Development and module design of a novel membrane process for the removal of chlorine and its associated forms from wastewater

Choon-Hwan Shin; Robert Johnson

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.15, No.5, 613-617, September, 2009

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2009.09.030 Export Citation

Development and module design of a novel membrane process for the removal of chlorine and its associated forms from wastewater

Choon-Hwan Shin^†, and Robert Johnson¹

Department of Environmental Engineering, Dongseo University, Busan 607-716, Republic of Korea
¹Physical & Chemical School, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, Brisbane, Australia

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A novel membrane process has been developed to a preliminary stage for the removal of chlorine (including HClO) from wastewater. The method involves an initial extraction of chlorine gas from the water through the air-filled pores of a hydrophobic membrane. The chlorine is then reacted with iodide (reducing agent) at the opposite membrane face to produce iodine which is stabilised as the I3- ion. Several preliminary trials have been run commencing with chlorine concentrations of 3000 ppm and 100 ppm. All trials showed that the process removes chlorine from solution but mass transfer is slow. Further work is required to investigate the use of other possibly more effective reducing agents such as sulfites in order to increase the efficiency of the process.

Keywords:Membrane process;Chlorine removal;Wastewater

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[Referenced By]

[1] Nollet LML, Handbook of Water Analysis, CRC Press, USA, 1988, p. 1191;

[2] Yoon SH, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 13(3), 345 (2007)

[3] Johnson RA, Perstraction with chemical reaction, Australian Patent No. 59663/94 (1995)

[4] Park YI, Yeom CK, Lee SH, Kim BS, Lee JM, Joo HJ, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 13(2), 272 (2007)

[5] Harp DL, Current Technology of Chlorine Analysis for Water and Wastewater, Technical Information Series Booklet No. 17 (2002)

[6] Vogel AI, Quantitative Inorganic Analysis, third ed., Longmans, 1961,, p. 343.

[7] Qi Z, Cussler EL, AIChE, 31, 1548 (1985)

[8] Semmens MJ, Foster DM, Cussler EL, J. Membr. Sci., 51, 127 (1990)

[9] Tai MSL, Chua I, Li K, Ng WJ, Teo WK, Proc. IMSTEC, 92, 306 (1992)

[10] Johnson RA, Technical Report of PCR, 9 (2004)

[11] Cote P, Buisson H, Pound C, Arakaki G, Desalination, 8, 189 (1997)

[12] Yamamori H, Hoshlde A, Kobayashi M, Hollow fiber membrane module, U.S. Patent 5480553 (1996)

[13] Parameshwaran K, Visvanathan C, Ben Aim R, J. Environ. Eng., 11, 8 (1999)

[14] Roh SH, Nah JW, Cha JH, Kim SI, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 12(6), 955 (2006)

[15] Kang CD, Sim SJ, Kim WS, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 8(4), 328 (2002)

[16] Son H, Cho M, Chung H, Choi S, Yoon J, J. Ind. Eng. Chem., 10(5), 705 (2004)