Fertilizer drawn forward osmosis as an alternative to 2nd pass seawater reverse osmosis: Estimation of boron removal and energy consumption |
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Authors: | Hailan Wang Baoyu Gao Li an Hou Ho Kyong Shon Qinyan Yue Zhining Wang |
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Institution: | 1. Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China2. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Broadway NSW 2007, Australia |
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Abstract: | ? The boron concentration in diluted DS can satisfy the irrigation water standard. ? The boron concentration in diluted DS equaled that in two-pass RO permeate. ? FDFO process SEC was slightly lower than the 2nd pass RO SEC. ? FDFO has potential as an alternative to 2nd pass RO for irrigation water production. Agriculture is the largest consumer of freshwater. Desalinated seawater is an important alternative water source for sustainable irrigation. However, some issues of the current desalination technology hinder its use for agriculture irrigation, including low boron removal and high energy consumption. This study systematically explored the feasibility of employing fertilizer drawn forward osmosis (FDFO) as an alternative to 2nd pass reverse osmosis (RO) by considering the boron removal performance and specific energy consumption (SEC). Different operating conditions were investigated, such as the boron and NaCl concentrations in feed solution (FS), draw solution (DS) concentration, pH, the volume ratio of FS to DS, membrane orientation, flow rate, and operating temperature. The results indicated that a low boron concentration in FS and high pH DS (pH= 11.0) decreased the boron solute flux, and led to low final boron concentration in the DS. The other operating conditions had negligible influence on the final DS boron concentration. Also, a lower flow rate and higher specific water flux with certain permeate water volumes were conducive to reducing the SEC of the FDFO process. Overall, our study paves a new way of using FDFO in irrigation, which avoids the phytotoxicity and human health risk of boron. The results show the potential of FDFO as an alternative to 2nd pass RO for irrigation water production. |
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Keywords: | Fertilizer drawn forward osmosis (FDFO) Boron removal Specific energy consumption (SEC) Seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) Irrigation water production |
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