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Efficient Wastewater Treatment Process For Brine Water, Carl Vavra, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
Efficient Wastewater Treatment Process For Brine Water, Carl Vavra, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
The objective of this project is to develop a simple, economically feasible process for purifying salt water (brine) solutions. It involves choosing the best membrane for optimum performance, while reviewing durability, membrane service life, separation capabilities and costs. Scale-up data are collected to evaluate the commercial feasibility of this technology. The optimization of processing parameters (pressure, flow, temperature and concentration) is reviewed to maximize the performance of the membrane. Cleaning and sanitizing the membrane after use for storage and reuse will also need to be studied.
An Adsorbent Prepared For Fluoride Removal From Water, Rodolfo Trejo-Vázquez, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
An Adsorbent Prepared For Fluoride Removal From Water, Rodolfo Trejo-Vázquez, Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
Adrian Bonilla-Petriciolet
In this paper, we report the preparation of an adsorbent for fluoride removal from drinking water. This adsorbent was prepared using a thermal treatment of pseudoboehmite agglomerates. Taguchi and Surface Response methodologies were used in order to standardize the adsorbent synthesis and to obtain the best fluoride removal rate of adsorbent. The fluoride removal rate of our adsorbent was higher than those obtained for a commercial alumina and bone charcoal. This adsorbent was also tested and compared using different experimental conditions with fluoride solutions and tap water.