Transport of Oxyanions; Chromate, Arsenate, and Perchlorate; through Negatively Charged RO, NF, and Tight UF Membranes
氧阴离子的运输;铬酸盐、砷酸盐和高氯酸盐;通过带负电荷的RO、NF和紧密的超滤膜
With the recent emergence of oxyanions chromate (HCrO4-/CrO42-), arsenate
(H2AsO4-/HAsO42-), and perchlorate (ClO4-); and their contamination and natural
occurrence as an important drinking water quality issue, a careful assessment of
membrane technology for trace inorganic contaminants removal has been performed. A
bench-scale cross-flow flat-sheet filtration unit has been used to evaluate the transport
(rejection) of mono-valent and/or divalent oxyanions (HCrO4-/CrO42-, H2AsO4-/HAsO42-,
and ClO4-) through negatively charged reverse osmosis (RO), nanofiltration (NF), and
tight ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, and a diffusion cell testing unit has been used to
investigate oxyanion transport (by hindered diffusion) through membrane pores under
various water chemistry conditions.
In this study, RO, NF and tight UF membranes have been tested to evaluate the
effects of pH and conductivity (ionic strength) on the transport/rejection these three toxic
oxyanions. The study investigated the transport (rejection) mechanisms of chromate,
arsenate, and perchlorate including solution diffusion, steric (size) exclusion, and/or
electrostatic exclusion for RO, NF and tight UF membranes.
The target anions were characterized according to molecular mass, hydrated
ionic radius (size), and diffusion coefficient in water (Dw). A diffusion cell containing
actual RO, NF, and tight UF membrane specimens has been used to estimate hindered diffusion (Dp) embodying various solute-membrane interaction, with measured hindered
diffusion coefficients several orders of magnitude less than corresponding diffusion
coefficients in water, thus demonstrating the importance of electrostatic and steric
hindrance in trace anion rejection. Includes 11 references, table, figures.