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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Volume 8, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2020.104113
Keywords
Electrospinnng; Nanofibrous membrane; Air gap membrane distillation; Boron removal; Geothermal water
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- TUBITAK
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey [115Y610]
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In this study, the hydrophobic nanofiber membranes were fabricated via electrospinning method for the removal of boron and salt from geothermal water by air gap membrane distillation (AGMD). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), contact angle, liquid entry pressure (LEP) and membrane thickness were analyzed for the characterization of electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENMs). Firstly, ENMs were fabricated by using four different concentrations of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) dope solution and PVDF concentration was optimized by considering both membrane characterization and filtration performance results. Then, the effect of heat treatment on membrane characterization and filtration performance was studied in which it was observed that the permeate flux was improved due to the decrease in membrane thickness while the mechanical strength of the ENMs was enhanced. Thereafter, different concentrations of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micro powder were added to the optimized PVDF membrane and the permeate flux was improved to 27.7 kg/m(2) h. Finally, the real geothermal water experiments were examined using the optimized ENMs and it was concluded that the quality of permeate water was consistent with standard values for irrigation water which was less than 0.5 mg B/L and 250 mu S/cm for both optimized membranes.
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