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Waste Water Purification of the Isfahan Zirconium Production Plant (ZPP) by Membrane Process
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Samad Fam, Mohammad (Supervisor) ; Yavari, Ramin (Supervisor) ; Haji Hosseini, Majid (Co-Supervisor)
Abstract
Isfahan Zirconium Production Plant (ZPP) is one of the most important plants in the nuclear industry of Islamic Republic of Iran. The wastewater of this plant contains high values of Sodium, Chloride, Nitrate and low values of Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Zirconium ions. Its release has been banned by international and national law because of the dangers and toxicity of its ions for the environment and living organisms. Therefore, its refinement as a compensation of Iran’s water resources in agriculture and drinking water has received a major consideration. Among the common methods to removal of these ions, membrane process method is selected due to it's major benefits such as not producing...
Preparation of Polyethersulfone/Polyamide (PES/PA)Thin Film Composite Membranes based Modified Nanoclays for Forward Osmosis-Disalination
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Bagherzadeh, Mojtaba (Supervisor)
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In this study, two layer nanocomposite membrane of polyethersulfone (support layer) and polyamide (active layer) were prepared for the purpose of desalination of water by forward osmosis method. In order to take more advantage of this membrane, montmorillonite nanoparticles which had been modified by graphene oxide were placed in it. To bind the nanoparticle components together, at first, montmorillonite was functionalized by (3-Aminopropyl) triethoxysilane to increase its nucleophilicity, and for graphene oxide to increase its electrophilicity, thionyl chloride was added. The two compounds were mixed and stirred for 24 hours in the presence of triethylamine base by magnetic stirrer at 30°C...
Synthesis and characterization of polyamide membrane for the separation of acetic acid from water using RO process
, Article Membrane Water Treatment ; Volume 8, Issue 4 , 2017 , Pages 323-336 ; 20058624 (ISSN) ; Mousavi, S. A ; Mortazavi, S. S ; Sadeghi, M ; Bastani, D ; Sharif University of Technology
Techno Press
2017
Abstract
The main challenge in many applications of acetic acid is acid dehydration and its recovery from wastewater streams. Therefore, the performance of polyamide thin film composite is evaluated to separate acetic acid from water. To reach this goal, the formation of polyamide layer on polysulfone support membrane was investigated via interfacial polymerization (IP) of meta-phenylenediamine (MPD) in water with trimesoyl chloride (TMC) in hexane. Also, the effect of synthesis conditions, such as concentration of monomers and curing temperature on separation of acetic acid from water were investigated by reverse osmosis process. Moreover, the separation mechanism was discussed. The solute...
Effect of CO2-laser irradiation on properties and performance of thin-film composite polyamide reverse osmosis membrane
, Article Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering ; Volume 33, Issue 3 , 2016 , Pages 1028-1036 ; 02561115 (ISSN) ; Mousavi, S. A ; Farhadi, F ; Vatanpour, V ; Sabzi, B ; Chenari, Z ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer New York LLC
2016
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CO2-laser irradiation was used to modify the surface properties of thin-film composite (TFC) polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. These membranes were first synthesized via interfacial polymerization of m-phenylenediamine (MPD) monomers and trimesoyl chloride (TMC) over porous polysulfone ultrafiltration support, followed by a CO2-irradiation. AFM, ATR-FTIR, SEM and contact angle measurements were used to characterize the surface properties of these membranes. The ATR-FTIR results indicated that CO2-laser irradiation did not induce any functional groups on the membrane surface. However, it was found that the laser irradiation enhanced the NaCl salt rejection and slightly reduced the...
Polyamide membrane surface and bulk modification using humid environment as a new heat curing medium
, Article Journal of Membrane Science ; Volume 523 , 2017 , Pages 129-137 ; 03767388 (ISSN) ; Bazgar Bajestani, M ; Mousavi, S. A ; Mokhtari Garakani, R ; Sharif University of Technology
Elsevier B.V
2017
Abstract
Heat curing was devised in temperature-controlled steam and water environments to synthesize reverse osmosis (RO) polyamide (PA) membrane. The effect of new curing media on the physicochemical properties and RO performance of the synthesized polyamides was fully investigated using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and water drop contact angle. The results show a reduction in amide linkage content on the surface of the steam-cured polyamide and surface and bulk of the water-cured polyamide. Additionally, it was revealed that heat curing in the humidity-controlled environment...