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BOLETIN DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE
ARTICULO
Ce ámica y Vid io
Use o nano il a ion memb ane echnology o ce amic indus y
was ewa e ea men
R. MOLINER-SaLVaDOR (1), a. DERaTaNI (2), J. PaLMERI (3), E. SáNCHEz (1)
(1) Ins i u o de Tecnología Ce ámica. Asociación de In es igación de las Indus ias Ce ámicas. Uni e si a Jaume I. Cas ellón. Spain
(2) Ins i u Eu opéen des Memb anes, UMR CNRS-ENSCM-Uni e si é Mon pellie 2, 34095 Mon pellie , F ance
(3) Labo a oi e de Physique Theo ique, UMR CNRS-Uni e si é Paul Saba ie , 31062 Toulouse, F ance
A s udy has been unde aken o an ad anced was ewa e ea men app oach using polyme nano il a ion memb anes, in
an a emp o ob ain wa e o su icien quali y o allow i o be eused in he same p oduc ion p ocess o , al e na i ely, o be
discha ged wi hou any p oblems. The s udy has ini ially ocused on he emo al o o ganic ma e ( educ ion o COD) and
he mos ep esen a i e ions p esen in he was ewa e , such as Na
+
, Mg
2+
, Cl
-
, and SO
4
2-
.
In a i s pa o he s udy, wi h a iew o op imising he expe imen al phase, a simula ion has been pe o med o he
nano il a ion p ocess using he NanoFlux so wa e. Among o he hings, he simula ion allows he mos sui able memb anes
o be selec ed as a unc ion o he pe mea e low a e and desi ed le el o e en ion in he subs ances o be emo ed. The
subsequen expe imen a ion was ca ied ou in a labo a o y angen ial il a ion sys em ha wo ks wi h la memb anes.
I was ound ha e en ion alues o abou 90% we e ob ained o he s udied subs ances, wi h a good pe mea e low a e,
using low ope a ing p essu es. These esul s demons a e he easibili y o he s udied echnology and i s po en ial as a
ea men o imp o ing ce amic indus y was ewa e quali y.
Key wo ds: Nano il a ion, Memb ane, Was ewa e , Ce amic Tiles Indus y, Red/Whi e Ce amics
Uso de la ecnología de nano il ación a a és de memb anas pa a el a amien o de aguas esiduales de la indus ia
ce ámica
Es e es udio ha sido emp endido con el in de ace ca la nano il ación a a és de memb anas polimé icas al a amien o de
las aguas esiduales indus iales de la indus ia ce ámica, espe ando ob ene un agua con la su icien e calidad como pa a se
eu ilizada en el p opio p oceso p oduc i o o, al e na i amen e, pode e e la. El es udio se ha cen ado en la eliminación
de ma e ia o gánica ( educción de D.Q.O) y algunos iones p esen es en las aguas esiduales, ales como Na
+
, Mg
2+
, Cl
-
y SO
4
2-
.
En p ime luga , se ha ealizado una simulación del p oceso de nano il ación usando el so wa e NanoFlux. En e o as
cosas, la simulación pe mi e selecciona las memb anas más ap opiadas en unción del caudal de pe meado ob enido y
en unción del ni el de e ención de la sus ancia que se desea elimina . En una segunda pa e, se ealiza on los ensayos
expe imen ales en un sis ema de labo a o io de il ación angencial que abaja con memb anas planas.
La e ención ob enida pa a las sus ancias es udiadas es de ap oximadamen e el 90%. Todo ello, con un buen caudal de
pe meado y usando bajas p esiones de abajo. Es os esul ados demues an la iabilidad de la ecnología y su po encial
como a amien o pa a mejo a la calidad de las aguas esiduales de es a indus ia.
Palab as Cla e: Nano il ación, Memb ana, Aguas Residuales, Baldosas Ce ámicas, Ce ámica Roja/Blanca.
1. INTRODUCTION
Wa e managemen has become an inc easingly c i ical
issue in mos adi ional indus ial sec o s, owing o he la ge
quan i ies o was ewa e hey p oduce. In he case o he
ce amic ile indus y, mos o he was ewa e a ises in he
washing ope a ions o he acili ies used o he p epa a ion
and applica ion o glazes and o he coa ings. In addi ion, a
conside able amoun o g oundwa e is used as he esh wa e
sou ce o glaze and o he coa ings p epa a ion. Howe e as
he g oundwa e esou ce becomes mo e and mo e limi ed,
ce amic indus y has o ind solu ion o lowe i s g oundwa e
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consump ion. One possibili y is, o ins ance, o use ecycled
wa e in glazing ope a ions.
The composi ion o hese ce amic indus y was ewa e s
a ies widely and may include suspended solids and
elec oly es o e y di e en na u e, as well as o ganic
subs ances ha mos ly come om he addi i es used in
deco a ing he iles. Howe e , he ea men echniques ha
a e cu en ly used (gene ally physico-chemical ea men s)
a e no en i ely e ec i e, in pa icula wi h ega d o non-
biodeg adable o ganic compounds ha inc ease he wa e
Es e abajo ha sido p esen ado como comunicación o al, as su e aluación po el Comi é Cien í ico,
en el XII Fo o Global del Recub imien o Ce ámico. QUALICER (13 y 14 eb e o 2012. Cas ellón. España).
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COD, ce ain ions such as alkaline and alkaline-ea h ca ions,
bo on compounds, chlo ides, sulpha es, e c. This inadequa e
was ewa e ea men makes i impossible o euse his wa e
in he same p oduc ion p ocess and may e en impede wa e
discha ge. As a esul , his wa e needs ex e nal handling o
addi ional ea men , en ailing high economic cos s and/o
en i onmen al impac .
Memb ane echnology is an ad anced me hod o wa e
ea men . I has been demons a ed ha ions and molecules
can be selec i ely emo ed om pollu ed wa e s using
memb ane p ocesses. Selec ion o he app op ia e memb ane
sui able o add ess he desi ed sepa a ion is de e mined by
he eed composi ion o wa e o be ea ed and he objec i e
o pu i ica ion o be eached, as well. Nano il a ion (NF),
which has ecen ly been de eloped, p esen s signi ican
ad an ages on compa ing wi h o he memb ane p ocesses.
NF p ocess allows an almos comple e emo al o mul i alen
ions and o ela i ely small o ganic compounds, and a good
ejec ion o mono alen ions depending on he memb ane
and he ope a ing condi ions while i equi es lowe ope a ing
p essu e han e e se osmosis (RO).
In his wo k i is p oposed o make a p elimina y e alua ion
o he applica ion o nano il a ion echnique o was ewa e s
om he ce amic ile indus y wi h a iew o emo ing
o ganic ma e ( educing COD) as well as dissol ed sal s in
o de o enhance he euse o ea ed wa e in he ce amic
indus y. Bo on compounds we e no included in he s udy
because he was ewa e con aining hese needs o unde go
a p e- ea men . E icien pu i ica ion has o dec ease he
o ganic pollu ion and he o al dissol ed sal s (TDS) unde
a ce ain limi ha can be es ima ed o he mos commonly
cleaning uses o be abou 50 mg O2/l o COD and 500 mg/l
o TDS. This objec i e can be, in p inciple, eadily ob ained
using a NF s age.
2. METHODOLOGY
2.1 Memb ane p ocesses in wa e ea men
Pu i ica ion o wa e by ea men s using memb ane
ma e ials began o be impo an in 60’s because o he good
pe o mances ha o e ed syn he ic memb anes. Memb ane
sepa a ion p ocess has he ollowing ad an ages: cos ly
e icien , en i onmen ally benign and clean echnology since
no addi ional chemicals a e needed, easy o ope a e and
no much sensi i e o composi ion a iabili y, allowing he
p oduc ion o high quali y wa e . Ne e heless, i has been in
he las yea s when he memb ane ea men has begun o be
applied in he was ewa e pu i ica ion. The de elopmen o
memb ane echnology o new applica ions has been he esul
o nume ous ad ances in he ield o memb anes elabo a ion.
A memb ane can be de ined as a selec i e ba ie ha
sepa a es wo phases. F om his de ini ion i appea s ha
anspo o species om ups eam o downs eam is
es ic ed in a selec i e manne due o di e ences in physical
and/o chemical p ope ies be ween he memb ane and he
pe mea ing species (1). Dissol ed solids and compounds in he
eed phase can hen be o ally o pa ially e ained in e en a e,
whe eas pe mea e will be ee o compounds ejec ed by he
memb ane. Shape, size and cha ge a e he main cha ac e is ics
ha de e mine memb ane ejec ion. Di e en d i ing o ces
such as p essu e, elec ical ield, and concen a ion g adien
can o igina e he anspo h ough he memb anes, he
p essu e d i en p ocesses being he mos de eloped in he
case o wa e memb ane ea men . The ollowing sec ion
will desc ibe he di e en ypes o p essu e d i en memb ane
p ocesses commonly used in wa e ea men .
2.1.1 CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBRANE PROCESSES IN
WATER TREATMENT
As p e iously ou lined, memb ane can ac as a sie ing
ba ie . The selec i e anspo ac oss he memb ane is hen
mainly go e ned om he a io be ween he size o dissol ed
species and ha o he memb ane po es. The ollowing
classi ica ion in memb ane p ocesses can a ise depending
on he memb ane po e adius size ( p): mic o il a ion,
ul a il a ion, nano il a ion and e e se osmosis. (Fig 1)
Mic o il a ion (MF) memb anes ha e he p anging
om 0.1 o 10 µm and he la ges memb ane pe meabili y.
In MF p ocess he applied p essu e is low ( om 0.2 o 1 ba )
and he componen s a e e ained by a sie ing mechanism.
Consequen ly only componen s wi h a size highe han he
memb ane po e size a e e ained. MF memb anes ypically
ejec suspended solids, la ge pa icles, colloids and some
mic o o ganisms as bac e ia. MF memb anes a e he a mos
widely used memb ane p ocess wi h he main applica ions o
cla i ica ion, disin ec ion and as an e icien p e- ea men o
u he memb ane ea men s eps.
Ul a il a ion (UF) memb anes ha e smalle p ( om 2 o
100 nm) and lowe pe meabili y han MF memb anes. This
ea u e implies ha UF p ocess equi es highe ope a ing
p essu es ( om 0.5 o 5 ba ) han MF p ocess. In his case,
sie ing mechanisms a e also mainly in ol ed o ejec ing he
eed componen s. These memb anes can e ain small bac e ia,
i uses and soluble mac omolecules such as p o eins.
NF p ocess (NF) is an in e media e echnique be ween
UF and e e se osmosis (RO) ha has been mo e ecen ly
de eloped. NF memb anes ha e p smalle han 2 nm. In
his case in e ac ions in addi ion o s e ic hind ance ake
place due o he small size o memb ane po es. Thus he
anspo mechanism is mainly desc ibed by sie ing and
elec ic (Donnan exclusion) e ec s among o he s. The e is
equilib ium be ween he cha ged memb ane and he solu ion.
Fo his eason a lo o ionic species a e ejec ed, e en species
wi h size smalle han ha o memb ane p.
Finally, he RO memb anes consis in a dense ba ie
wi hou p ede ined po es. The anspo mechanism
is he e o e comple ely di e en and is belie ed o occu
acco ding o a solu ion-di usion mechanism (2-3). I esul s
ha pe meabili y is much lowe in his case han o he
abo e men ioned memb anes. On he o he hand, ejec ion o
he cha ged solu es con ained in he eed solu ion is almos
comple e. I should be no ed ha RO usually equi es high
p essu es (up o 120 ba ) depending o he osmo ic p essu e
o he eed solu ion ha makes his echnique qui e ene gy
consuming.
2.1.2 NANOFILTRATION
As seen in Fig. 1, NF is a echnique o sepa a ion by
memb anes loca ed be ween RO and UF. Ini ially i was
included wi h RO bu oday i is ega ded as a di e en
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echnique conside ing ha he anspo in ol es an ac ually
di e en mechanism as ou lined be o e.
NF is mainly cha ac e ized by a anspo mechanism
based no only on s e ic hind ance bu also acco ding o he
solu e cha ge wi h he ollowing implica ions:
• Neu al solu es a e ejec ed acco ding o he sie ing
e ec due o he memb ane po e size
• A selec i e sepa a ion akes place be ween eadily
ejec ed mul i alen ions and pa ially ejec ed
mono alen ions
• A pa o cha ged species a e anspo ed ac oss he
memb ane dec easing he osmo ic p essu e.
• The ope a ing p essu es a e lowe (3 o 20 ba s)
han hose used in RO and highe pe mea e a e a e
ob ained wi h his echnique leading o a mo e ene gy
e iciency compa ed o RO.
This echnique can be applied in a lo o sec o s such
as bio echnology and ood indus y o ex ac ion and
pu i ica ion o aluable low molecula weigh compounds,
wa e and was ewa e ea men o he d inking wa e
p oduc ion and he en i onmen al p o ec ion (4).
2.2 NanoFlux
NanoFlux (5,6) is a compu e simula ion p og am
de eloped in he Eu opean Ins i u e o Memb anes in
Mon pellie (F ance) o model solu e anspo in he NF ange
(and in some cases, loose RO and igh UF). I can be used o
cha ac e ize NF memb anes and also p edic hei pe o mance
is-à- is complex mix u es o neu al molecules and ions. This
p og am allows one o calcula e, s a ing om s anda d eed
inpu da a, all he necessa y NF p ocess ou pu (ionic and
molecula ejec ion, o passages, luxes,…) om he le el
o a single memb ane elemen up o ha o mul i-module/
mul i-s age plan s. I is possible o ob ain quick and eliable
simula ion esul s hanks o bo h he powe ul and obus
compu a ional algo i hms inco po a ed in o he p og am and
he in e nal NanoFlux da abase ha con ains he p incipal
comme cial memb anes. NanoFlux is also easy o use, hanks
o i s e gonomic g aphical use in e ace and has been es ed
and alida ed using eal case s udies (5-7). Pe iodic addi ions
a e made and up-da es o he NanoFlux da abase pe o med
in o de o ollow echnical and ma ke e olu ions. This
modeling p og am is hus a powe ul aid in decision-making
and inno a ion, when i comes o economically choosing he
igh memb ane and op imizing nano il a ion p ocesses. I
can also be used o minimize signi ican ly di icul and cos ly
pilo s udies, he eby educing he o al cos and ime needed
o choose he app op ia e memb ane and o scale-up and
ope a e NF plan s.
The modeling me hod used in NanoFlux consis s in
i s es ima ing he po e size om he ejec ion o model
neu al solu es (5,6). A memb ane-sal cha ac e iza ion s ep
by s udying he ejec ion o a limi ed numbe o simple
sal s (NaCl, MgSO4, Na2SO4, CaCl2) is o be subsequen ly
ca ied ou . The expe imen al esul s o hese 1:1, 2:2, 1:2,
2:1 ( ) sal s a e analyzed using NanoFlux ia a
nume ical i ing p ocedu e in o de o de e mine he op imal
alues o he wo pa ame e s (e ec i e memb ane cha ge
densi y and hickness) ha cha ac e ize he memb ane/
sal pai . Theo e ical ion ejec ion p edic ions o elec oly e
solu ions a e ob ained by sol ing nume ically he “Hinde ed
T anspo ” Ex ended Ne ns -Planck ion lux equa ions. The
bes i pa ame e alues, which minimize he di e ence
be ween he expe imen al and heo e ical ejec ions, a y as
a unc ion o he sal concen a ion and pH o he eed. This
analysis allows us o c ea e he in e nal NanoFlux da abase.
The e ec i e memb ane cha ge and e ec i e hickness o ion
mix u es a e hen de e mined as a unc ion o eed solu ion
pH, ionic s eng h and composi ion using he single sal
da abase combined wi h an in e pola ion and weigh ing
Fig. 1 Classi ica ion o memb ane ea men s
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scheme. The ejec ion and solu ion lux o complex mul i-
elec oly e mix u es can be well p edic ed using he in e nal
single sal da abase (5,6). NanoFlux can he e o e be a he
basis o a combined expe imen al and heo e ical me hod o
cha ac e izing, simula ing, and op imizing he pe o mance o
cha ged nano il e s.
NanoFlux a emp s o ill in a gap in me hods o p edic ing
and op imizing NF pe o mance ha has a isen due o he
complexi y o he undamen al ion anspo p ocesses and has
mos likely slowed he widesp ead indus ial de elopmen o
NF.
2.3 Me hod
2.3.1. APPARATUS
The il a ion pilo plan (Fig. 2) used o NF expe imen s
consis s o a Sepa CF II labscale 316 SS cell sys em [10], a
eed ank [3] wi h a s ainless s eel imme sed coil [5] and a
olume ic pump [8] (ca pump 231, cons an low 9 L/min).
The closed loop o he eed solu ion is made o esis ing ubing
o high empe a u e (up o 60°C) and p essu e (up o 20 ba ).
The eed solu ion is hea ed o cooled in he 30 li es
eed ank by a ci cula ing he mal ba h [1] (F igi he m-10
P- Selec a) by means o he imme ged coil. The empe a u e
eed ank is measu ed and con olled by an ex e nal PT100
P osenso p obe [4] imme ged in he eed solu ion. The
e en a e empe a u e when i ci cula es back o he eed ank
is also measu ed. The p essu e o he eed solu ion and he
e en a e, modi ied by he al e [11], a e gi en by p essu e
gauges [9]. The pe mea e mass is measu ed by a balance [12]
(Sa o ius CP323S) a s eady s a e and he mass lux calcula ed
is egis e ed in a compu e [13] ia an RS232 ou pu .
2.3.2. MEMBRANES
In his s udy DOW FILMTEC memb anes ha e been used.
These memb anes a e la and ha e an e ec i e su ace a ea
o 133 cm2. NanoFlux p edic ion and p elimina y es s showed
ha he NF-90 memb ane was he mos sui able o ou
applica ion. The ob ained da a we e hen compa ed o hose
ob ained o ano he memb ane NF-200. Speci ica ions gi en
by he manu ac u e o hese wo memb anes a e ga he ed in
he able I.
1- Ci cula ing he mal ba h, 2- Bill-pos e empe a u e, 3- Feed ank, 4- Tempe a u e p obe, 5- Coil, 6- Pu ge, 7- Th ee-way al e, 8- High-p essu e
pump, 9- Manome e , 10- Sepa CF II Cell (Osmonics), 11- P essu e Con ol Val e, 12- Balance, 13- Pe sonal compu e
Fig. 2. Schema ic diag am o he NF pilo .
Table I. speCI ICaTIons o The n memb anes gI en by The manu aCTu e
Memb ane Pe mea e Flow Ra e
(L/(h m2 ba )
S abilized Sal
Rejec ion
(%)
NF-90 8,68 > 97
NF-200 5,99 97
No e: Pe mea e low and sal ejec ion based on he ollowing es condi ions:
2000 ppm MgSO4, 25°C and 15 % eco e y.
Pe mea e lows o indi idual elemen s may a y by -15 %/+50 %
2.3.3 EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE
The app oach used consis s o wo s ages:
• P edic ion o he memb ane pe o mances o NF o
he s udied was ewa e (simpli ied composi ion) using
NanoFlux. This s age allowed us o selec he mo e
app op ia e memb ane and ope a ing condi ions o he
second s age.
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• Expe imen al alida ion using he selec ed memb ane
and ope a ing condi ions o he ea men o eal
was ewa e s.
The expe imen al p ocedu e ollowed du ing he es o
he memb anes included he ollowing s eps:
• Memb ane condi ioning: be o e using new memb anes a
condi ioning s ep mus be made o elimina e p ese a ion
p oduc s and o compac he memb ane. Memb ane is
placed in he memb ane cell and pu e wa e is ci cula ed
h ough he memb ane o 1 hou . Applied empe a u e
and p essu e (30 ºC and 17.5 ba ) we e highe han hose
in he no mal ope a ing condi ions. This s ep was only
ca ied ou once when he memb ane is new.
• Pu e wa e pe meabili y: a e he condi ioning s ep and a e
e e y es , pu e wa e pe meabili y was de e mined o
ensu e abou he memb ane s abili y and in eg i y. These
measu emen s we e pe o med using demine alised wa e .
• Flow and ejec ion measu emen s o se e al eed
was ewa e s ( ixed ope a ing condi ions): when he
desi ed empe a u e was eached, he eed was ci cula ed
and he p essu e inc eased s ep by s ep ill he desi ed
p essu e was eached. The eed solu ion ci cula es a
cons an angen ial eloci y (1,23 m/s), which allows o
neglec concen a ion pola iza ion e ec s in memb ane
su ace. A e a ound 5 min o ci cula ion, i was
assumed ha he s eady s a e was eached. The pe mea e
ac ion was e-ci cula ed in o he eed o keep he
solu ion concen a ion cons an . The pe mea e lux was
de e mined om mass measu emen s. A sample was hen
collec ed o calcula e ejec ion.
• Rejec ion calcula ion: collec ed samples in he p e ious
s ep we e analysed and esul s we e compa ed wi h he
eed samples analyses. Then ejec ion (%) we e calcula ed
acco ding o he ollowing equa ion:
whe e and a e he concen a ion o
pe mea e and eed espec i ely.
2.3.4 ANALYSES
Conduc i i y and pH o solu ions we e de e mined using a
conduc ime e JF 340 WTW and a pHme e PHN 81 Tacussel,
espec i ely. Me hods and equipmen used o analyze he
di e en pa ame e s and species in he was ewa e s a e lis ed
in able II:
3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
3.1 Ce amic indus y was ewa e composi ion
Was ewa e s can be analysed using di e en pa ame e s
like pH, conduc i i y and chemical oxygen demand (COD),
hese wo pa ame e s being indica i e o o al dissol ed
sal s (TDS) and o he o ganic pollu ion, espec i ely. The
hand ope a ed cleaning usually made in ce amic indus y
and he la ge ange o p oduc s en ail a wide a iabili y in
composi ion. Table III shows he mean a e age alues o he
pa ame e s desc ibing he was ewa e composi ion (8): pH,
conduc i i y, he mo e abundan ions and TDS and COD.
Table II. meThods and equIpmenT o wasTewaTe analysIs
Pa ame e Me hod Equipmen
COD UNE 77-004/89 -
B Azome ine-H me hod by UV-VIS spec opho ome y UV-160A Shimadzu
SO4
2- and Cl-Ionic ch oma og aphy ICS-100 Dionex
Na+, K+, Mg2+ and Ca2+ A omic abso p ion spec opho ome y UNE 77-056 1100B Pe kin Elme
Table III. Ce amIC IndusT y wasTewaTe ComposITIon
Pa ame e Va ia ion in e al
pH 7-9
Conduc i i y (µS/cm) 2000-5000
Chlo ides (mg /L) 100-1100
Sulpha es (mg /L) 100-1000
Calcium (mg /L) 50-500
Magnesium (mg /L) 10-100
Sodium (mg /L) 50-750
Bo on (mg /L) 1-75
TDS (mg/L) 300-3700
COD (mg O2/L) 100-1300
3.2 NanoFlux p edic ion
As abo e-men ioned NanoFlux compu e simula ion
p og amme allows us o p edic he pe o mances o NF
memb anes o pe mea ion o neu al and cha ged species.
Model solu ions con aining wo neu al solu es o di e en
molecula size we e chosen o mimicking he emo al o
o ganic ma e om he was ewa e s. As an example, Table
IV gi es he p edic ed ejec ion da a o pe mea ion o wo
neu al species (e hyl alcohol and poly(e hyleneglycol), PEG-
400) using wo NF memb anes (NF-90 and NF-200). I should
be no ed ha PEG- de i a i es a e compounds o in e es in
he ce amic indus y since hey a e used in he deco a ion
s age o he ile manu ac u ing p ocess. As i can be seen

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NanoFlux p edic s ha PEG 400 is 100 % ejec ed by bo h
memb anes whe eas a small molecule as e hyl alcohol is mo e
signi ican ly ejec ed by he NF-90 memb ane
In he same way, p edic ion o memb ane pe o mances
can be ob ained o pe mea ion o cha ged species. F om he
able III, i appea s ha a mix u e o he anions Cl- and SO4
2-
and he ca ions Na+ and Mg2+ can gi e a good model solu ion
o he s udied was ewa e s. Table V p esen s simula ion da a
ob ained o he wo same memb anes (NF-90 and NF-200)
o a solu ion con aining an equimola mix u e o NaCl and
MgSO4 wi h a o al sal concen a ion o 0.03M (2.69 g/l).
Table I . nano lux p edICTIon o pe meaTIon o Two neuT al speCIes (eThyl alCohol and peg-400) on n -90 and n -200 memb anes.
Memb ane P essu e
(ba ) Flux
(L/h·m2)Rejec ed species Mola mass (g/mol) Rejec ion
(%)
NF-90
< 5 - PEG-400 400 100
5 23 E hyl alcohol 46 80
NF-200
< 5 - PEG-400 400 100
5 25 E hyl alcohol 46 62
Table V. NaNo lux p edicTioN o aN equimola mixTu e o NaCl aNd MgSO4 wiTh a ToTal salT coNceNT aTioN o 0.03m (2,69 g/L)
Memb ane P essu e
(ba ) Flux
(L/h·m2)Ions Rejec ion
(%)
NF-90
5 23
Na+90
Cl-87
Mg2+ 97
SO4
2- 100
11 60
Na+90
Cl-90
Mg2+ 100
SO4
2- 100
NF-200
5 27
Na+47
Cl-60
Mg2+ 85
SO4
2- 98
11 75
Na+72
Cl-65
Mg2+ 94
SO4
2- 100
Again he memb ane NF-90 shows he be e pe o mances
in ejec ing he conside ed ions e en a ela i ely low ope a ing
p essu e (5 ba ) and wi h simila pe mea e lux. I was hen
decided o alida e he simula ion by pe o ming pe mea ion
o eal was ewa e s on NF-90.
3.3 Resul s wi h eal was ewa e s o he ce amic indus y
The NF ea men was ca ied ou a low p essu e wi h
was ewa e samples collec ed in wo di e en companies
a e he physico-chemical ea men s age. The ope a ing
condi ions o bo h samples a e summa ized in able VI. (*)
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Table VII ga he s he pa ame e da a ob ained o he
wo samples be o e and a e he NF pu i ica ion on NF-90
memb ane. These esul s show a educ ion o mo e han 90
% o he o al dissol ed sal s (TDS). As expec ed, mul i alen
ions (SO4
2-, Mg2+ and Ca2+) a e almos o ally ejec ed du ing
he NF pe mea ion. On he o he hand, he mono alen
ones (Cl-, Na+ and K+) a e abou 90 % ejec ed by he NF-90
memb ane as p edic ed by he NanoFlux simula ion so wa e.
When conside ing he COD pa ame e , i appea s ha he
NF pe mea ion pe mi s an e icien emo al o he o ganic
pollu ion since his pa ame e gi es alues lowe han 50
mg O2/l. This e ec is pa icula ly s iking in he case o he
highe loaded solu ion (was ewa e 1) wi h a COD educ ion
o mo e han 90%.
Finally, i has o be no ed ha hese esul s we e ob ained
only by using NanoFlux p edic ion and wi hou any
expe imen al op imisa ion o he p ocess.
4. CONCLUSIONS
Ad anced p ocess based on memb ane sepa a ion
echnique may be use ul o ce amic indus y o imp o e
managemen o hei was ewa e s. This imp o emen can
allow o companies a g ea e eusabili y o ea ed was ewa e s
gi ing ise o impo an economic sa ings and educing he
en i onmen al impac .
Expe imen al indings ob ained in his s udy show ha NF
can be a good echnique o pu i ica ion o ce amic indus y
was ewa e s because a e y signi ican o al dissol ed sal s
(TDS) and COD educ ion ( e en ion alues o abou 90%)
is achie ed. On he o he hand, hese esul s also p o e ha
NanoFlux is a good ool o p edic ion ha can sa e ime
and money in expe imen al s udies, because p edic ions
done by he p og am a e qui e nex o he esul s ob ained
expe imen ally.
ACkNOWLEDGMENTS
The au ho s wish o hank he Valencian Ins i u e o Small
and Medium-Sized En e p ises (IMPIVA) in Comunidad
Valenciana (Spain) and Eu eka P og am o i s inancial help
(IMAETA/2005/11,IMIDIE/2009/3and∑!4121).
Table II. pu I ICaTIon daTa o wasTewaTe s usIng nano IlT aTIon on n -90 memb ane
Analysed pa ame e s
Was ewa e 1 Was ewa e 2
A e physico-
chemical
ea men
A e NF ea men wi h
NF90/5 ba
A e physico-
chemical
ea men
A e NF ea men wi h
NF90/4 ba
Analyses Analyses Rejec ion Analyses Analyses Rejec ion
pH 8,35 7,44 - 7,95 7,03 -
Conduc i i y (mS/cm) 3,5 0,16 95% 2,33 0,17 93%
B (mg/L) 5,9 3,9 34% 3,6 2,8 22%
SO4
2-
(mg/L) 258 < 10 >96% 304 <10 >97%
Cl- (mg/L) 932 36 96% 619 41 93%
Na+ (mg/L) 555 28,4 95% 304 30,4 90%
k+ (mg/L) 16,8 0,9 95% 18,8 2,1 89%
Mg2+ (mg/L) 28 0,3 99% 24,8 0,3 99%
Ca2+ (mg/L) 75 <0.1 >99% 101 <0.1 >99%
COD (mg/L) 1156 44 96% 129 < 30 > 77%
Table I. ope aTIng CondITIons used In TesTs wITh wasTewaTe samples
Sample P essu e
(ba ) Tempe a u e
(°C) Flux
(L/(h m2 ba ))
was ewa e 1 5 25 2,27
was ewa e 2 4 25 3,45
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