Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel Cells
The objective of this study is to evaluate the degradation of end-of-life BWRO membranes sourced from a factory in France by analyzing their water permeability, roughness, and chemical composition in order to diagnose the level of degradation incurred during their first life cycle in water softening...
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| author | Anissa Somrani Mehri Shabani Zaineb Mohamed Kholoud Abohelal Salam S. Alsharari Ahmed Hannachi Noreddine Ghaffour Maxime Pontié |
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| description | The objective of this study is to evaluate the degradation of end-of-life BWRO membranes sourced from a factory in France by analyzing their water permeability, roughness, and chemical composition in order to diagnose the level of degradation incurred during their first life cycle in water softening. Following this, two new applications for the end-of-life BWRO membranes were investigated: (i) as ultrafiltration membranes (UF) for domestic effluent treatment and (ii) as cation exchange membranes (CEM) for use in fungal microbial fuel cells (FMFC). The UF membrane was renovated with an acetic acid treatment and, subsequently, used for domestic effluent filtration. The cation exchange membrane was developed in two steps: (i) chlorine treatment and (ii) the deposition of an Amer Sil layer, a functional coating formed by an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) made of sulfonated polyether sulfone (S-PES) in a cross-linked matrix of acrylic acid and divinylbenzene. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0739c18de964efeb348c8cbfbef9bae2025-01-24T13:40:59ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752024-12-01151510.3390/membranes15010005Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel CellsAnissa Somrani0Mehri Shabani1Zaineb Mohamed2Kholoud Abohelal3Salam S. Alsharari4Ahmed Hannachi5Noreddine Ghaffour6Maxime Pontié7Physics Department, College of Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka P.O. Box 2014, Saudi ArabiaESAIP La Salle, CERADE, 18 Rue du 8 Mai 1945, 49180 Saint-Barthélemy d’Anjou, Cedex, FrancePhysics Department, College of Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka P.O. Box 2014, Saudi ArabiaPhysics Department, College of Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka P.O. Box 2014, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Biology, College of Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka P.O. Box 2014, Saudi ArabiaLaboratory of Engineering Processes and Industrial Systems, Chemical Engineering Department, National School of Engineers of Gabes, University of Gabes, Street Omar Ibn El Khattab, Gabes 6029, TunisiaEnvironmental Science and Engineering Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi ArabiaGroup of Analysis & Processes, Faculty of Sciences, University of Angers, 2 Bd. A. de Lavoisier, 49045 Angers, Cedex 01, FranceThe objective of this study is to evaluate the degradation of end-of-life BWRO membranes sourced from a factory in France by analyzing their water permeability, roughness, and chemical composition in order to diagnose the level of degradation incurred during their first life cycle in water softening. Following this, two new applications for the end-of-life BWRO membranes were investigated: (i) as ultrafiltration membranes (UF) for domestic effluent treatment and (ii) as cation exchange membranes (CEM) for use in fungal microbial fuel cells (FMFC). The UF membrane was renovated with an acetic acid treatment and, subsequently, used for domestic effluent filtration. The cation exchange membrane was developed in two steps: (i) chlorine treatment and (ii) the deposition of an Amer Sil layer, a functional coating formed by an interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) made of sulfonated polyether sulfone (S-PES) in a cross-linked matrix of acrylic acid and divinylbenzene.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/1/5BW30-400Cl2 attackcation exchange membraneultrafiltrationfungal microbial fuel cellrecycling of SWE |
| spellingShingle | Anissa Somrani Mehri Shabani Zaineb Mohamed Kholoud Abohelal Salam S. Alsharari Ahmed Hannachi Noreddine Ghaffour Maxime Pontié Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel Cells Membranes BW30-400 Cl2 attack cation exchange membrane ultrafiltration fungal microbial fuel cell recycling of SWE |
| title | Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel Cells |
| title_full | Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel Cells |
| title_fullStr | Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel Cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel Cells |
| title_short | Dual Repurposing of End-of-Life BWRO Membranes: Ultrafiltration Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and Cation Exchange Membranes for Fungal Microbial Fuel Cells |
| title_sort | dual repurposing of end of life bwro membranes ultrafiltration membranes for advanced wastewater treatment and cation exchange membranes for fungal microbial fuel cells |
| topic | BW30-400 Cl2 attack cation exchange membrane ultrafiltration fungal microbial fuel cell recycling of SWE |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/1/5 |
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