Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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IF 1
Jingxi Tie,Zhihong Zheng,Xiaomei Zheng,Yaru Hao
The water-soluble protein was extracted from Moringa oleifera seed press cake and tested its performance as a natural coagulant for removing humic acid (HA) from water solution when comparing to polyaluminum chloride (PAC), a commercial coagulant. Influencing factors including pH, coagulant dosage, temperature and suspended solid were investigated in this study. The results indicated that the coagulating efficiencies of HA using the Moringa oleifera seed protein (MOSP) were better than those by PAC under all the experimental conditions at the same dosage. MOSP could increase the zeta potential more efficiently than PAC. The Fourier transform infrared spectra revealed that no new compounds were generated during the coagulation process. Hence, adsorption and charge neutralization could be the main mechanism contributing to the HA removal using MOSP as coagulant. MOSP is an ideal natural coagulant for HA removal.
研究领域:
环境科学
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水处理技术
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天然产物应用
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环境工程
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胶体化学
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Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
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2022
·Vol. 10
·期 6
·108733
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IF 7.968
Hanhan Huang,Zhaosong Li,Haiyan Wang,Caifeng Xia,Pingke Yan,Qian Zhang,Zilin Meng
Microplastics (MPs) are widely presence in soil, and the uncertain influence of MPs is ineluctable. In this study, the influence of removal efficiency for heavy metals by LDHs with the presence of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) is investigated. And the removal efficiency of heavy metals Cu 2+ , Pb 2+ , Zn 2+ , Ni 2+ by LDHs from soil is investigated by contact time, initial concentration, PP/PE contents, pH and coexisting ions. The adsorption capacities of heavy metals with the presence of PP/PE are larger and the effects with high content of PP/PE is more obvious on removal of heavy metals. The isothermal experiment data are well described by the Generalized Langmuir isothermal model, denoting that the adsorption sites on the absorbents are certain, and the sites are inhomogeneous with different adsorption energy. In order to further explore the influence of PP/PE on the removal of heavy metals by LDHs, the interaction between LDHs and PP/PE is analyzed by XRD , FT-IR, Zeta potential and SEM. The sites energy distribution theory is employed to analyze the distribution of accessible adsorption sites and the heterogeneity of sites. The results show that with the presence of PP/PE in soil, LDHs interacts with PP/PE preferentially on account of electrostatic attraction, and the combination of LDHs and PP/PE increases the accessible adsorption sites for the removal of heavy metals and is beneficial to the adsorption process . These findings contribute to understanding environmental behavior of heavy metals with the presence of MPs and guide the application of LDHs in soil.
研究领域:
环境科学
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土壤修复
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纳米材料应用
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环境污染化学
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吸附动力学
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高影响因子
FUEL
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2024
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IF 6.7
Xingyan Liu,Tianrong Xiong,Yonggang Xu,Kunhe Yang,Youzhou He,Haifeng Yang,Hong Wu,Jiajia Jing,Siqi Li,Siping Wei
Defect engineering for MOFs is a promising approach to accelerate the charge transfer to further enhance the photocatalytic performance. Up to now, the current defect engineering strategy for MOFs mainly focuses on a single adjustment mode with the apparent ceiling effect, whether the further break out of the ceiling effect could be achieved through the combination of two or more adjustment modes is still in its infancy. In this work, the original NH 2 -MIL-125 was firstly adjusted by a single adjustment mode in ethanol solvothermal method to obtain partially linker defective NM-125-X (where X signifies the distinct temperatures used in the solvothermal treatment, with optimal results observed at X = 120). Subsequently, the NM-125-120 was further re-regulated by adjusting the ligand defects through another adjustment mode in water heating agitation, resulting in the ultimate defective NM-125-120-65. The NM-125-120-65 obtained through double defect engineering avenue showed superior photocatalytic performance with the hydrogen production rate of 11585.23 μmol·g −1 , which was 1.23 and 14.05 times as those of partially defective NM-125-120 (9427.65 μmol·g −1 ) and original NH 2 -MIL-125 (824.85 μmol·g −1 ), respectively. In addition, the NO removal rate of NM-125-120-65 was 64.8 % also higher than that of NM-125-120 (37.8 %) and NH 2 -MIL-125 (23.6 %). Through a series of comparative experiments, especially TGA and XPS, it was noted that the ligand defective NH 2 -MIL-125 can be formed by ethanol solvothermal method, and it was also confirmed that through further re-regulating the ligand defects in water heating agitation, the linker defects could also be further expanded. The PL emission spectra, IT diagrams, and EIS measurements displayed that the NM-125-120-65 had outstanding conductivity and excellent electron mobility compared to NM-125-120 and NH 2 -MIL-125. This work provided a novel approach for the subsequent defect engineering by another adjustment mode based on the existing defective MOFs via double linker defect engineering adjustment modes, so as to further obtain better photocatalytic performance for solving the environmental and energy crisis.
研究领域:
材料科学
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环境化学
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能源化学
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光催化
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纳米材料
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物理化学
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RSC Advances
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2012
·Vol. 2
·期 14
·5983-5989
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IF 0
Hong-Wen Gao,Dong-Dong Ma,Gang Xu
Many kinds of medicinal plants are used in the treatment of disease, and a proportion of these plants grow tenaciously in soils contaminated with heavy metals. An example of one such medicinal plant is the herb Thlaspi rotundifolium L., which accumulates selenium (Se), and has anti-oxidation, anti-aging, anti-cancer and immunity-adjusting properties, but also simultaneously hyperaccumulates harmful metals such as Cd and Zn from the soil. An interesting model named ‘digging metals@plant then backfilling’ has been suggested, where the metals are removed from the plant by acid treatment, then the nano-pores imprinted with the heavy metals are backfilled from the drinking water. Experimental studies of this idea indicate that it can remove unwanted substances from the herb itself and also from the drinking water, ensuring the safety of the herb tea. Additionally, the Se normally embedded in the herb was not noticeably lost. Thus, this model provides a sustainable solution for the disposal of heavy metals using metal-accumulating plants.
研究领域:
植物生理学
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环境毒理学
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食品科学
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天然药物化学
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环境修复
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生物医学工程
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农业资源利用
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SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2024
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IF 8.1
Zixiang Gao,Jun Liu,Ying Wang,Yuqiong Zhao,Guoqiang Li,Wenzhe Si,Yuefeng Liu,Guojie Zhang
Activated carbon (AC) adsorbents are extensively utilized for the adsorption and elimination of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as styrene, owing to their remarkable adsorption capacity and cost-effectiveness. However, the regeneration and reutilization of activated carbon face significant limitations due to incomplete cleavage of styrene and carbon accumulation during heated styrene cracking. This research focuses on the preparation of Ni-Fe bimetal-enriched adsorbent columns by successfully loading transition metals Ni and Fe onto activated carbon saturated with styrene adsorption using a simple impregnation method. A series of characterizations were conducted to unveil the formation process of active sites in the alloy phase and the mechanism behind the synergistic anti-accumulation effect of Ni and Fe on carbon deposits. Furthermore, the adsorption performance of the regenerated activated carbon for styrene was evaluated. The results revealed the formation of Fe 0.64 Ni 0.36 and Ni-Fe alloy (Kamacite) phases on the activated carbon carriers, which enhanced the cracking of styrene and exhibited superior anti-carbon accumulation properties. The styrene adsorption capacity of the synthesized bimetallic 2.5Fe-2.5Ni-900 regenerated sample reached 407.5 mg/g, approximately 1.5 times higher than that of the monometallic samples 5Fe-900 and 5Ni-900, and 1.6 times higher than that of the unmodified activated carbon RAC-900. Furthermore, kinetic studies indicated that the adsorption process of styrene by the samples followed a multilayer adsorption mechanism, predominantly governed by physical adsorption. Intra-pore diffusion was identified as the primary rate-determining step during the adsorption process. Moreover, after three regenerative adsorption cycles, the decrease in styrene adsorption capacity for the 2.5Fe-2.5Ni-900 sample was below 20 %. This study presents novel perspectives and methodologies for addressing the regeneration challenge of activated carbon saturated with styrene adsorption.
研究领域:
环境化学
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吸附科学
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材料再生
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大气污染控制
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环境功能材料
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高影响因子
Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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IF 1
Bo Zhu,Lingyu Zhou,Qi Zhang,Xiaodong Wang,Hongmei Jiang,Aimin Lu
A rigid Pb(II)-imprinted polymers were synthesized by the combination of surface-imprinted method with sol–gel method using (3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane as a functional monomer, Pb(II) and hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide as template ions and tetraethoxysilane as cross-linker and were used as adsorbents for the removal of Pb(II). The effect of molar ratio of cross-linker to functional monomer on the morphology and adsorption performance has been evaluated. The effects of pH, initial concentration and adsorption time on the adsorption performance of Pb(II) on both sorbents were investigated. The maximum adsorption capacity calculated from Langmuir isotherm was 68.03 mg g -1 and 17.13 mg g -1 for Pb(II)-IIP and Pb(II)-NIP, respectively. Kinetics studies showed that the adsorption process obeyed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The selective adsorption coefficient of Pb(II)-IIP for Pb(II)/Ni(II), Pb(II)/Cd(II), Pb(II)/Hg(II) and Pb(II)/Co(II) are 117.5, 1.42, 4.9 and 30.24, respectively. The spent Pb(II)-IIP could be reused at least five cycles, demonstrating its good practicability.
研究领域:
环境化学
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材料科学
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分析化学
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环境污染治理
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功能高分子材料
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CHEMOSPHERE
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2021
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IF 7.086
Hao Dong,Huan Tang,Xinxing Shi,Wenlan Yang,Wenjing Chen,Han Li,Yu Zhao,Zhengyong Zhang,Ming Hua
Efficient elimination of fluoride from wastewater is an urgent need for ensuring water safety. In the present study, a stable and reusable nanocomposite (NCO@PAE) was synthesized by impregnating nanosized cerium oxides (NCO) inside a porous polystyrene anion exchanger (PAE) host for efficient fluoride removal from wastewater. The newly fabricated NCO@PAE exhibited excellent resistance to acid and alkali environment, allowing it to be utilized in a wide pH range (2–12). Fluoride uptake onto NCO@PAE was a pH-dependent process, which could reach the maximum capacity at pH 3.0. Compared with its host PAE , NCO@PAE showed conspicuous adsorption affinity towards fluoride in the coexistence of other competing anions at high concentrations. Adsorption kinetics confirmed its high efficiency for achieving equilibrium within 120 min. Fixed-bed adsorption runs demonstrated that the effective processing capacity of NCO@PAE for synthetic fluoride-containing wastewater (initial fluoride 2.5 mg/L) was about ~330 BV (bed volume), while only 22 BV for the host PAE . The exhausted NCO@PAE could be effectively revived by a simple in-situ desorption method for long-term cycle operation without conspicuous capacity loss. All the results indicated that NCO@PAE is a reliable and promising adsorbent for water defluoridation.
研究领域:
环境科学
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水处理技术
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材料科学
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吸附化学
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环境功能材料
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高影响因子
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2014
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IF 4.058
Ming-Xia Wang,Qi-Lei Zhang,Shan-Jing Yao
Mycelial pellets prepared using a marine-derived Penicillium janthinellum sp. strain (P1) were applied as biosorbents to remove dyes from aqueous solutions. Nine different dyes were studied and the effects of pH and salt concentration on the decolorization processes were investigated. The results showed that the mycelial pellet was effective in removing dyes from their water solutions. Moreover, it was found that pH was an important factor of the decolorization process and the best dye removal performance was achieved when pH = 5.0. The adsorption process of the live mycelial pellets was not affected by high salt concentrations. In addition, the mycelial pellets retained 91.3% of the original decolorization activity after five reusing cycles without any desorption treatments. The adsorption isotherms indicated that the biosorption process agreed well with the Langmuir isotherm model with a maximum biosorption capacity of 344.83 mg g(dry) − 1 and the kinetic adsorption results showed that the biosorption process followed a pseudo-second-order kinetic model.
研究领域:
环境微生物学
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环境工程
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生物吸附
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水污染控制
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应用微生物学
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环境化学
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JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
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2012
·Vol. 378
·期 1
·30-35
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IF 3.07
Shangkun Li,Xiaofeng Lu,Xiang Li,Yanpeng Xue,Chengcheng Zhang,Junyu Lei,Ce Wang
A reactive-template vapor phase polymerization method for the preparation of bamboo-like polypyrrole (PPy) nanotubes has been successfully demonstrated in this paper. Herein, electrospun V 2 O 5 nanofibers were chosen as templates to deposit PPy, which served as the oxidants as well. This method can provide the fabrication of PPy nanostructures more easily than conventional routes due to its independence of removing template, which is usually a complex and tedious experimental process. The application of bamboo-like PPy nanotubes for Cr(VI) ions removal in aqueous solution has been explored. The resulting bamboo-like PPy nanotubes exhibited much higher adsorption performance than traditional PPy nanoparticles.
研究领域:
环境科学
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纳米材料
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高分子化学
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环境污染治理
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吸附技术
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ADVANCED POWDER TECHNOLOGY
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2022
·Vol. 33
·期 11
·103807
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IF 4.969
Jingxi Zhang,Yifan Niu,Yu Zhou,Shaohua Ju,Yongwan Gu
In this study, green tea was used as a reducing agent to prepare GT-nZVI/Cu nano-zero-valent iron-copper bimetallic materials for nitrate degradation. Through single factor experiments, the process conditions for nitrate removal by GT-nZVI/Cu were optimized. By measuring the contents of nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia nitrogen in the reaction products, the reduction pathway of nitrate-nitrogen in GT-nZVI/Cu was studied. In addition, the removal mechanism of nitrate by GT-nZVI/Cu was also analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and kinetic experiments. The results showed that the size of GT-nZVI/Cu particles is between 50 and 70 nm, and they are irregular spherical shapes. The polyphenol antioxidants in green tea make GT-nZVI/Cu have stronger antioxidant properties, and the denitration products are mostly nitrogen. The addition of copper ions accelerates the reaction time and reaction rate. The maximum removal rate of nitrate by GT-nZVI/Cu within 75 min can be up to 99 %. After three repeated experiments, the removal rate of GT-nZVI/Cu can still reach 70 %. The removal mechanism of GT-nZVI/Cu has enhanced nitrate removal through complexation, redox, and adsorption co-precipitation. This study provides a new route for the green preparation and efficient application of nZVI.
研究领域:
环境化学
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纳米材料科学
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水处理技术
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环境功能材料
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污染控制化学
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应用催化
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高影响因子
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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2021
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IF 10.588
Keng Xuan,Juan Wang,Zhiheng Gong,Xuegang Wang,Jun Li,Yadan Guo,Zhanxue Sun
In this work, nanoscale hydroxyapatite (HAP)-modified ZIF-67 composite, HAP/ZIF-67, with abundant functional groups for uranium(VI) binding was synthesized via a facile ultrasound-assisted synthesis method. The prepared HAP/ZIF-67 was characterized by XRD , SEM, TEM , BET, FT-IR and XPS techniques, and was applied to eliminate uranium(VI) from aqueous solutions under various conditions, i.e., pH, coexisting ions, temperature and contact time. The results indicate that the abundant Co-OH, -C N- and -NH- binding groups originating from the ZIF-67 and the Ca-OH and PO 4 3- derived from loaded nanoscale HAP synergistically endowed HAP/ZIF-67 with the excellent U(VI) adsorption capacity of 453.1 mg/g, which is 2.55 and 1.78 times that of pristine HAP and ZIF-67. HAP/ZIF-67 showed high adsorption selectivity toward U(VI), and the U(VI) elimination efficiency for real wastewater by HAP/ZIF-67 reached 97.29%. The adsorption kinetics and isotherms were well simulated by the pseudo-second-order model and Langmuir isotherm model, respectively, suggesting that U(VI) adsorption was an endothermic monolayer chemisorption process. The adsorption mechanism of U (VI) by HAP/ZIF-67 was dominated by surface complexation process. This work is expected to provide an effective strategy for developing HAP-modified MOFs absorbent to be used for the highly efficient elimination of radionuclides from wastewater.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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核化学
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水污染控制
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吸附技术
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功能材料
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放射性核素去除
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DOI
高影响因子
Desalination and Water Treatment
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2024
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IF 1
Wan Su,Yufeng Zhang,Wenjuan Zhang,Shuting Xie,Xiaobo Sun,Jianqiang Meng
In this study, a nanofiltration (NF) polyamide hollow fiber thin film composite membrane with a low rejection and a high flux was prepared in consideration of the “trade-off” relation between salt rejection and permeate flux of the membrane. The membrane was able to retain the beneficial minerals in tap water while keeping the body healthy. The membrane prepared had a thinner active skin layer (<100 nm) than those of commercial membranes. A permeability of 30.07 L/m 2 /h and a rejection rate of 79.68% for 1,000 mg/L MgSO 4 at 0.2 MPa were obtained. In addiiton, Fe 3+ , Cu 2+ , and Pb 2+ were used to evaluate the heavy metal removal performance of the NF membrane. It was found that as the concentration of heavy metal ions increased to three times of the Standards for Drinking Water Quality (SDWQ) (GB5749-2006), and the rejections to all heavy metal ions were more than 76%. In addition, the NF membrane had a good long-term rejection stability for the heavy metal ions over a 12-month dynamic filtration experiment. The results showed that the newly prepared NF membrane has a good application prospect for domestic water purification.
研究领域:
环境科学
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材料科学
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膜技术
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水处理
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纳米技术
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化学工程
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公共卫生工程
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DOI
高影响因子
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