Rejection

The focus of this paper is to test the ability of a commercially available nanofiltration membrane (AFC 80) to remove polluting and toxic Pb(II) ions from aqueous solutions in order to meet the USEPA guidelines regarding the toxicity threshold limits. The investigation has been conducted for aqueous

The aim of this work was to evaluate the separation of cerium ions from dilute cerium feed solution by nanofiltration and to study the performance of commercial NF-300 membrane to accomplish an effective cerium removal at various operating conditions. The feed and permeates were analyzed for solute c

Generally, a membrane is a composite and is made by forming a skin layer on a support. Then, the support will also affect the rejection, since the support affects the ion flux. In practical terms, however, the effect of support on membrane performances is almost always neglected. In this paper, the

This work deals with the temperature effect on rejection of neutral and charged solutes by a nanofiltration membrane (Desal 5 DK of GE Osmonics). The experiments were conducted with a tangential Sepa CF cell with a flow velocity equal to 1.27 m/s. The pressure was varied form 5 to 15 bar and the tem

An equation of rejection curve was derived for a membrane system where the membrane charge strongly affected the partition of ions into the membrane surface. The equation predicted that the rejection varied linearly with the inverse of the volume flow. The equation was applied to the experimental da

In the present work, some of the factors that influence the rejection and fouling patterns observed during sugar-beet pulp extract ultrafiltration were examined. This material contained pectins, exhibiting a wide molecular weight distribution and a high tendency for aggregation. A dual pattern in th

Reverse osmosis (RO) is an efficient process for the removal of ionic and organic pollutants from contaminated water. In this study, rotating RO, which takes advantage of Taylor-Couette flow instabilities to reduce the flux decline related to concentration polarization and membrane fouling, was inve

An experimental investigation was conducted to study the performance of an aromatic polyamide (ES 20) ultra-lowpressure reverse osmosis membrane (ULPROM) for separating divalent (Cu2+, Ni2+) and hexavalent (Cr6+) heavy metals from bulk solution. The influence of operating pressure, feed concentratio