Effect of operating conditions on osmotic-driven membrane performances of cellulose triacetate forward osmosis hollow fiber membrane

Masafumi Shibuya, Masahiro Yasukawa, Tomoki Takahashi, Taro Miyoshi, Mitsuru Higa, Hideto Matsuyama

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Abstract

Recent development in forward osmosis (FO) membranes is promising in providing a versatile potential application for further advance in the water treatment and energy production sectors. Using FO hollow fiber membranes to achieve wide application of FO at an industrial level is advantageous because of their large specific membrane area and easy module construction for large-scale applications. In this study, three types of cellulose triacetate (CTA) hollow fiber (HF) forward osmosis membranes with diameters of less than 200. μm were evaluated under various operating conditions i.e., draw solution concentration, cross flow velocity, membrane orientation, and temperature. The osmotically driven performance evaluation revealed that the CTA HF membranes featured high water flux-to-reverse salt flux ratios, Jw FO/. Js FO, exceeding 800. L/mol. These values are much higher than those of commercial and reported FO membranes. The performance of the obtained FO membranes was also analyzed theoretically and the theoretical results agreed well with the experimental data.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)34-42
Number of pages9
JournalDesalination
Volume362
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Apr 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cellulose triacetate
  • Forward osmosis membrane
  • Hollow fiber
  • Internal concentration polarization
  • Structural parameter

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