Performance of ultrafiltration as a pre-concentration stage for the treatment of oxyfluorfen by electrochemical BDD oxidation
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| Publication Date | 2019-12-02 |
| Journal | Separation and Purification Technology |
| Authors | Gustavo AcostaāSantoyo, Javier Llanos, Alexandra Raschitor, Erika Bustos, Pablo CaƱizares |
| Institutions | Center of Research and Technologic Development in Electrochemistry, University of Castilla-La Mancha |
| Citations | 21 |
Abstract
Section titled āAbstractāThe present work deals with the use of ultrafiltration as a pre-concentration stage in the electrochemical degradation of a non-polar organochlorine compound (oxyfluorfen) with boron-doped diamond (BDD) anodes. The first stage of the work consisted in evaluating the performance of a pilot scale ultrafiltration unit to concentrate a solution of a commercial formulation of oxyfluorfen (BarreĀ®) at total recirculation mode. The ultrafiltration membrane exhibited a total rejection of oxyfluorfen, around 70% rejection of TOC and a permeate flux of 285.1 L hā1 mā2 at 4 bar and 25 Ā°C. The rejection of oxyfluorfen is higher than expected due to the presence of surfactant compounds in the commercial formulation selected, which promotes a mechanism of micellar enhanced ultrafiltration. Next, a discontinuous ultrafiltration test was performed, maintaining this high rejection of oxyfluorfen and observing a limited contribution of fouling mechanisms, according to the adjustment of the data to fouling models. Regarding the electrochemical oxidation of the concentrate with BDD anodes, it was observed an increase in the specific power consumption from 590 kWh kgā1 for the raw solution to 882 kWh kgā1 for the concentrate. This unexpected result can be explained due to the limited rejection of the soluble fraction in the ultrafiltration stage, what produced a lower concurrence of oxidants in the electrochemical oxidation step. According to these results, it can be stated that it is worth using ultrafiltration as a concentration stage for commercial formulations of non-polar organochlorines with both high rejection and flux, although it should be combined with degradation technologies different from electrochemical oxidation.
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