Acid mine drainage treatment by nanofiltration: A study of membrane fouling, chemical cleaning, and membrane ageing

被引：78

作者：

Aguiar, Alice ^{[1
]}

Andrade, Laura ^{[1
]}

Grossi, Luiza ^{[1
]}

Pires, Wadson ^{[1
]}

Amaral, Miriam ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Dept Sanit & Environm Engn, Av Antonio Carlos 6627, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

来源：

SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY | 2018年 / 192卷

关键词：

Acid mine drainage; Nanofiltration; Chemical cleaning; Membrane ageing; NF MEMBRANES; REVERSE-OSMOSIS; WATER; IMPACT; SEPARATION; POLYAMIDE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.seppur.2017.09.043

中图分类号：

TQ [化学工业];

学科分类号：

0817 ;

摘要：

This study aimed to investigate the nanofiltration membrane fouling on the NF270 membrane formed during acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment, and the best chemical cleaning procedure to remove this fouling. Moreover, membrane ageing by AMD retentate alone and AMD retentate combined with periodic chemical cleaning solution was assessed. The AMD is a mining effluent with low pH, high concentrations of sulfate, and is mainly composed of dissolved inorganic compounds; its treatment by nanofiltration produces a permeate suitable for industrial reuse. AMD treatment resulted in an inorganic fouling layer, rich in aluminum, arsenic, calcium, chromium, nickel, potassium, and sodium. Among the evaluated cleaning solutions, the best cleaning agent was hydrochloric acid (HCl) at a concentration of 0.20% w/w; this concentration also provided the lowest membrane exposure to the acid. Membrane ageing reduced the NF270 membrane water permeability by 49% after 270 days of exposure to AMD, and by 45% after 270 days of exposure to AMD plus periodic HCl cleaning solution. However, the membrane selectivity to magnesium sulfate and glucose decreased less than 10% in both conditions. These results suggest that the NF270 membrane is stable during AMD treatment.

引用

页码：185 / 195

页数：11

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