Towards green membranes: preparation of cellulose acetate ultrafiltration membranes using methyl lactate as a biosolvent

Ultrafiltration membranes were prepared using cellulose acetate (CA) as a polymer, LiCl and CaCl₂ as porogens and methyl-(S)-lactate as a solvent. CA, methyl lactate and the porogens used in this work are obtained from renewable resources; they are biodegradable, non-toxic and non-volatile organic compounds. Flat sheet ultrafiltration membranes were prepared by the phase inversion technique. A molecular weight cut-off between 15 and 35 kDa (polyethylene glycol) and pure water permeability between 13 and 177 litres h^? 1m^? 2 bar^? 1 were obtained. These parameters are in the ideal range for water treatment industry. Improvement of pollutant degree and ecotoxicity of the process was evaluated by ‘green’ metrics by the P (pollutants, persistent and bioaccumulative) and E (ecotoxicity) parameters. Both of these variables were recorded as zero using our method. This study represents a step ahead towards the production of ultrafiltration polymeric membranes by a ‘greener’ process than current methods.     

添加剂F127对CPVC超滤膜性能的影响研究

文章探讨了添加剂F127的质量百分含量(5%、7%、10%和13%)对CPVC超滤膜微观结构及其性能(包括水通量、截留率、机械性能、亲水性和耐污染性能)的影响.结果表明:随着F127含量的增加,铸膜液剪切粘度增加,截留率上升,亲水性和耐污染性能大幅度提高,纯水通量和机械性能有所下降.综合比较添加剂F127含量为10%时,CPVC超滤膜性能较好.     

调控絮体形态强化电絮凝减缓膜污染

本研究通过调节电絮凝工艺参数来实现对絮体形态的调控,进而达到减缓膜污染的目的.主要考察了电流密度、初始pH、初始电导率对絮体性质以及膜通量的影响,并解析了超滤膜对不同形貌结构絮体的膜污染响应机制.结果表明,电絮凝减缓膜污染的关键是在膜表面形成疏松多孔的滤饼层,电絮凝-超滤(electrocoagulation-ultrafiltration,EC-UF)工艺不但能够有效地减缓膜污染,而且还极大提升了出水水质.增加电流密度,以及在pH中性水质条件下,EC-UF工艺中膜通量保持更高.j=20 A·m~(-2)、初始pH=7、初始电导率=1 000μS·cm~(-1),EC-UF工艺对水中的腐殖酸(humic acid,HA)去除率为97%,平衡阶段归一化通量J/J0达到81%.     

两亲性共聚物共混PVDF超滤膜的界面性质与抗蛋白质污染的研究

考察了两亲性共聚物聚氧乙烯/聚氧丙烯/聚氧乙烯[PEO-PPO-PEO(F127)]共混聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)铸膜液,在水相凝胶浴中的相转化动力学过程.结合衰减全反射傅立叶转变红外光谱(ATR-FTIR)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、原子力显微镜(AFM)等表征手段,分析了F127含量在PVDF膜表面的PEO富集率、膜微观形貌及结构参数的影响规律.以静态吸附量、过滤比通量衰减及膜污染阻力模型,评价了F127/PVDF共混膜对牛血清蛋白(BSA)的抗污染性能.结果表明随着F127添加量增大,相转化延迟分相行为增强,膜表面及内部孔径和孔隙率升高,表面粗糙度增大,膜面PEO富集率的增幅在F127含量达15%后趋于稳定.F127含量在15%~25%之间的共混膜有较高的渗透通量和BSA截留率,静态吸附量低,比通量衰减速度慢,不可逆污染指数低,堵孔阻力及滤饼层阻力分布系数小,表现了良好的抗污染性能.     

城市污水二级出水超滤膜污染与膜特性的研究

以城市污水二级出水为过滤介质,考察了PVA、PVP、PMMA等与PVDF的二元及三元共混超滤膜的过滤污染行为.结果表明,共混优化了PVDF超滤膜的结构参数,添加剂PVP、PVA可有效改善膜的亲水化程度,提高膜渗透通量.超滤膜的亲水性和结构特性对膜抗污染性能影响较大;堵孔阻力是二级出水过滤膜污染不可逆的主要原因.亲水性较强的超滤膜,二级出水过滤初期易因浓差极化而导致滤饼层污染,造成一定的通量衰减,但易清洗恢复,不可逆污染指数(rir)为0,抗污染性能好.致密的超滤膜表面有利于防止二级出水中的中低分子量污染物进入膜内部,而断面通透大孔和疏松海绵层结构的超滤膜,能减少二级出水中的污染物在膜中沉积形成堵孔阻力.膜表面多孔,内部大孔发育不充分,易形成堵孔污染,通量衰减大且不易清洗恢复,膜污染不可逆.     

Development of clean technology in alcohol fermentation industry

A zero-discharge system for the alcohol fermentation industry was developed by recycling distillery waste (stillage). Stillage was able to be recycled as cooking water for the next fermentation after treating it with appropriate separation processes. Ultrafiltration with a ceramic membrane played a key role in the separation processes. When the permeate from the ultrafiltration of stillage was recycled to the cooking step, the total fermentation time was prolonged from 60 to 70–80 h, but the average ethanol production yield (8.8%) was similar to that in the conventional process (9.0%). In contrast, direct recycle of stillage without membrane filtration showed negative effects on both fermentation time and alcohol yield as recycling was repeated. This new process was confirmed to have stable operation over eight recycles. This new clean technology for the ethanol production industry makes it possible to eliminate the stillage treatment steps using the conventional biological treatment processes such as anaerobic digestion and activated sludge steps currently being operated in industry.     

Effects of a dynamic membrane formed with polyethylene glycol on the ultrafiltration of natural organic matter

The formation of a dynamic membrane (DM) was investigated using polyethylene glycol (PEG) (molecular weight of 35000 g/mol, concentration of 1 g/L). Two natural organic matters (NOM), Dongbok Lake NOM (DLNOM) and Suwannee River NOM (SRNOM) were used in the ultrafiltration experiments along with PEG. To evaluate the effects of the DM with PEG on ultrafiltration, various transport experiments were conducted, and the analyses of the NOM in the membrane feed and permeate were performed using high performance size exclusion chromatography, and the effective pore size distribution (effective PSD) and effective molecular weight cut off (effective MWCO) were determined. The advantages of DM formed with PEG can be summarized as follows: (1) PEG interferes with NOM transmission through the ultrafiltration membrane pores by increasing the retention coefficient of NOM in UF membranes, and (2) low removal of NOM by the DM is affected by external factors, such as pressure increases during UF membrane filtration, which decreases the effective PSD and effective MWCO of UF membranes. However, a disadvantage of the DM with PEG was severe flux decline; thus, one must be mindful of both the positive and negative influences of the DM when optimizing the UF performance of the membrane.     

污水深度处理中超滤工艺对有机物的截留模型

基于浓差极化现象和膜孔堵塞效应,建立了污水深度处理中超滤工艺对有机物的截留模型.利用中试试验数据率定模型参数并验证模型的模拟效果.模型验证结果表明,该模型能够较好地模拟超滤工艺出水UV254值随时间的变化特征,基于最优参数得到的模拟值与相应实测值相对误差的绝对值均低于10%.并且模型参数区域灵敏度分析和不确定性分析结果表明,该模型的结构具有较高的可靠性.应用该模型研究了过滤时间、通量和进水浓度变化对出水水质的影响.结果表明,在过滤初期膜孔堵塞效应占主导地位并增加超滤膜对有机物的截留效果,在过滤后期浓差极化现象占主导地位并降低超滤膜对有机物的截留效果;当进水UV254浓度恒为0.1cm-1时,通量从5×10-5m/s增至1×10-4m/s,导致UV254截留率降低13%;当通量恒为5×10-5m/s时,进水UV254浓度从0.2cm-1降至0.1cm-1,使得出水浓度降低50%.因此,模型可应用于模拟进水水质和操作条件对污水深度处理中超滤工艺出水水质的影响,为从预处理、过滤周期和通量等方面改进和优化超滤工艺提供基础.     

超滤膜系统污染物的形貌及组成分析

通过SEM、能谱、FTIR以及电感耦合等离子体质谱的分析方法对被污染超滤膜面的无机污染物、有机污染物和微生物进行了识别和分析。研究结果表明:超滤膜面无机污染物主要为Fe(OH)3、Cu(OH)2、Al(OH)3和Si等胶体物和少量CaSO4;有机污染物主要为多菌霉素类化合物;微生物可能富含铁类化合物。同时污染膜的清洗液分析结果说明该超滤膜污染物主要为无机胶体和有机物。     

超滤-反渗透集成膜技术再生洗浴废水的研究

洗浴废水是轻度污染的废水,具有较高的回用价值。文章采用超滤-反渗透技术,利用超滤作为反渗透的预处理技术,超滤-反渗透集成膜技术回用洗浴废水。讨论了操作条件分别对超滤和反渗透出水的浊度、细菌总数、COD和膜通量的影响。实验证明了超滤-反渗透集成膜技术回用洗浴废水的出水水质浊度小于3度,细菌总数小于100个/mL,COD小于10mg/L,出水水质指标达到了《生活饮用水卫生标准》,可直接进行回用。