苦咸水反渗透淡化中膜面结垢预测及防垢进展

苦咸水反渗透（BWRO）中的防垢过程,首先取决于给水水质,而根据水质条件和垢在膜面的形成机理采取相应的防垢措施是非常重要的。 显然,有效地管控膜面无机结垢及抑制膜面污染需要开展无机结垢趋势的预测、防垢措施和非破坏性无机垢监控等方面的技术研究。 一系列传统和新兴的分析技术,包括摩尔比率法、直接目测法和光谱法等已应用于BWRO过程中膜面防垢研究。 本文详细综述了该过程中无机结垢趋势的预测、防垢方法和非破坏性无机垢监控技术等方面的研究进展。 此外,针对目前的研究方向提出了建议。     

压力驱动膜过程中浓差极化的介电模型

提出了电导率呈指数型分布的浓差极化层的介电模型. 利用传递方程研究了压力驱动膜过程的介电谱, 并导出层内电导率分布与宏观测量的电容和电导之间定量关系的理论表达式, 得到介电谱高低频特征值与浓差极化模数之间的关系. 计算结果表明, 较之线性分布电导率, 指数型分布电导率能更好地描述浓差极化层的介电谱. 研究表明, 介电谱及其特征值和弛豫强度随浓差极化模数和层厚度显著变化. 对由分离膜、主体溶液和浓差极化层组成的复合体系的介电谱进行了数值模拟, 发现电导较之电容其频率依存关系对浓差极化模数的变化更为敏感, 上述研究为利用介电谱在线监测膜分离过程提供了有价值的理论参考.     

正渗透原理及浓差极化现象

本文介绍了正渗透的基本原理,减压渗透在能源转化中的工作原理,并与反渗透进行了比较。阐述了正渗透实际的膜性能远低于预期的现象,以及造成该现象的理论基础。详细描述了非对称膜的浓差极化模型,指出了避免外浓差极化的方法;从膜材料的结构设计角度总结出了减弱内浓差极化的途径,从而为正渗透膜材料的制备和应用提供了理论基础。     

膜对物质吸附和释放的介电谱研究——弛豫机制和扩散动力学

对壳聚糖膜吸附和缓释水杨酸过程的介电监测显示: 伴随着吸附或释放的进行, 相应膜/溶液体系的介电谱也发生规律性变化. 通过对这一变化的系统分析, 对介电弛豫产生的机制提出了新的看法, 确认了吸附或缓释行为引起的溶液中的浓差极化是介电弛豫产生的根本原因, 进而由浓差极化层电导率梯度、厚度与介电谱弛豫强度之间的理论关系解释了体系介电谱随时间等因素变化的原因. 这一弛豫机制的确立, 有望为建立获得吸附或释放过程体系各相的动态变化参数的理论方法、从而实现介电谱方法对药物控制释放过程的实时监测开辟一个新的途径.     

电极界面浓差极化对锂金属沉积的影响

锂金属作为下一代高能量密度电池的理想负极材料受到研究人员广泛关注。然而,锂枝晶生长引起的安全隐患和循环寿命短等问题严重影响了锂金属电池的实用化进程。本文以电化学现象和理论为依据,从浓差极化角度详细分析锂金属电沉积过程中枝晶生长、死锂形成和全电池失效机制,并对目前研究较多的多孔宿主电极中的浓差极化及枝晶抑制进行分析,提出锂金属界面浓差电池现象。本文得到的结论为研究人员更深入地探究锂金属保护策略提供了理论依据。     

溶液电导率法对碳酸钙结晶动力学的研究

溶液电导率法对碳酸钙结晶动力学的研究;结垢;电导率     

大庆油田三元复合驱结垢样品中碳酸钙的结晶特性及形貌特征

采用EDAX, XRD和SEM等方法对大庆油田三元复合驱结垢样品中碳酸钙的结晶特性及形貌特征进行了研究. 结果表明, 结垢样品中的碳酸钙呈现出球形、棒状和花状等形貌特征和层状生长的结晶特征. 部分水解聚丙烯酰胺(HPAM)降低了重烷基苯磺酸盐(HABS)表面活性剂的临界胶束浓度(cmc), 促进了其胶束化作用; HABS使溶液中HPAM链的刚性增强, 负电吸引能力增强; 二者均会形成模板, 导致结垢样品中的碳酸钙具有不同的形貌特征. 聚丙烯酰胺和表面活性剂的存在未改变结垢样品中碳酸钙的层状生长特征.     

正渗透膜支撑层结构优化的研究进展

随着世界经济高速发展和人口不断增长,全球淡水资源和能源危机日渐加剧。为了改善这一状况,人们将目光投向了海洋,海水淡化显示出强大的生命力。正渗透技术由于其低能耗,少污染,成为一种极具发展潜力的海水淡化新技术。正渗透膜作为其关键技术之一,已引起全世界相关学者的广泛关注。然而,正渗透膜支撑层中存在严重的内浓差极化现象,大幅降低了正渗透性能,是正渗透膜进一步发展和应用的瓶颈。针对此,本文以内浓差极化现象为线索,围绕支撑层材料与结构,介绍了传统支撑层(传统相转化支撑层和织物支撑层)的优化方法和新型支撑层(包括静电纺丝支撑层、纳米颗粒掺杂支撑层及新型相转化支撑层等)的特点、制备方法及结构对提高正渗透性能的贡献等。最后展望了未来正渗透膜支撑层材料和结构的发展趋势,以提高正渗透膜性能及在更多领域中的应用。     

超声波对染料膜渗透的影响

本文考察了不同分子量的染料,溴百里酚兰和染料废水等在超声作用下,通过醋酸纤维素膜的透水率与透盐率。发现超声在膜分离中有明显的加速传质和去“浓差极化”作用,可以提高膜的分离效率,而作用强弱与膜的性能、渗透分离物质的性质以及施加的压力相关     

脲酶的超滤膜浓缩

本文研究了用起滤膜浓缩脲酶过程中,膜结构对滤液通量和酶截留率的影响,和由浓缩酶液浓差极化引起的活性梯度变化规律。并对膜分离前处理时所使用的絮凝剂和絮凝条件进行了选择试验。     

Analysis of CaSO4 scale formation mechanism in various nanofiltration modules

Scale formation of sparingly soluble salts has a significant effect on flux decline in nanofiltration (NF) system. This study focuses on the elucidation of the different mechanisms of scale formation according to membrane modules in NF system.In unstirred batch NF, flux decline was mainly due to surface (heterogeneous) crystallization, while in crossflow NF, fouling was attributed to both surface and bulk crystallization. However, the extent of contribution of each crystallization to the fouling depended on the NF modules. The bulk (homogeneous) crystallization followed by crystal deposition on the surface of the nanofilter played a major role in flux decline in the spiral wound module whereas surface blockage due to the surface crystallization does in the tubular module. When an on-line microfiler was introduced to prevent crystal deposition during the concentration run, flux improvement was pronounced only in case of the spiral wound module, whereas it was negligible in case of the tubular module. This was because the microfilter could only remove crystals formed in the retentate through the bulk crystallization which is the dominant fouling mechanism in the spiral wound module.A modified resistance-in-series model was applied to assess the fouling characteristics of each NF module based on the bulk and the surface crystallization. The greatest extent of the fouling due to surface crystallization in tubular module was attributed to its highest concentration polarization modulus compared with the other two modules at the same crossflow rate.     

Chemical pretreatment of feed water for membrane distillation

Membrane distillation was used to produce demineralized water from ground water. The influence of feed water pretreatment carried out in a contact clarifier (softening with Ca(OH)₂ and coagulation with FeSO₄ · 7H₂O) followed by filtration, on the process effectiveness was evaluated. It was found that the chemical pretreatment decreased the membrane fouling; however, the degree of water purification was insufficient because precipitation of small amounts of deposit on the membrane surface during the process operation was still observed. The permeate flux was gradually decreasing as a result of scaling. The morphology and composition of the fouling layer were studied using scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersion spectrometry. The presence of significant amounts of silica, apart from calcium and magnesium, was determined in the formed deposit. The removal of foulants by heterogeneous crystallization performed inside the filter (70 mesh), assembled directly at the module inlet, was found to be a solution preventing the membrane scaling. Presented at the 34th International Conference of the Slovak Society of Chemical Engineering, Tatranské Matliare, 21–25 May 2007.     

Colloidal interactions and fouling of NF and RO membranes: a review

Colloids are fine particles whose characteristic size falls within the rough size range of 1-1000 nm. In pressure-driven membrane systems, these fine particles have a strong tendency to foul the membranes, causing a significant loss in water permeability and often a deteriorated product water quality. There have been a large number of systematic studies on colloidal fouling of reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes in the last three decades, and the understanding of colloidal fouling has been significantly advanced. The current paper reviews the mechanisms and factors controlling colloidal fouling of both RO and NF membranes. Major colloidal foulants (including both rigid inorganic colloids and organic macromolecules) and their properties are summarized. The deposition of such colloidal particles on an RO or NF membrane forms a cake layer, which can adversely affect the membrane flux due to 1) the cake layer hydraulic resistance and/or 2) the cake-enhanced osmotic pressure. The effects of feedwater compositions, membrane properties, and hydrodynamic conditions are discussed in detail for inorganic colloids, natural organic matter, polysaccharides, and proteins. In general, these effects can be readily explained by considering the mass transfer near the membrane surface and the colloid-membrane (or colloid-colloid) interaction. The critical flux and limiting flux concepts, originally developed for colloidal fouling of porous membranes, are also applicable to RO and NF membranes. For small colloids (diameter?100 nm), the limiting flux can result from two different mechanisms: 1) the diffusion-solubility (gel formation) controlled mechanism and 2) the surface interaction controlled mechanism. The former mechanism probably dominates for concentrated solutions, while the latter mechanism may be more important for dilute solutions. Future research needs on RO and NF colloidal fouling are also identified in the current paper.     

In situ monitoring techniques for concentration polarization and fouling phenomena in membrane filtration

Membrane fouling and subsequent permeate flux decline are inevitably associated with pressure-driven membrane processes. Despite the myriad of studies on membrane fouling and related phenomena--concentration polarization, cake formation and pore plugging--the fundamental mechanisms and processes involved are still not fully understood. A key to breakthroughs in understanding of fouling phenomena is the development of novel, non-invasive, in situ quantification of physico-chemical processes occurring during membrane filtration. State-of-the-art in situ monitoring techniques for concentration polarization, cake formation and fouling phenomena in pressure-driven membrane filtration are critically reviewed in this paper. The review addresses the physical principles and applications of the techniques as well as their strengths and deficiencies. Emphasis is given to techniques relevant to fouling phenomena where particles and solutes accumulate on the membrane surface such that pore plugging is negligible. The relevance of the techniques to specific processes and mechanisms involved in membrane fouling is also elaborated and discussed.     

Analysis of fouling potential in the electrodialysis process in the presence of an anionic surfactant foulant

Fouling of ion exchange membranes in an electrodialysis process is highly sensitive to the concentration of a surfactant. To investigate the influence of the fouling on the process performance, an anion exchange membrane was characterized by electrochemical properties as well as physical and chemical properties. The fouling potential was then quantitatively analyzed using the membrane fouling index as a function of the surfactant concentration. It was observed that the fouling mechanism is initiated by the micelle formation. That is, most of SDBS molecules form a fouling layer on the membrane surface at a higher concentration than the critical micelle concentration. Also the SDBS fouling mechanisms caused by the fouling layer were examined by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The equivalent circuits show that the fouling potential of the system was increased by an additional layer, simultaneously increasing the electrical resistance to permeation of ions through the membrane. However, the SDBS fouling on the membrane was a reversible process.     

Influence of inorganic scalants and natural organic matter on nanofiltration membrane fouling

The influence of inorganic scalants and NOM on nanofiltration (NF) membrane fouling was investigated by a crossflow bench-scale test cell. Mathematical fouling models were used to determine kinetics and fouling mechanisms of NF membrane. It was observed that, with natural organic matter (NOM) at a concentration of 10 mg L⁻¹, divalent cation, i.e. calcium (Ca²⁺), exhibited greater flux decline than monovalent cation, i.e. sodium (Na⁺), while solution flux curves dominated cake formation model, especially at high ionic strength. For inorganic scalants of polyanions, i.e. carbonate (CO₃²⁻), sulphate (SO₄²⁻), and phosphate (PO₄³⁻), solution flux curves were relatively fitted well with pore blocking model, possibly due to precipitated species formed and blocked on membrane surface and/or pores. For different divalent cations (i.e. calcium and magnesium (Mg²⁺)), calcium showed greater flux decline than magnesium, possibly due to higher concentration of precipitated calcium species than that of precipitated magnesium species based on the pC (−log concentration) and pH diagram.     

Influence of membrane surface properties on initial rate of colloidal fouling of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration membranes

Recent studies have shown that membrane surface morphology and structure influence permeability, rejection, and colloidal fouling behavior of reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) membranes. This investigation attempts to identify the most influential membrane properties governing colloidal fouling rate of RO/NF membranes. Four aromatic polyamide thin-film composite membranes were characterized for physical surface morphology, surface chemical properties, surface zeta potential, and specific surface chemical structure. Membrane fouling data obtained in a laboratory-scale crossflow filtration unit were correlated to the measured membrane surface properties. Results show that colloidal fouling of RO and NF membranes is nearly perfectly correlated with membrane surface roughness, regardless of physical and chemical operating conditions. It is further demonstrated that atomic force microscope (AFM) images of fouled membranes yield valuable insights into the mechanisms governing colloidal fouling. At the initial stages of fouling, AFM images clearly show that more particles are deposited on rough membranes than on smooth membranes. Particles preferentially accumulate in the “valleys” of rough membranes, resulting in “valley clogging” which causes more severe flux decline than in smooth membranes.     

Membrane performance with a pulp mill effluent: Relative contributions of fouling mechanisms

Severe flux decline was observed during ultrafiltration of a pulp mill effluent. Membrane fouling was the result of varying combinations of adsorption, pore plugging and concentration polarization or gel layer formation. A wide range of membrane materials and pore sizes were evaluated, showing the relationship between the membrane material, pore size and the relative contribution of the different fouling mechanisms. Individual resistances were evaluated for adsorption, R_a, pore plugging, R_pp, and concentration polarization, R_cp, using a series resistance model. These were based on the pure water flux for (1) the new membrane, J_i, (2) after static adsorption with the mill effluent, J_a, (3) the product rate when ultrafiltering the effluent, J_v, and (4) the pure water permeability with the fouled membrane, J_f. These resistances were shown to be misleading in terms of the observed flux loss for cases with significant adsorptive fouling. Adsorptive fouling was underestimated and concentration polarization overestimated. An alternative method, which we shall call flux loss ratios, is proposed, which is based on the flux decline due to a particular mechanisms as a fraction of the overall flux decline. These new measures more accurately reflect the flux decline attributable to each fouling mechanism.     

用流动电位法表征纳滤膜的结构及性能

利用测量流动电位的方法考察了纳滤膜的表面电学性能对纳滤膜的截留性能的影响.首先,采用不同功能层材料制备了复合纳滤(NF)膜,考察功能层的交联时间、单体结构等对表面电性能的影响,研究纳滤膜对不同无机盐的选择截留性能与表面电性能的关系.通过流动电位法测定纳滤膜的表面电学参数,如流动电位(ΔE)、zeta电位(ζ)和表面电荷密度(σd).实验表明,这些电学参数的变化与功能层交联时间和纳滤膜截留率的变化一致,在交联时间为45 s时,3种电学参数的绝对值均最大,而纳滤膜对无机盐的截留率也最大.复合纳滤膜zeta电位的绝对值(|ζ|)按照Na2SO4>MgSO4>MgCl2变化,同截留率的变化相同.带侧基单体交联后得到的纳滤膜的表面电性能参数的绝对值小于不带侧基单体的.因此,流动电位法可用于研究复合纳滤膜的截留机理和功能层结构.