Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillation

<p dir="ltr">Desalination of produced water in the gulf petrochemical industry is a continuing challenge to major research groups in the field. With a focus on produced water from desalination plants, it has become crucial to define and follow specific protocol in wastewater purifica...

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Main Author: Haneen Abdelrazeq (16931823) (author)
Other Authors: Majeda Khraisheh (1349376) (author), Fares Al Momani (14152371) (author), James T. McLeskey (16931826) (author), Mohammad K. Hassan (1856185) (author), Mohamed Gad-el-Hak (16931829) (author), Hooman Vahedi Tafreshi (8900261) (author)
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Fares Al Momani (14152371)
James T. McLeskey (16931826)
Mohammad K. Hassan (1856185)
Mohamed Gad-el-Hak (16931829)
Hooman Vahedi Tafreshi (8900261)
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Majeda Khraisheh (1349376)
Fares Al Momani (14152371)
James T. McLeskey (16931826)
Mohammad K. Hassan (1856185)
Mohamed Gad-el-Hak (16931829)
Hooman Vahedi Tafreshi (8900261)
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Macromolecular and materials chemistry
Engineering
Chemical engineering
Materials engineering
Counter-current membrane distillation
Electrospun membranes
Synthetic brine
Permeate flux
Salt rejection
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description <p dir="ltr">Desalination of produced water in the gulf petrochemical industry is a continuing challenge to major research groups in the field. With a focus on produced water from desalination plants, it has become crucial to define and follow specific protocol in wastewater purification technologies. In this work, an optimized guideline for direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) was developed and implemented. A bench-scale DCMD unit was performed under optimum process parameters of feed and distillation inlet temperatures of T<sub>Feed</sub> = 60 <sup>◦</sup>C and T<sub>Dist</sub> = 20 <sup>◦</sup>C, respectively. A low flow rate of 0.03 L/min was used to avoid wetting of the fabricated membrane. A hydrophobic polystyrene flat sheet was prepared in the labs using a custom-made electrospinning apparatus. The effect of varying concentrations on the hydrophobic polystyrene membrane was studied using a high concentration brine feed (C1 ≈ 75,500 ppm) and another feed of lower concentration (C2 ≈ 25,200 ppm). A high salt rejection rate of 99% was achieved. The morphological structure, pore size and fiber length was analyzed using SEM. Conductivity measurements have confirmed an improved permeate quality of 99%. Thus, as per the DCMD performance of the polystyrene membrane, the generated permeate indicates that the membrane performance may have scalable potential contribution to industrial wastewater purification.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Desalination<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114663" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114663</a></p>
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spelling Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillationHaneen Abdelrazeq (16931823)Majeda Khraisheh (1349376)Fares Al Momani (14152371)James T. McLeskey (16931826)Mohammad K. Hassan (1856185)Mohamed Gad-el-Hak (16931829)Hooman Vahedi Tafreshi (8900261)Chemical sciencesMacromolecular and materials chemistryEngineeringChemical engineeringMaterials engineeringCounter-current membrane distillationElectrospun membranesSynthetic brinePermeate fluxSalt rejection<p dir="ltr">Desalination of produced water in the gulf petrochemical industry is a continuing challenge to major research groups in the field. With a focus on produced water from desalination plants, it has become crucial to define and follow specific protocol in wastewater purification technologies. In this work, an optimized guideline for direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) was developed and implemented. A bench-scale DCMD unit was performed under optimum process parameters of feed and distillation inlet temperatures of T<sub>Feed</sub> = 60 <sup>◦</sup>C and T<sub>Dist</sub> = 20 <sup>◦</sup>C, respectively. A low flow rate of 0.03 L/min was used to avoid wetting of the fabricated membrane. A hydrophobic polystyrene flat sheet was prepared in the labs using a custom-made electrospinning apparatus. The effect of varying concentrations on the hydrophobic polystyrene membrane was studied using a high concentration brine feed (C1 ≈ 75,500 ppm) and another feed of lower concentration (C2 ≈ 25,200 ppm). A high salt rejection rate of 99% was achieved. The morphological structure, pore size and fiber length was analyzed using SEM. Conductivity measurements have confirmed an improved permeate quality of 99%. Thus, as per the DCMD performance of the polystyrene membrane, the generated permeate indicates that the membrane performance may have scalable potential contribution to industrial wastewater purification.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Desalination<br>License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114663" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114663</a></p>2020-11-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1016/j.desal.2020.114663https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Performance_of_electrospun_polystyrene_membranes_in_synthetic_produced_industrial_water_using_direct-contact_membrane_distillation/24083199CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/240831992020-11-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillation
Haneen Abdelrazeq (16931823)
Chemical sciences
Macromolecular and materials chemistry
Engineering
Chemical engineering
Materials engineering
Counter-current membrane distillation
Electrospun membranes
Synthetic brine
Permeate flux
Salt rejection
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title Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillation
title_full Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillation
title_fullStr Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillation
title_full_unstemmed Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillation
title_short Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillation
title_sort Performance of electrospun polystyrene membranes in synthetic produced industrial water using direct-contact membrane distillation
topic Chemical sciences
Macromolecular and materials chemistry
Engineering
Chemical engineering
Materials engineering
Counter-current membrane distillation
Electrospun membranes
Synthetic brine
Permeate flux
Salt rejection