Lejarazu-Larrañaga, A. and Ortiz, J.M. and Molina, S. and Zhao, Y. and García-Calvo, E. (2020) Nitrate-Selective Anion Exchange Membranes Prepared using Discarded Reverse Osmosis Membranes as Support. Membranes, 10 (377).
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Abstract
The present work shows a methodology for the preparation of membranes with a high affinity for nitrates. For this purpose, a polymeric mixture containing an anion exchange resin was extended on a recycled pressure filtration membrane used as mechanical support. Different ion exchange resins were tested. The influence in ion fractionation of (i) the type of ion exchange resin, (ii) the use of a recycled membrane as support and (iii) the operating current density during the separation process were studied. Results revealed that the employed anion exchange resin could tune up the transport numbers of the anions in the membrane and enhance the transport of nitrates over sulfates. The use of the recycled filtration membrane as support further increased the transport of nitrates in detriment of sulfates in nitrate-selective membranes. Moreover, it considerably improved the mechanical stability of the membranes. Lowering the operational current density also boosted ion fractionation. In addition, the use of recycled membranes as support in membrane preparation is presented as an alternative management route of discarded reverse osmosis membranes, coupling with the challenging management of waste generated by the desalination industry. These membranes could be used for nitrate recovery from wastewater or for nitrate separation from groundwater.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | selective separation; heterogeneous anion exchange membrane; membrane recycling; nitrate separation; transport numbers |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics Q Science > QD Chemistry T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |
| Depositing User: | Users 646 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Oct 2021 14:37 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Nov 2021 13:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.imdea-agua.org:13000/id/eprint/1245 |
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