Screening of Reverse Osmosis Membranes for the Treatment of Pharmaceutical Condensates

Abstract:

Four types of reverse osmosis membranes (LP, ULP, XLP and FR) were used for the treatment and reuse of the pharmaceutical condensates. The desalination rate and removal of TOC with pH 6.8 is significantly higher than pH 3.2 for all of the four membranes. When the pH is 6.8 the FR reverse osmosis membrane has the highest desalination rate, removal of TOC, permeate flux and the lowest transmembrane pressure, and it is energy conservation and not easy to be contaminated. So the FR reverse osmosis membrane is Suitable for the treatment of pharmaceutical condensate.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 610-613)
• Pages: 2259-2262
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.610-613.2259
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Xiao Ming Sun*, Qi Qiao, Jing Yang Liu
• Keywords: Desalination, Organic Acids, Permeate Flux, Reverse Osmosis Membrane, Transmembrane Pressure

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