Removal of TiO 2 nanoparticles from water by low pressure pilot plant filtration

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dc.contributor.authorOlabarrieta, Josune
dc.contributor.authorMonzón, Oihane
dc.contributor.authorBelaustegui, Yolanda
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Jon-Iñaki
dc.contributor.authorZorita, Saioa
dc.contributor.institutionVALORIZACIÓN DE RESIDUOS
dc.contributor.institutionADAPTACIÓN AL CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO
dc.date.issued2018-03-15
dc.descriptionPublisher Copyright: © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
dc.description.abstractRising use of nanoparticles in manufacturing as well as in commercial products bring issues related to environmental release and human exposure. A large amount of TiO2 nanoparticles will eventually reach wastewater treatment plants. Low pressure membrane filtration has been suggested as a feasible treatment of water streams. This study investigated first at laboratory scale the influence of: i) membrane material, ii) pore size and iii) water chemistry on nTiO2 removal. TiO2 retention was governed by the cake layer formation mechanism and significant retention of nanoparticles was observed even for filters having considerably larger pores than nTiO2. PVDF showed a great potential for nTiO2 rejection. Additionally, filtration pilot plant experiments were carried out using PVDF membranes (0.03 and 0.4 μm pore size). The release of nTiO2 in the pilot scale filtration system was always above the instrumental detection limit (> 1.5 μg/L) and in most cases below 100 μg/L regardless of the pore size and applied conditions. The nTiO2 membrane breakthrough predominantly occurred in the first few minutes after backwashes and ceased when the cake layer was formed. Ultrafiltration and microfiltration were comparable with rejection of nTiO2 above 95% at similar permeate flow rates. Nevertheless, ultrafiltration is more promising than microfiltration because it allowed longer operation times between backwash cycles.en
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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dc.format.extent1059730
dc.identifier.citationOlabarrieta , J , Monzón , O , Belaustegui , Y , Alvarez , J-I & Zorita , S 2018 , ' Removal of TiO 2 nanoparticles from water by low pressure pilot plant filtration ' , Science of the Total Environment , vol. 618 , pp. 551-560 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.003
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.003
dc.identifier.issn0048-9697
dc.identifier.otherresearchoutputwizard: 11556/462
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofScience of the Total Environment
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject.keywordsMicrofiltration
dc.subject.keywordsUltrafiltration
dc.subject.keywordsNanoparticle
dc.subject.keywordsSeparation
dc.subject.keywordsCake formation
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental release
dc.subject.keywordsMicrofiltration
dc.subject.keywordsUltrafiltration
dc.subject.keywordsNanoparticle
dc.subject.keywordsSeparation
dc.subject.keywordsCake formation
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental release
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Engineering
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Chemistry
dc.subject.keywordsWaste Management and Disposal
dc.subject.keywordsPollution
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.keywordsSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
dc.subject.keywordsFunding Info
dc.subject.keywordsThis work was funded by the Provincial Government of_x000D_ Bizkaia (6-12-TK-2010-0013).
dc.subject.keywordsThis work was funded by the Provincial Government of_x000D_ Bizkaia (6-12-TK-2010-0013).
dc.titleRemoval of TiO 2 nanoparticles from water by low pressure pilot plant filtrationen
dc.typejournal article
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