Preparation of high concentration polyaluminum chloride with high content of Alb or Alc

A novel membrane distillation concentration method was used to prepare high concentration polyaluminum chloride (PACl) with high content of Al_b or Al_c. 2.52 mol/L PACl₁ with 88% Al_b and 2.38 mol/L PACl₂ with 61% Al_c were successfully prepared. Three coagulants, AlCl₃, PACl₁ and PACl₂ were investigated on their hydrolysis behavior and speciation under different conditions. The effects of pH and dilution ratio on Al species distribution were investigated by ferron assay. Experimental result showed that pH had a significant effect on Al species distribution for the three coagulants. Dilution ratio had little effects on Al_b and Al_c distribution in whole dilution process except the beginning for PACl₁ and PACl₂. The results indicated that transformation of Al depends largely on their original composition. AlCl₃ was the most unstable coagulant among these three coagulants during hydrolysis process. PACl₁ and PACl₂ with significant amounts of highly charged and stable polynuclear aluminum hydrolysis products were less affected by the hydrolysis conditions and could maintain high speciation stability under various conditions.