Application of mixing inorganic salt as draw solution in forward osmosis concentration technology
ZHANG Huaixun1,2,, YUAN Yi1,2,3,,, WANG Xudong1,2, SHEN Tao1, ZHOU Yang1 1.School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215000, China 2.Environment Biotechnology Research Institute, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215000, China 3.National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou 215000, China
Abstract:In order to achieve municipal sewage concentrating and raise its resource value, a FO system was introduced to concentrate the municipal sewage with low concentration in southern China. The performance of concentrating organic pollutants and membrane fouling characteristics were investigated. The results of experiments showed that the water flux of FO membrane could reach 27 L·(m2·h)?1 when it was used to concentrate municipal with the mixed draw solution of 1.6 mol·L?1 magnesium chloride and 2.4 mol·L?1 sodium chloride. For the southern municipal sewage, it could be concentrated high than 6 times to meet the subsequent resource requirements, and the average recovery efficiencies of TOC, COD, TP, and NH3-N were 96.3%, 95.72%, 99% and 90.4%, respectively. The FO membrane showed low fouling potential during the concentration process, and the recovery rate of the membrane flux by chemical cleaning was higher than that by physical cleaning. These results provide guidance for the study of mixed inorganic salt draw solution in municipal sewage concentrating by FO. Key words:forward osmosis/ concentration/ mixed inorganic salt solution/ municipal sewage.
图1通过厌氧处理回收能量的FO预浓缩工艺示意图 Figure1.Schematic diagram of an FO pre-concentrating process for energy recovery via anaerobic treatment
图3不同浓度NaCl和MgCl2为汲取液的清水通量 Figure3.Pure water flux of FO membrane at different concentrations of sodium chloride and magnesium chloride as a draw solution
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1.School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215000, China 2.Environment Biotechnology Research Institute, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215000, China 3.National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou 215000, China Received Date: 2019-07-31 Accepted Date: 2019-10-14 Available Online: 2020-06-10 Keywords:forward osmosis/ concentration/ mixed inorganic salt solution/ municipal sewage Abstract:In order to achieve municipal sewage concentrating and raise its resource value, a FO system was introduced to concentrate the municipal sewage with low concentration in southern China. The performance of concentrating organic pollutants and membrane fouling characteristics were investigated. The results of experiments showed that the water flux of FO membrane could reach 27 L·(m2·h)?1 when it was used to concentrate municipal with the mixed draw solution of 1.6 mol·L?1 magnesium chloride and 2.4 mol·L?1 sodium chloride. For the southern municipal sewage, it could be concentrated high than 6 times to meet the subsequent resource requirements, and the average recovery efficiencies of TOC, COD, TP, and NH3-N were 96.3%, 95.72%, 99% and 90.4%, respectively. The FO membrane showed low fouling potential during the concentration process, and the recovery rate of the membrane flux by chemical cleaning was higher than that by physical cleaning. These results provide guidance for the study of mixed inorganic salt draw solution in municipal sewage concentrating by FO.