Ultrafiltration of a textile plant effluent

Journal Article · · Separation Science and Technology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/01496399108050533· OSTI ID:5578166

Watters, J C; Biagtan, E; Senler, O ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Louisville, KY (United States)

This preliminary study was initiated to determine the feasibility of using ultrafiltration to remove dyes and other contaminants from industrial textile plant waste streams. Various runs were conducted on samples of the waste stream by using a lab-scale UF unit fitted with a polysulfone XM50 hollow fiber membrane. The effects of temperature and pressure on permeate flow rate and rejection coefficient were investigated. Spectrophotometric analysis was used to determine the rejection coefficients. The average rejection coefficients ranged from 30 to 90%. The permeate-to-feed ratios ranged from 1.4 to 15.2%. Increasing the pressure increased the permeate flow rate, but also decreased the rejection coefficient. The effect of temperature was inconclusive. Fouling varied with the waste solutions, but could be enough to clog the whole unit. The pH remained at the same value of 10 for the permeate, retentate, and feed in all the runs.

• OSTI ID: 5578166
• Journal Information: Separation Science and Technology; (United States), Journal Name: Separation Science and Technology; (United States) Vol. 26:10-11; ISSN SSTED; ISSN 0149-6395
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320305* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Industrial & Agricultural Processes-- Industrial Waste Management
DATA
DIAGRAMS
DYES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FILTRATION
FLOW RATE
FLOWSHEETS
FOULING
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
LIQUID WASTES
MANAGEMENT
MEMBRANES
NUMERICAL DATA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PH VALUE
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
QUANTITY RATIO
REMOVAL
SCALING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SPECTROPHOTOMETRY
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
ULTRAFILTRATION
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER