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- Title
- Technical Feasibility of Nanofiltration Concentrate Treatment with Low Pressure Reverse Osmosis.
- Creator
- Toro, Adriana M., Bloetscher, Frederick, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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This study evaluated the technical feasibility o f increasing the typical water recovery of a pilot scale membrane system (85-90%) to 97% by treatment of nanofiltration concentrate with low-pressure reverse osmosis. The study used Biscayne aquifer water (freshwater), and determined that it may be technically feasible to increase the recovery up to approximately 95% when the RO flux is —10 gfd, the feed water pH is reduced to -6.1 with H2 SO4 , and antiscalant in the NF process. The tested...
Show moreThis study evaluated the technical feasibility o f increasing the typical water recovery of a pilot scale membrane system (85-90%) to 97% by treatment of nanofiltration concentrate with low-pressure reverse osmosis. The study used Biscayne aquifer water (freshwater), and determined that it may be technically feasible to increase the recovery up to approximately 95% when the RO flux is —10 gfd, the feed water pH is reduced to -6.1 with H2 SO4 , and antiscalant in the NF process. The tested membranes showed stable and similar performance under the pilot conditions. However, pilot tests were sensitive to pH variations (pH>6.2). The main barrier for increasing the water recovery was fouling caused by iron, carbonate hardness, and iron bacteria. A preliminary cost analysis showed that there is an apparent econom ic advantage when the recovery is greater than 90%. Estimated water cost at 95% recovery is $1.99 compared with $2.69 at the typical 85% recovery.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00012564
- Subject Headings
- Saline water conversion--Reverse osmosis process, Water--Purification--Reverse osmosis process, Membrane separation, Membranes (Technology)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Experimental and numerical analysis of solute transport through saturated porous media.
- Creator
- Ranganathan, Sridhar., Florida Atlantic University, Abtahi, Homayoon, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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The problem of solute transport through saturated porous media is considered in this thesis. The end application of this study is to evaluate the option of spray irrigation as a means of disposing reverse osmosis effluent. Reverse osmosis effluent was sprayed on an experimental field composed of typical area soil. The changes in groundwater quality were monitored at intervals of ten to twenty days. Applying the experimentally obtained data to a basic numerical model, which uses the convection...
Show moreThe problem of solute transport through saturated porous media is considered in this thesis. The end application of this study is to evaluate the option of spray irrigation as a means of disposing reverse osmosis effluent. Reverse osmosis effluent was sprayed on an experimental field composed of typical area soil. The changes in groundwater quality were monitored at intervals of ten to twenty days. Applying the experimentally obtained data to a basic numerical model, which uses the convection-diffusion equation, the key parameter of the soil, D* the diffusion coefficient, is obtained for the Myakka sand. While the numerical model can predict the qualitative behavior of hardness and conductivity, hysteresis is observed for the response of the total organic carbon (TOC) content. Further studies are needed to understand and model the inherent capacitance of the soil for hardness and the observed hysteresis in TOC response.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14629
- Subject Headings
- Groundwater flow, Groundwater--Quality, Water--Purification--Reverse osmosis process
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Predicting removal efficiency of reverse osmosis membranes with respect to emerging substances of concern using a discriminant function analysis.
- Creator
- Pleitez Herrera, Fernando J., College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
- Abstract/Description
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This paper presents the results of the spike tests performed in the alternative water supply pilot testing program for the City of Pembroke Pines. It establishes the effectiveness of a protocol that can be used to gain further insight on the rejection capacities of RO membranes. An in-depth study of the molecular descriptors affecting rejection by RO membranes is presented and used in the development of a discriminant function analysis. This analysis proved to be an effective way to predict...
Show moreThis paper presents the results of the spike tests performed in the alternative water supply pilot testing program for the City of Pembroke Pines. It establishes the effectiveness of a protocol that can be used to gain further insight on the rejection capacities of RO membranes. An in-depth study of the molecular descriptors affecting rejection by RO membranes is presented and used in the development of a discriminant function analysis. This analysis proved to be an effective way to predict the passage of Emerging Substances of Concern (ESOCs) through RO membrane. Further, a principal component (PC) analysis was performed to determine which factors accounted the largest variation in RO permeability. Additionally, this paper defines the groundwork for a discriminant analysis model that, if further developed, could serve as an important tool to predict the rejection capabilities of RO treatment when handling with ESOCs.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3355869
- Subject Headings
- Membranes (Technology), Water, Purification, Reverse osmosis process, Industrial water supply, Water, Pollution, Chemoinformatics
- Format
- Document (PDF)
