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Petrochemical wastewater treatment: Water recovery using membrane distillation

Santos, Paula G., Scherer, Cíntia M., Fisch, Adriano G., Rodrigues, Marco Antônio S.·2020·Journal of Cleaner Production
DOI 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121985
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Abstract Water is a natural resource of great economic value and its imminent scarcity has led modern industrial complexes to develop projects to save water. This work investigated the application of membrane distillation in the treatment of the concentrated effluent generated in an electrodialysis reversal pilot plant which is used to treat wastewater from a petrochemical complex in the south of Brazil. The results showed that the recovery of water is technically feasible using pretreatments to improve the operating of the membrane distillation process. Considering the composition of the electrodialysis reversal effluent, it was proposed a physical treatment (filtration) to remove the suspended solids and the pH adjustment to reduce the formation of fouling on the membrane surface. With the proposed pretreatment, the drop in permeate flow rate was minimized by 30% and the rate of water recovery increased from 56% to 75% in comparison with the test carried out without pretreatment. Due to the high rejection of pollutants, the recovered water presented a physical-chemical quality that enables its direct use in the industrial process.

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Authors
Santos, P. G., Scherer, C. M., Fisch, A. G., & Rodrigues, M. A. S.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Feevale (BR)
  • University of Alberta (CA)
Corresponding author
Santos, Paula G.
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Venue
Journal of Cleaner Production
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-09
Volume
267
Pages
121985
ISSN
0959-6526 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121985
OpenAlex
W3025933588
Cited by
57
References
30
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 12 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 2
FWCI
2.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Journal of Cleaner Production (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Physical Sciences › Chemical Engineering › Filtration and Separation › Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
Keywords
membrane distillation, water recovery, petrochemical wastewater, electrodialysis reversal, pretreatment, membrane fouling, pH adjustment, filtration, permeate flow rate, water reuse

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Santos, P. G., Scherer, C. M., Fisch, A. G., & Rodrigues, M. A. S. (2020). Petrochemical wastewater treatment: Water recovery using membrane distillation. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121985

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