Research Abstracts

Cleaning of ultrafiltration (UF) membranes is usually performed with addition of powerful oxidizing agents such as aqueous chlorine. The results of cleaning are assessed by flux levels, and complete restoration of initial flux indicates that the membrane is usable for further operation. The cleaning

The main objective of this work was to investigate and compare the removals of boron from model solutions (boron as single solute in distilled and deionized water) and seawater using two commercial high rejection SWRO membranes. The impacts of dissolved solids in seawater and pH on boron rejection a

In the last years, boron and arsenic are gaining wide attention in the water treatment community due to their adverse effects both on human/animal health and on agriculture. As a consequence, nowadays, the number of water treatment plants equipped with boron and arsenic removal facilities is growing

Boron removal from aqueous solution by electrodialysis was studied as a function of solution pH, applied voltage, flow rate and initial boron concentration. TS-l-l0 electrodialysis equipment (Tokuyama) modified with rotameters was employed for experimental studies. It was obtained that the highest b

The advanced separation process for boron removal has been put forward by combining boron sorption on a fine powdered boron selective resin (BSR) with a complex separation on microfiltration membranes. The proposed membrane-based hybrid process integrates in one step sorption efficiency of the selec

In this study, a microbial surfactant, rhamnolipid, was investigated for its potential to enhance recovery of Zn(II) from Na-feldspar as soil component. The effects of rhamnolipid concentration, pH, and initial Zn(II) ion concentration on the removal of Zn(II) ions from Na-feldspar by rhamnolipid bi

Boron (B) is an important element which should be considered seriously for drinking water production. Boron removal from seawater using nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membranes was investigated. Increase in salt concentration effects boron removal positively when RO membranes and negat

The electrodialytic removal of boron from seawater reverse osmosis permeate was examined in laboratory. Two model SWRO permeates were investigated. The composition of the first one (TDS 604 mg/L, B content 2.25 mg/L) was calculated using ROSA 6.0 software (DOW Chem.) assuming SW30HR-320 membrane, oc

Both pressure driven and electro-membrane processes show better boron removal efficiency when carried under alkaline conditions when the boric acid is ionized to a large extent. Even under such conditions the electrodialysis (ED) performance is, however, reported to be poor since low boron current e

Presently boron-rich chemical landfill leachate originating from Tarnowskie Góry is being treated by boronselective ion-exchange resin. Since the boron concentration in this feed water type is relatively high (approx. 70 mg of B/L), the IE column post-regeneration lyes, that are strongly acidic and