Selectivity of Nanoporous MnO2 and TiO2 Membranes for Residual Contaminants in Treated Wastewater

Adewale Giwa; Sung M. Jung; Menatalla Ahmed; Wenjing Fang; Jing Kong; Shadi W. Hasan

doi:10.1002/ceat.201700376

Selectivity of Nanoporous MnO₂ and TiO₂ Membranes for Residual Contaminants in Treated Wastewater

Adewale Giwa
, Sung M. Jung
, Menatalla Ahmed
, Wenjing Fang
, Jing Kong
, Shadi W. Hasan

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

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Abstract

Treated effluent from an electrically enhanced membrane bioreactor (eMBR) was filtered through MnO₂ or TiO₂ nanoporous membranes for the removal of residual heavy metals, bacteria, and biological oxygen demand (BOD). The fresh and spent membranes were characterized via energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX), zeta potential analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Water analysis was performed by means of UV/Vis spectrophotometry. For most contaminants, eMBR-TiO₂ showed highest removal efficiency compared to MnO₂ because of the combined adhesion and photocatalytic effects of TiO₂. Meanwhile, eMBR-MnO₂ provided higher removal efficiency for Fe.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	413-420
Number of pages	8
Journal	Chemical Engineering and Technology
Volume	41
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ceat.201700376
State	Published - 1 Feb 2018

Keywords

Electrically enhanced membrane bioreactor
Heavy metal removal
Nanoporous membranes
Wastewater treatment

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