, Kang W, Yu H. Facilitated OH¯ diffusion via bubble motion and water flow in a novel electrochemical reactor for enhancing homogeneous nucleation of CaCO 3. Water Res 2023; 242:120195. [PMID: 37302179 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemistry is a potential method for water softening. An essential disadvantage is OH¯ ions from water electrolysis accumulate on cathode surface, inducing the generation of the insulating CaCO3 layer and then interrupting the electrochemical reaction. In order to propel OH¯ diffusion into the bulk solution instead of aggregation at cathode, we designed an electrochemical reactor, whose electrodes were placed horizontally in the middle of the reactor, and the bubbles created by water electrolysis move upward, while the water flows downward. The visual evidence displayed that the unique reactor structure allowed OH¯ to spread to almost all the solution rapidly. Average pH value of bulk solution reached 10.6 in only 3 min. Therefore, homogeneous nucleation of CaCO3 in bulk solution would take primary responsibility for water softening, and the softening efficiency is up to 212.9 g CaCO3/h/m2, higher than reported results. The reactor is easy to scale up, providing a new idea for the softening of circulating cooling water.
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- Wei Mao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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Liu Y, Wu J, Chen J, Liu S, Xu H, Yang Q, Xu F, Guo Y, Jiang B. Robust electrolysis system divided by bipolar electrode and non-conductive membrane for energy-efficient calcium hardness removal. Chemosphere 2023; 331:138797. [PMID: 37116725 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 04/20/2023] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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In this study, an energy-efficient divided bipolar electrolysis system was developed for water softening, where two PTFE membranes were used as the separating materials and a bipolar electrode was employed to enhance the H2O-splitting reactions. As compared with other two operation modes, the optimum calcium harness removal efficiencies of 85% and 57% could be reached in the induction cathode effluent and terminal effluent, respectively, at 8 mA cm-2 in the mode A. Increasing the current density from 5 to 20 mA cm-2 evidently promoted the removal of calcium hardness from 33% to 65% in the terminal effluent and the CaCO3 precipitation rate from 743 to 1462 gCaCO3 h-1 m-2 with the increased energy consumption from 0.53 to 2.2 kWh kg-1CaCO3. The optimized Ca2+/HCO3- molar ratio was 1:1.2 for the calcium hardness removal. In addition, increasing the flow rate into each cathode chamber from 10 to 40 mL min-1 gradually decreased from 67% to 35%. The calcium hardness was mainly removed in the forms of vaterite and calcite in the alkaline effluents and was marginally precipitated as aragonite and calcite on the cathodes surface. Generally, present energy-efficient electrochemical water softening system showed great potential for application in industrial processes.
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- Yijie Liu
- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, PR China.
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- SunRui Marine Environment Engineering Company Ltd, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- SunRui Marine Environment Engineering Company Ltd, Qingdao, 266033, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, 266033, PR China.
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Kang W, Li L, Yan L, Mao W, Wang X, Yu H, Ma C. Spatial and temporal regulation of homogeneous nucleation and crystal growth for high-flux electrochemical water softening. Water Res 2023; 232:119694. [PMID: 36764108 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Electrochemical softening is an effective technology for the treatment of circulating cooling water, but its hardness removal efficiency is limited because that nucleation and growth of scale crystals depended on cathode surface. In this study, a novel method was proposed to break through this limit via spatiotemporal management of nucleation and growth processes. A cube reactor was divided into cathodic chamber and anodic chamber via installing a sandwich structure module composed of mesh cathode, nylon nets, and mesh anode. Using this continuous-flowing electrochemical reactor, OH ̄ generated by water electrolysis was rapidly pushed away from cathode surface by water flow and hydrogen bubbles movement. As a result, a wide range of strongly alkaline regions was rapidly constructed in cathodic chamber to play a nucleation region, and homogeneous nucleation in liquid phase replaced heterogeneous nucleation on cathodic surface. Furthermore, the growth process of scale crystals in alkaline regions was monitored in situ. It took only 150 s of residence time to grow to 500 nm, which may be easily separated from water by a microfiltration membrane. With this new method, the precipitation rate was 290.8 g/(hˑm2) and corresponding energy consumption was 2.1 kW·h/kg CaCO3, both were superior to those reported values. Therefore, this study developed an efficient electrochemical softening method by spatial and temporal regulation of homogeneous nucleation and crystal growth processes.
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- Wenda Kang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Environmental Pollution Control of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Dalian 116045, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
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- National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Environmental Pollution Control of Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Dalian 116045, China.
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Ma Z, Ren LF, Ying D, Jia J, Shao J. Dual-layer Janus charged nanofiltration membranes constructed by sequential electrospray polymerization for efficient water softening. Chemosphere 2023; 310:136929. [PMID: 36273607 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The separation of hardness ions such as calcium and magnesium from hard water can improve water quality, which is important but technically challenging. Nanofiltration (NF) has attracted much attention because of its efficiency, environmental friendliness and low cost. However, common NF membranes with a singly (either positively or negatively) charged layer have insufficient water softening capacity. In this work, two types of dual-layer Janus charged polyamide NF membranes composed of oppositely charged inner and outer layers were developed for the first time by sequential electrospray polymerization strategy for efficient water softening. The effect of the microstructure of the dually charged barrier layer on the separation performance of divalent salt ions was explored. Detailed mechanistic studies revealed that the microstructure of the outer layer of the barrier layer played a crucial role in the ion separation of the Janus membrane due to its control of the reverse transport of ions. Janus charged polyamide NF membrane with a loose outer layer exhibited better water softening performance (93.6% of hardness removed) compared to the singly charged NF membranes due to the simultaneous dual electrostatic effect and no ion reverse transport confinement. This Janus charged NF membrane also possessed good antifouling performance, mainly due to its negatively charged outer layers. The mechanistic insights gained in this study reveal the huge potential of microstructural design toward high-performance Janus charged NF membranes, and provide important guidance on the future development of high-efficiency water softening NF membranes.
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- Zhongbao Ma
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, Shanghai, PR China.
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Nie P, Shang X, Hu B, Hussain T, Yang J, Huang M, Liu J. Enhanced capacitive removal of hardness ions by hierarchical porous carbon cathode with high mesoporosity and negative surface charges. J Colloid Interface Sci 2022; 612:277-86. [PMID: 34995864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.12.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Capacitive deionization (CDI), as a promising desalination technology, has been widely applied for water purification, heavy metal removal and water softening. In this study, the hierarchical porous carbon (HPC) with extremely large specific surface area (∼1636 m2 g-1), high mesoporosity and negative surface charges, was successfully prepared by one-step carbonization of magnesium citrate and acid etching. HPC carbonized at 800 ℃ exhibited an excellent specific capacitance (207.2 F g-1). The negative surface charge characteristic of HPC was demonstrated by potential of zero charge test. With HPC-800 as a CDI cathode, the super high adsorption capacity of hardness ions (Mg2+: 472 μmol g-1, Ca2+: 425 μmol g-1) with ultrafast adsorption rate was realized, attributed to its abundant mesoporous structure and negative surface charges. The priority order of ion adsorption on HPC in the multi-component salt solution was Mg2+ > Ca2+ > K+ ≈ Na+. The desalination and softening of the actual brackish water have been simultaneously achieved by three-cell CDI stack after four times of adsorption, with 63% decrease of total dissolved solids and 76% reduction of hardness. The current HPC material with outstanding adsorption performance for hardness ions shows great potential in brackish water purification.
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Uwayid R, Guyes EN, Shocron AN, Gilron J, Elimelech M, Suss ME. Perfect divalent cation selectivity with capacitive deionization. Water Res 2022; 210:117959. [PMID: 34942526 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Capacitive deionization (CDI) is an emerging membraneless water desalination technology based on storing ions in charged electrodes by electrosorption. Due to unique selectivity mechanisms, CDI has been investigated towards ion-selective separations such as water softening, nutrient recovery, and production of irrigation water. Especially promising is the use of activated microporous carbon electrodes due to their low cost and wide availability at commercial scales. We show here, both theoretically and experimentally, that sulfonated activated carbon electrodes enable the first demonstration of perfect divalent cation selectivity in CDI, where we define "perfect" as significant removal of the divalent cation with zero removal of the competing monovalent cation. For example, for a feedwater of 15 mM NaCl and 3 mM CaCl2, and charging from 0.4 V to 1.2 V, we show our cell can remove 127 μmol per gram carbon of divalent Ca2+, while slightly expelling competing monovalent Na+ (-13.2 μmol/g). This separation can be achieved with excellent efficiency, as we show both theoretically and experimentally a calcium charge efficiency above unity, and an experimental energy consumption of less than 0.1 kWh/m3. We further demonstrate a low-infrastructure technique to measure cation selectivity, using ion-selective electrodes and the extended Onsager-Fuoss model.
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- Rana Uwayid
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, Israel
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, United States
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- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel; Grand Technion Energy Program, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Mohammadian M, Sahraei R, Ghaemy M. Synthesis and fabrication of antibacterial hydrogel beads based on modified-gum tragacanth/poly(vinyl alcohol)/Ag 0 highly efficient sorbent for hard water softening. Chemosphere 2019; 225:259-269. [PMID: 30877920 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In the current study, hard water softening for the removal of Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions was performed using hydrogel beads based on Gum Tragacance (GT) modified by using 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AMPS) and poly(vinyl alcohol). The antibacterial spherical hydrogel beads were fabricated by instantaneous gelation of well dispersed mixture of poly(AMPS)-g-GT (1 g), poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA, 1 g) flocculent, green-synthesized silver metal nanoparticles (AgNPs, 10 mg), and graphene oxide (GO, 10 mg) in the acetone solution of boric acid and then transferring into the different amounts (0.5-2.5 mL) of acidic solution of glutaraldehyde (GA) as cross-linker. The beads were fully characterized and their adsorption behavior matched well with the pseudo-second-order kinetic and the Langmuir isotherm models with the maximum adsorption of Ca2+(114.18 mg g-1) and Mg2+(162.46 mg g-1). The removal ability of the beads decreased by 6% after four adsorption/desorption cycles. The antibacterial performance of the hydrogel beads was also investigated against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.
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- Moghadese Mohammadian
- Polymer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Polymer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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- Polymer Research Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
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Alaei Shahmirzadi MA, Hosseini SS, Luo J, Ortiz I. Significance, evolution and recent advances in adsorption technology, materials and processes for desalination, water softening and salt removal. J Environ Manage 2018; 215:324-344. [PMID: 29579726 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.03.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Desalination and softening of sea, brackish, and ground water are becoming increasingly important solutions to overcome water shortage challenges. Various technologies have been developed for salt removal from water resources including multi-stage flash, multi-effect distillation, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, electrodialysis, as well as adsorption. Recently, removal of solutes by adsorption onto selective adsorbents has shown promising perspectives. Different types of adsorbents such as zeolites, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), activated carbons, graphenes, magnetic adsorbents, and low-cost adsorbents (natural materials, industrial by-products and wastes, bio-sorbents, and biopolymer) have been synthesized and examined for salt removal from aqueous solutions. It is obvious from literature that the existing adsorbents have good potentials for desalination and water softening. Besides, nano-adsorbents have desirable surface area and adsorption capacity, though are not found at economically viable prices and still have challenges in recovery and reuse. On the other hand, natural and modified adsorbents seem to be efficient alternatives for this application compared to other types of adsorbents due to their availability and low cost. Some novel adsorbents are also emerging. Generally, there are a few issues such as low selectivity and adsorption capacity, process efficiency, complexity in preparation or synthesis, and problems associated to recovery and reuse that require considerable improvements in research and process development. Moreover, large-scale applications of sorbents and their practical utility need to be evaluated for possible commercialization and scale up.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, 14115-114, Iran.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, PR China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, PR China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005, Santander, Spain
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Prigiobbe V, Ko S, Huh C, Bryant SL. Measuring and modeling the magnetic settling of superparamagnetic nanoparticle dispersions. J Colloid Interface Sci 2015; 447:58-67. [PMID: 25700211 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2015.01.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 01/08/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
In this paper, we present settling experiments and mathematical modeling to study the magnetic separation of superparamagnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) from a brine. The experiments were performed using SPIONs suspensions of concentration between 3 and 202g/L dispersed in water and separated from the liquid under the effect of a permanent magnet. A 1D model was developed in the framework of the sedimentation theory with a conservation law for SPIONs and a mass flux function based on the Newton's law for motion in a magnetic field. The model describes both the hindering effect of suspension concentration (n) during settling due to particle collisions and the increase in settling rate due to the attraction of the SPIONs towards the magnet. The flux function was derived from the settling experiments and the numerical model validated against the analytical solution and the experimental data. Suspensions of SPIONs were of 2.8cm initial height, placed on a magnet, and monitored continuously with a digital camera. Applying a magnetic field of 0.5T of polarization, the SPION's velocity was of approximately 3·10(-5)m/s close to the magnet and decreases of two orders of magnitude across the domain. The process was characterized initially by a classical sedimentation behavior, i.e., an upper interface between the clear water and the suspension slowly moving towards the magnet and a lower interface between the sediment layer and the suspension moving away from the magnet. Subsequently, a rapid separation of nanoparticle occured suggesting a non-classical settling phenomenon induced by magnetic forces which favor particle aggregation and therefore faster settling. The rate of settling decreased with n and an optimal condition for fast separation was found for an initial n of 120g/L. The model agrees well with the measurements in the early stage of the settling, but it fails to describe the upper interface movement during the later stage, probably because of particle aggregation induced by magnetization which is not accounted for in the model.
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Affiliation(s)
- Valentina Prigiobbe
- Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 200 E. Dean Keeton St., C0300, Austin, 78712 TX, USA.
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- Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 200 E. Dean Keeton St., C0300, Austin, 78712 TX, USA
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- Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 200 E. Dean Keeton St., C0300, Austin, 78712 TX, USA
| | - Steven L Bryant
- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary T2N 1N4, Canada(1)
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