A Critical Analysis of MIEX Application in Water Treatment

2013 ◽  
Vol 777 ◽  
pp. 86-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Bai Wang ◽  
Ming Liang Ni

A novel magnetic ion exchange resin called MIEX Resin is being utilized in potable water treatment, which indicates significant advantages. The objective of this article is to analyze characteristics and application of MIEX Resin in engineering projects, and hence provide critical review on merits and demerits of the resin. Furthermore, researches on combination of MIEX Resin with other water treatment technologies would be analyzed and discussed to prove potential that a MIEX Resin process integrated with other treatments can be employed in broader fields of wastewater treatment and reuse.

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 630
Author(s):  
Alessandra Imbrogno ◽  
Prantik Samanta ◽  
Andrea I. Schäfer

Environmental contextContamination of surface water by micropollutants is a major environmental concern because of their high persistence and toxicity. Micropollutants are only partially removed in nanofiltration water treatment systems, encouraging the investigation of more complex systems involving partitioning with membrane materials, organic matter and ion exchange resins. This study elucidates the micropollutant partitioning mechanisms in this complex water treatment system. AbstractThe accumulation of micropollutants, such as steroid hormones, in magnetic ion exchange resin-nanofiltration (MIEX-NF) poses a risk to the environmental contamination of surface water where the treated water is discharged. In this study, the partitioning of the steroid hormone estradiol (E2) with humic acid (HA), MIEX and the membrane is investigated at different feed water conditions (e.g. pH and presence of calcium). The transport and adsorption of E2 in NF is not affected significantly by the E2-HA interaction. Indeed, E2 partitions with HA between 8% and 25% at different pH. This is attributed to the presence of calcium ions, which reduces the number of HA molecules available to interact with E2 molecules. The calcium interference is evident especially at pH>10, where calcite and HA precipitate to result in irreversible membrane fouling. In the hybrid MIEX-NF process, the E2-MIEX interaction occurs at all pH conditions. Approximately 40% of the E2 total mass partitions with MIEX. This is significantly higher than E2 accumulation in NF. Since the partitioning is at least partially reversible, this poses a risk for accidental E2 release into the process streams.


Processes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 138 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Kyzas ◽  
Kostas Matis

In today’s world of environmental strain, wastewater treatment has become a, more or less, conventional application of flotation—as for instance, in the oil, food, or chemical industries, and in potable water treatment. In this paper, different flotation methods (such as ion, adsorbing colloid, and adsorptive flotation, including biosorption) and techniques will be reviewed; and, in order to explain them further, several applications of these from the laboratory (General and Inorganic Chemical Technology) at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (AUTh) will be presented and analyzed, with the main focus on sustainability. The application of flotation as a separation process, when applied in pollution control or during water treatment, was often criticized due to the possible toxicity of the applied collectors; however, the use of biosurfactants may alleviate this concern and enhance its further acceptability.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2A) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Muniz De Almeida Albuquerque

The water purification procedure aims to obtain a product appropriate for human consumption, minimizing the presence of contaminants and toxic substances present in the water. Among these contaminants, some radionuclides of natural origin, such as uranium, thorium and their descendants, have been identified. Studies have shown that the stages of purification are quite effective in removing the radionuclides contained in water. The removal is due to co-precipitation of the radionuclides with the suspended materials and the precipitated material is accumulated and characterized as a Technologically Concentrated Natural Occurrence Radioactive Material (TENORM) by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). This residue can present significant levels of radioactivity and, when discarded in the environment without any treatment, can generate a problem of environmental impact and a risk to the health of the population. In this way, some gamma emitters of the series of U, Th and the K-40 were determined in the residues generated at the Potable Water Treatment Plants – PWTPs in six municipalities of Pernambuco. The results obtain corroborate the classification of the residues generated in the PWTPs as concentrators of the radioactive components contained in the water supplied to the system and reinforce the need for the release to the environment, which is the usual way of disposal of this waste, to be carried out only after considering the radiological protection standards established.


2010 ◽  
Vol 162 (1) ◽  
pp. 208-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Samaras ◽  
A. Zouboulis ◽  
T. Karapantsios ◽  
M. Kostoglou

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (8-9) ◽  
pp. 1977-1988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max R.D. Mergen ◽  
Bruce Jefferson ◽  
Simon A. Parsons ◽  
Peter Jarvis

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