Concentrating underground brine by FO process: Influence of membrane types and spacer on membrane scaling

Chen, G; Wang, Z; Li, XM; Song, J; Zhao, B; Phuntsho, S; Shon, HK; He, T

Concentrating underground brine by FO process: Influence of membrane types and spacer on membrane scaling

Chen, G Wang, Z Li, XM Song, J Zhao, B Phuntsho, S

Shon, HK

He, T

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Citation:: Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 285 pp. 92 - 100
Issue Date:: 2016-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Chen, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wang, Z	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Li, XM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Song, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhao, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Phuntsho, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3917-3916	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shon, HK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-7169	en_US
dc.contributor.author	He, T	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016, 285 pp. 92 - 100	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1385-8947	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/122612
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Forward osmosis (FO) is a low energy process when recovery of the draw solutes is not necessary. This study focused on the performance of the FO process for concentrating underground brine (UGB) with saturated sodium chloride as draw solution (DS) using two membranes: commercialized flat sheet cellulose triacetate (CTA) membrane and tailor-made thin film composite (TFC) FO membrane. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD) analysis indicate that, majority of the scaling components were calcium sulfate and sodium chloride crystals formed both through surface and bulk crystallization. The spacer in the FO test cell also promoted scaling. Without spacer, a sharp flux decline of TFC membrane occurred at a higher concentration factor while no sharp flux drop was observed for CTA membrane. It was hypothesized that the rough TFC membrane surface may initiate nucleation and aggregation of the crystals in the active surface, and eventually resulting in scaling.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT140101208
dc.relation.ispartof	Chemical Engineering Journal	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.cej.2015.09.096	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Chemical Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Concentrating underground brine by FO process: Influence of membrane types and spacer on membrane scaling	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	285	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0905 Civil Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	285	en_US

Abstract:

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Forward osmosis (FO) is a low energy process when recovery of the draw solutes is not necessary. This study focused on the performance of the FO process for concentrating underground brine (UGB) with saturated sodium chloride as draw solution (DS) using two membranes: commercialized flat sheet cellulose triacetate (CTA) membrane and tailor-made thin film composite (TFC) FO membrane. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and powder X-ray diffractometry (XRD) analysis indicate that, majority of the scaling components were calcium sulfate and sodium chloride crystals formed both through surface and bulk crystallization. The spacer in the FO test cell also promoted scaling. Without spacer, a sharp flux decline of TFC membrane occurred at a higher concentration factor while no sharp flux drop was observed for CTA membrane. It was hypothesized that the rough TFC membrane surface may initiate nucleation and aggregation of the crystals in the active surface, and eventually resulting in scaling.

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