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AuthorAshfaq M.Y.
AuthorAl-Ghouti M.A.
AuthorDa'na D.A.
AuthorQiblawey H.
AuthorZouari N.
Available date2022-05-31T19:01:14Z
Publication Date2020
Publication NameJournal of Materials Research and Technology
ResourceScopus
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2020.09.117
URIhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092204821&doi=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2fj.jmrt.2020.09.117&partnerID=40&md5=5d8484c877132deaa288935a08483119
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/31776
AbstractIn seawater reverse osmosis, membrane scaling is one of the major issues affecting its widespread application in the desalination industry. In this paper, the effect of concentration of calcium and sulfate ions from 20 to 150 mM on calcium sulfate scaling of reverse osmosis (RO) and graphene oxide functionalized RO membranes was investigated. It was noted that the permeate flux declined more than 90% when the concentration of ions was increased to 50?150 mM. Principal component analysis was applied to the flux decline over time data, which helped to cluster the data sets based on the extent of membrane scaling at different conditions. The results of scanning electron microscopy showed that the morphology of crystals varied with the concentration from rod shaped to broad rosette structures. Furthermore, it was also found that the membrane surface was fully covered with precipitates, which resulted from both bulk and surface crystallization at higher concentrations of ions in feedwater. The results of X-ray diffraction confirmed that the precipitates formed on the membrane at different concentrations belong to gypsum (CaSO4�2H2O). The results of Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy helped to understand the interaction of gypsum with functional groups (?OH, ?COOH, C[sbnd]H) of the membrane, which also varied at different concentrations. The contact angle analysis of the scaled membrane was also done to investigate the effect of scaling on the hydrophilicity of the membrane surface, thereby, affecting its inter/intra foulant interactions.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier Editora Ltda
SubjectGraphene oxide
Gypsum
Membrane scaling
Principal component analysis
Reverse osmosis
TitleEffect of concentration of calcium and sulfate ions on gypsum scaling of reverse osmosis membrane, mechanistic study
TypeArticle
Pagination13459-13473
Issue Number6
Volume Number9
dc.accessType Abstract Only


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