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Heavy Metal Removal from Liquid Wastes by Using Micellar-Enhanced Ultrafiltration

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WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
Volume 227, Issue 7, Pages -

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SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-016-2935-7

Keywords

Micelles; Ultrafiltration; Sodium dodecyl sulfate; Heavy metals; Chromium; Zinc; Cobalt; Nickel; MEUF; Wastewaters

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Wastewaters from civil and industrial use, which contain high concentration of heavy metals, pose the problem for their correct disposal. They cannot be directly discharged in sewage systems, as metal ions represent a serious problem not only for human health but also for the environment. In this paper, the removal of nickel, cobalt, chromium, and zinc ions from synthetic liquid wastes was carried out, by using a micellar-enhanced ultrafiltration (MEUF) process; an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane (a monotubular ceramic of molecular weight cutoff 210 kDa) together with sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as an anionic surfactant was used, in a lab-scale experimental device. The synthetic liquid contained 10-mg/L metal ions (Cr, Zn, Co, Ni), while SDS concentration varied from values above and below critical micellar concentration (CMC). The experiments were carried out at room temperature (25 degrees C). Results achieved showed that SDS was able to bind metal ions, resulting in a strong increase of rejection coefficient, which reached highest values in case of SDS concentration below CMC, unexpectedly.

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