Enhanced Metal Ion Rejection by a Low-Pressure Microfiltration System Using Cellulose Filter Papers Modified with
Yi-Lin Wu1, Su Xu1,2, TsingHai Wang3
1Department of Biomedical Engineering and Environment Sciences , National Tsing Hua University , Hsinchu 30013 , Taiwan.
Abstract:
Energy consumption is always a major issue hindering the universal application of membrane-based filtration system. We herein demonstrated a low-energy-consumption microfiltration system that can be operated under ambient pressure while a great metal ion rejection rate (>95%) accompanied by a high permeate flux (100 L/m2h) was concurrently reached. This achievement was closely correlated to the enhanced metal ion adsorption by grafted carboxyl groups at the cellulose filter paper through esterification. Adsorbed metal ions consequently enhanced Donnan exclusion effect and therefore high rejection rate was achieved. Rejection rate of modified membrane was strongly correlated to the formation constant of associated carboxyl group to metal ions. Our results would be important for developing low-energy-consumption filtration systems for water and wastewater treatment application.
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