Analysis of Boron Removal for Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, and Capacitive Deionization

Objectives:This article provides a comparative analysis of boron removal for brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO), boron selective ion exchange (IX), or capacitive deionization (CDI) processes. Permeate of 1st-Pass RO process has to be post-treated for additional boron removal. Hence, we experiment...

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Autores principales: Yu Chang Kim, Sungil Lim, Bangwoo Han, Sang Bok Kim, Inyong Park, Gunhee Lee, Dae Hoon Park, Keejung Hong
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8d5ee155ca43416b94b948eeb4a2dec72021-11-12T00:43:02ZAnalysis of Boron Removal for Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, and Capacitive Deionizationhttps://doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2021.43.10.6541225-50252383-7810https://doaj.org/article/8d5ee155ca43416b94b948eeb4a2dec72021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.jksee.or.kr/journal/view.php?number=4362https://doaj.org/toc/1225-5025https://doaj.org/toc/2383-7810Objectives:This article provides a comparative analysis of boron removal for brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO), boron selective ion exchange (IX), or capacitive deionization (CDI) processes. Permeate of 1st-Pass RO process has to be post-treated for additional boron removal. Hence, we experimentally analyzed the performance of boron removal and specific energy consumption (SEC) of three aforementioned processes and investigated whether the processes are suitable for 2nd pass process of RO desalination. Methods:Raw feed water was prepared using NaCl and B(OH)3. Semi-pilot scale RO and IX systems (over 1 m3/hr capacity) and bench scale CDI system (over 2.5 L/min) were tested for performance comparison. Boron concentration was measured using Azomethine-H method for feed and product water. Energy consumption was monitored by using power quality analyzer. Results and Discussion:Each process has its own operating conditions. The RO process required high pH of feed water for high boron removal rate, the IX process was operated below breakthrough point considering adsorption capacity of boron selective resin, and the CDI process didn’t remove boron because chloride ion has higher ion selectivity for carbon electrode than boron. In terms of SEC, the pressure-driven RO process showed the highest SEC among three processes. The CDI process based on electrical adsorption of carbon electrode showed a considerable energy consumption as well. On the other hand, the IX process was operated at low energy consumption because its removal is just based on adsorption-desorption mechanism. Conclusions:The RO and CDI processes have received a lot of attention as leading and emerging technology while the IX process was regarded as a stubborn process because of regeneration of resin and its several segmentalized steps. However, we found that the IX process has a better performance for boron removal and energy consumption.Yu Chang KimSungil LimBangwoo HanSang Bok KimInyong ParkGunhee LeeDae Hoon ParkKeejung HongKorean Society of Environmental Engineersarticleboron removaldesalinationreverse osmosision exchangecapacitive deionizationEnvironmental engineeringTA170-171ENKO대한환경공학회지, Vol 43, Iss 10, Pp 654-663 (2021)
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language EN
KO
topic boron removal
desalination
reverse osmosis
ion exchange
capacitive deionization
Environmental engineering
TA170-171
spellingShingle boron removal
desalination
reverse osmosis
ion exchange
capacitive deionization
Environmental engineering
TA170-171
Yu Chang Kim
Sungil Lim
Bangwoo Han
Sang Bok Kim
Inyong Park
Gunhee Lee
Dae Hoon Park
Keejung Hong
Analysis of Boron Removal for Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, and Capacitive Deionization
description Objectives:This article provides a comparative analysis of boron removal for brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO), boron selective ion exchange (IX), or capacitive deionization (CDI) processes. Permeate of 1st-Pass RO process has to be post-treated for additional boron removal. Hence, we experimentally analyzed the performance of boron removal and specific energy consumption (SEC) of three aforementioned processes and investigated whether the processes are suitable for 2nd pass process of RO desalination. Methods:Raw feed water was prepared using NaCl and B(OH)3. Semi-pilot scale RO and IX systems (over 1 m3/hr capacity) and bench scale CDI system (over 2.5 L/min) were tested for performance comparison. Boron concentration was measured using Azomethine-H method for feed and product water. Energy consumption was monitored by using power quality analyzer. Results and Discussion:Each process has its own operating conditions. The RO process required high pH of feed water for high boron removal rate, the IX process was operated below breakthrough point considering adsorption capacity of boron selective resin, and the CDI process didn’t remove boron because chloride ion has higher ion selectivity for carbon electrode than boron. In terms of SEC, the pressure-driven RO process showed the highest SEC among three processes. The CDI process based on electrical adsorption of carbon electrode showed a considerable energy consumption as well. On the other hand, the IX process was operated at low energy consumption because its removal is just based on adsorption-desorption mechanism. Conclusions:The RO and CDI processes have received a lot of attention as leading and emerging technology while the IX process was regarded as a stubborn process because of regeneration of resin and its several segmentalized steps. However, we found that the IX process has a better performance for boron removal and energy consumption.
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author Yu Chang Kim
Sungil Lim
Bangwoo Han
Sang Bok Kim
Inyong Park
Gunhee Lee
Dae Hoon Park
Keejung Hong
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Sungil Lim
Bangwoo Han
Sang Bok Kim
Inyong Park
Gunhee Lee
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Keejung Hong
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title Analysis of Boron Removal for Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, and Capacitive Deionization
title_short Analysis of Boron Removal for Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, and Capacitive Deionization
title_full Analysis of Boron Removal for Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, and Capacitive Deionization
title_fullStr Analysis of Boron Removal for Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, and Capacitive Deionization
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Boron Removal for Reverse Osmosis, Ion Exchange, and Capacitive Deionization
title_sort analysis of boron removal for reverse osmosis, ion exchange, and capacitive deionization
publisher Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
publishDate 2021
url https://doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2021.43.10.654
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