Application of direct contact membrane distillation for treating high salinity solutions: impact of membrane structure and chemistry

2018 ◽  
Vol 136 ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Al-Furaiji ◽  
Nieck Benes ◽  
Arian Nijmeijer ◽  
Jeffrey R. McCutcheon
Keyword(s):  
Direct Contact ◽  
Membrane Structure ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

scholarly journals Direct Contact Membrane Distillation for Desalination Brine Solution

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 18
Author(s):  
Asrar Abdullah Hassan ◽  
Ahmed Khalid Mohammed Reda
Keyword(s):  
Direct Contact ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Feed Concentration ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Brine Solution ◽  
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation ◽  
Flat Sheet ◽  
Plate Cell ◽  
Feed Temperature

Desalination is a process where fresh water produces from high salinity solutions, many ways used for this purpose and one of the most important processes is membrane distillation (MD). Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) can be considered as the most prominent type from MD types according to ease of design and modus operandi. This work studies the efficiency of using DCMD operation for desalination brine with different concentration (1.75, 3.5, 5 wt. % NaCl). Frame and plate cell was used with flat sheet PTFE hydrophobic type membrane. The study proves that MD is an effective process for desalination brines with feed temperature less than 60˚C especially for feed with low TDS. 37˚C, 47˚C, and 57˚C was feed temperature and 17, 22, 27˚C as permeate temperatures used in study, temperature in both sides of membrane are recorded and TDS for permeate collected to assure that there is no penetration of brine to permeate side, the results took every 30 min for time experiment of 180 min. From results, the flux increases with increasing feed temperature and flow rate, and decreasing with increasing feed concentration, experiment time, and permeate temperature.     

Laminated PTFE membranes to enhance the performance in direct contact membrane distillation for high salinity solution

Desalination ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 424 ◽  
pp. 140-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Chen ◽  
Rui Zheng ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
Yongjie Liu ◽  
Yanqiang Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Contact ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

scholarly journals Enhanced Performance of Carbon Nanotube Immobilized Membrane for the Treatment of High Salinity Produced Water via Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 325 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madihah Saud Humoud ◽  
Sagar Roy ◽  
Somenath Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Produced Water ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Vapor Flux ◽  
Ptfe Membrane ◽  
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising desalination technology for the treatment of high salinity water. Here, we investigated the fouling characteristics of produced water obtained from hydraulic fracturing by implementing a carbon nanotube immobilized membrane (CNIM) via direct contact membrane distillation. The CNIM exhibited enhanced water vapor flux and antifouling characteristics compared to the pristine membrane. The normalized flux decline with the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane after 7 h of operation was found to be 18.2% more than the CNIM. The addition of 1-Hydroxy Ethylidene-1, 1-Diphosphonic acid (HEDP) antiscalant was found to be effective in reducing the membrane fouling. The salt deposition on the membrane surface was 77% less in the CNIM, which was further reduced with the addition of HEDP in the feed by up to 135.4% in comparison with the PTFE membrane. The presence of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the membrane surface also facilitated the regenerability of the membrane. The results indicated that the CNIM regained 90.9% of its initial water flux after washing, whereas the unmodified PTFE only regained 81.1% of its initial flux after five days of operation.

Omniphobic palygorskite coated Janus membrane with enhanced fouling and wetting resistance for direct contact membrane distillation

Desalination ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 505 ◽  
pp. 114986
Author(s):  
Jiahui Zhang ◽  
Nan Li ◽  
Dong Wang ◽  
Jinmei Li ◽  
Yue Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Contact ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

scholarly journals Concentration of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds in Olive Mill Wastewater by Direct Contact Membrane Distillation

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1808
Author(s):  
Rosa Tundis ◽  
Carmela Conidi ◽  
Monica R. Loizzo ◽  
Vincenzo Sicari ◽  
Rosa Romeo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Contact ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Biological Properties ◽  
Membrane Distillation ◽  
Olive Mill Wastewater ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Direct Contact Membrane Distillation ◽  
Reducing Activity ◽  
Β Carotene ◽  
Olive Mill

Olive mill wastewater (OMW), generated as a by-product of olive oil production, is considered one of the most polluting effluents produced by the agro-food industry, due to its high concentration of organic matter and nutrients. However, OMW is rich in several polyphenols, representing compounds with remarkable biological properties. This study aimed to analyze the chemical profile as well as the antioxidant and anti-obesity properties of concentrated fractions obtained from microfiltered OMW treated by direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) analyses were applied to quantify some phenols selected as phytochemical markers. Moreover, α-Amylase, α-glucosidase, and lipase inhibitory activity were investigated together with the antioxidant activity by means of assays, namely β-carotene bleaching, 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic) acid (ABTS) diammonium salts, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assay, and Ferric Reducing Activity Power (FRAP) tests. MD retentate—which has content of about five times greater of hydroxytyrosol and verbascoside and about 7 times greater of oleuropein than the feed—was more active as an antioxidant in all applied assays. Of interest is the result obtained in the DPPH test (an inhibitory concentration 50% (IC50) of 9.8 μg/mL in comparison to the feed (IC50 of 97.2 μg/mL)) and in the ABTS assay (an IC50 of 0.4 μg/mL in comparison to the feed (IC50 of 1.2 μg/mL)).

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