Progress in Research and Application of Nanofiltration (NF) Technology for Brackish Water Treatment

Tian, Jiayu; Zhao, Xingrui; Gao, Shanshan; Wang, Xiaoying; Zhang, Ruijun

doi:10.3390/membranes11090662

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“…The enhanced surface hydrophilicity of the fumed silica zeolite NF membranes attract more water molecules close to the membrane than those of colloidal silica zeolite NF membranes, and facilitated the transport of water molecules in the membrane, which is an observed phenomenon here in line with most reported work [51,97,98]. Also, the diffusion affinity seems to be of great interest probably due to the nature of both zeolites resulting from different silica sources used.…”

Section: Flux Analysissupporting

confidence: 85%

Influence of the Zeolite ZSM-22 Precursor on a UF-PES Selective Substrate Layer for Salts Rejection

2022

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Fabrication of the ZSM-22/Polyethersulfone (ZSM-22/PES) membranes as selective salt filters represent a growing membrane technological area in separation with the potential of high economic reward based on its low energy requirements. The incorporation of ZSM-22 zeolite material as additives into the PES polymer matrix has the prospective advantage of combining both the zeolite and polymer features while overcoming the limitations associated with both materials. This work investigated the influence of the nature of the silica precursor on ZSM-22 zeolite hydrothermally synthesised using colloidal (C60) and fumed (C60) silica to Si/Al of 60. The successful synthesis of the highly crystalline zeolitic materials was confirmed through XRD, FTIR, and SEM with EDX. The ZSM-22 additives were directly dispersed into a PES polymeric matrix to form a casting solution for the preparation of the ZSM-22/PES selective substrate layers via a phase inversion method for salts rejection. The polymeric PES was selected as an organic network in which the content of the ZSM-22 zeolite (ranging between 0 and 1.0 wt.%), was obtained and characterised by XRD, FTIR, and SEM analysis, as well as water contact angle (WCA) measurement and dead-end filtration cell. The phase inversion preparation method has induced the resulting ZSM-22/PES NF substrates anisotropy, as attributed to a high water flux to the above 700 L·m−2·h−1; high selectivity and rejection of salts to above 80% is revealed by the obtained results. The materials also exhibited improved antifouling behavior to above 70% flux recovery ratios. As such, the nature of the silica precursor influences ZSM-22 zeolite synthesis as a potential additive in the PES polymer matrix and led to the enhanced performance of the pure PES ultrafiltration membrane.

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Section: Flux Analysissupporting

confidence: 85%

Influence of the Zeolite ZSM-22 Precursor on a UF-PES Selective Substrate Layer for Salts Rejection

2022

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“…The commercial membrane NF90 was investigated in order to study its efficiency to remove fluoride from brackish waters [69]. The results showed that the rejection rate of the membrane was stabilized at a pressure of 11 bar.…”

Section: Polymer Membranesmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Mini Review of Recent Findings in Cellulose-, Polymer- and Graphene-Based Membranes for Fluoride Removal from Drinking Water

Tolkou

Meez

Kyzas

et al. 2021

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Effective fluoride removal from water is a persistent global concern both for drinking water and wastewater treatment. According to World Health Organization (WHO), standards for the maximum contaminant level in drinking water cannot be higher than 1.5 mg F− L−1 since affects the skeletal and nervous systems of humans. Various technologies have been developed to decrease fluoride concentration from waters, such as adsorption, coagulation, precipitation and membrane separation. Membrane technology has been found to be a very effective technology, significantly reducing fluoride to desired standards levels; however, it has received less attention than other technologies because it is a costly process. This review aims to discuss the recent studies using modified membranes for fluoride removal. Emphasis is given on cellulose-, polymer- and graphene-based membranes and is further discussing the modification of membranes with several metals that have been developed in the last years. It was observed that the main focus of the total publications has been on the use of polymer-based membranes. Most of the membranes applied for defluoridation exhibit greater efficiency at pH values close to that of drinking water (i.e., 6–8), and maximum treatment capacity was obtained with the use of a cellulose modified membrane Fe-Al-Mn@chitosan with a permeate flux of 2000 L m−2 h−1, following the carbon-based amyloid fibril nano-ZrO2 composites (CAF-Zr) 1750 L m−2. A technical-economic comparison study of NF and RO is also referred, concluding that NF membrane is slightly less expensive.

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“…Among these techniques, membrane separation has attracted a great deal of attention, especially for the removal of small organic molecules and high-valence inorganic salts [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Studies of membranes have aided in the development of various research fields, including wastewater treatment [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ], the pharmaceutical industry [ 10 , 11 , 12 ], food processing [ 13 , 14 ], and bioengineering [ 15 , 16 ]. During the separation process, both steric hindrance and the electrostatic repulsion effect determine the specific performance of a membrane [ 17 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

CNTs Intercalated LDH Composite Membrane for Water Purification with High Permeance

Song

Yang

et al. 2021

Nanomaterials

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The pursuit of improved water purification technology has motivated extensive research on novel membrane materials to be carried out. In this paper, one-dimensional carboxylated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were intercalated into the interlayer space of layered double hydroxide (LDH) to form a composite membrane for water purification. The CNTs/LDH laminates were deposited on the surface of the hydrolyzed polyacrylonitrile (PAN) ultrafiltration membrane through a vacuum-assisted assembly strategy. Based on the characterization of the morphology and structure of the CNTs/LDH composite membrane, it was found that the intercalation of CNT created more mass transfer channels for water molecules. Moreover, the permeance of the CNTs/LDH membrane was improved by more than 50% due to the low friction and rapid flow of water molecules in the CNT tubes. Additionally, the influence of preparation conditions on the separation performance was investigated using Evans blue (EB). Optimized fabrication conditions were given (the concentration of CoAl-LDH was 0.1 g/L and the weight ratio of CNTs was 2 wt.%). Next, the separation performances of the prepared CNTs/LDH composite membrane were evaluated using both single and mixed dye solutions. The results showed that the composite membrane obtained possessed a retention of 98% with a permeance of 2600 kg/(m2·h·MPa) for EB, which was improved by 36% compared with the pristine LDH composite membrane. Moreover, the stability of the CNTs/LDH composite membrane was investigated in 100 h with no obvious permeance drop (less than 13%), which exhibited its great potential in water purification.

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Progress in Research and Application of Nanofiltration (NF) Technology for Brackish Water Treatment

Cited by 41 publications

References 135 publications

Influence of the Zeolite ZSM-22 Precursor on a UF-PES Selective Substrate Layer for Salts Rejection

Influence of the Zeolite ZSM-22 Precursor on a UF-PES Selective Substrate Layer for Salts Rejection

A Mini Review of Recent Findings in Cellulose-, Polymer- and Graphene-Based Membranes for Fluoride Removal from Drinking Water

CNTs Intercalated LDH Composite Membrane for Water Purification with High Permeance

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