Seawater desalination pre-treatment process in an electrochemical filtration system to increase pH

This paper proposes an alternative method using electrochemical filtration system with an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane in the pre-treatment process of desalination to bring up pH values for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) to allow sufficient boron to be removed to desired level in one pass SWRO pro...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Kong, Yi Hui
مؤلفون آخرون: She Qianhong
التنسيق: Final Year Project
اللغة:English
منشور في: Nanyang Technological University 2023
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168253
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المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University
اللغة: English
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الملخص:This paper proposes an alternative method using electrochemical filtration system with an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane in the pre-treatment process of desalination to bring up pH values for seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) to allow sufficient boron to be removed to desired level in one pass SWRO process, with a possibility to eliminate the post-treatment low pressure reverse osmosis system at an overall lower energy cost without input of additional chemicals. An electrochemical cell can be integrated into the UF process where a piece of UF membrane is placed between the two electrodes of the electrochemical cell. The electrochemical cell enables a direct control of the pH in the solution by adjusting the potential difference of the cell. This integration allows similar rejection capabilities as the current pre-treatment system while able to control pH value of the water. This study aims to introduce the use of electrochemical system in seawater desalination pre-treatment process to make desalination more energy efficient and economically viable.