Laboratory and pilot evaluation of aquaporin-based forward osmosis membranes for rejection of micropollutants

Li, Rui; Braekevelt, Sylvie; Carfort, Johan Le Nepvou De; Hussain, Shazad; Bollmann, Ulla E.; Bester, Kai

doi:10.1016/j.watres.2021.116924

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“…As previously commented, the absence of applied hydraulic pressure could reduce operational and energy costs and provide a better fouling control than high-pressure-driven membrane processes due to physically reversible fouling. There are several recent studies that corroborated the feasibility of this membrane process in the elimination of contaminants in water [ 8 , 93 , 100 , 154 , 155 , 156 , 157 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 161 , 162 , 163 , 164 , 165 , 166 , 167 , 168 , 169 , 170 , 171 , 172 , 173 , 174 , 175 ]. In these studies, membranes of different configuration, different materials, and different contaminants were used, all of which had good contaminant removal in common.…”

Section: Wastewater Contaminationmentioning

confidence: 92%

Forward Osmosis Application for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Municipal Wastewater: A Review

et al. 2023

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Forward osmosis (FO) has attracted special attention in water and wastewater treatment due to its role in addressing the challenges of water scarcity and contamination. The presence of emerging contaminants in water sources raises concerns regarding their environmental and public health impacts. Conventional wastewater treatment methods cannot effectively remove these contaminants; thus, innovative approaches are required. FO membranes offer a promising solution for wastewater treatment and removal of the contaminants in wastewater. Several factors influence the performance of FO processes, including concentration polarization, membrane fouling, draw solute selection, and reverse salt flux. Therefore, understanding and optimizing these factors are crucial aspects for improving the efficiency and sustainability of the FO process. This review stresses the need for research to explore the potential and challenges of FO membranes to meet municipal wastewater treatment requirements, to optimize the process, to reduce energy consumption, and to promote scalability for potential industrial applications. In conclusion, FO shows promising performance for wastewater treatment, dealing with emerging pollutants and contributing to sustainable practices. By improving the FO process and addressing its challenges, we could contribute to improve the availability of water resources amid the global water scarcity concerns, as well as contribute to the circular economy.

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Section: Wastewater Contaminationmentioning

confidence: 92%

Forward Osmosis Application for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Municipal Wastewater: A Review

et al. 2023

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“…The FO (aquaporin, HF) membrane could retain >80% of most pollutants with a 48–80% water recovery for all the test conditions. 100 Pharmaceutically active components (15 compounds) could be simultaneously degraded (94%) and rejected (95%) by employing the electrochemical oxidation (EO) – FO setup shown in Fig. S7 †.…”

Section: Applications Of Forward Osmosismentioning

confidence: 99%

Engineered osmosis – sustainable technology for water recovery, product concentration and energy generation

Kaleekkal

Nambikkattu

Satheesh

et al. 2022

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol.

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“…used aquaporin FO hollow fiber membranous (Aquaporin HFFO2) modules and evaluated its performance toward the removal of micropollutants. [ 39 ] Apart from rejecting nearly >80% of all the micropollutants from the wastewater effluent, the membranes rejected 99.9 ± 1.3% of metoprolol, 99.2 ± 1.0% of gabapentin, and 95.4 ± 6.9% of benzotriazole.…”

Section: Protein Channels/aquaporin Biomimetic Membranementioning

confidence: 99%

The Journey of Water Remediation through Biomimetic Strategies: A Mechanistic Insight

Gupta

Padmavathy

Bose

2021

Advanced Sustainable Systems

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Nature‐driven designs for water crisis have shown much interest in energy‐efficient water treatment. This review discusses four different bioinspired systems, aquaporin membranes, mussel‐inspired amine‐based membranes, supramolecular architectures, and cactus/mangrove desalination. The authors have also delineated their contributions and mechanisms toward forming water pathways for effective desalination. The discussion is mainly channelized toward constructing generic approaches based on membranes with diverse shapes and dimensions, including hierarchically structured membranes. The separation properties of these bioinspired systems stem from their chemical and physical structures imparting selectivity in the separation of ions, pollutants, etc. Further, this review covers the practical methodologies for next‐generation energy‐efficient membranes and outlines the perspectives regarding the upcoming developments in water technology.

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Laboratory and pilot evaluation of aquaporin-based forward osmosis membranes for rejection of micropollutants

Cited by 30 publications

References 51 publications

Forward Osmosis Application for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Municipal Wastewater: A Review

Forward Osmosis Application for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Municipal Wastewater: A Review

Engineered osmosis – sustainable technology for water recovery, product concentration and energy generation

The Journey of Water Remediation through Biomimetic Strategies: A Mechanistic Insight

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