Liquid filtration of nanoparticles through track-etched membrane filters under unfavorable and different ionic strength conditions: Experiments and modeling

Peukert W, Segets D, Süß S, Chen SC, Pui D, Lee H (2017)

Publication Language: English

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2017

Journal

Journal of Membrane Science Elsevier

Publisher: Elsevier B.V.

Book Volume: 524

Pages Range: 682-690

DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.11.023

Abstract

Nanoparticle deposition experiments under unfavorable conditions were conducted experimentally and theoretically. The 0.2 and 0.4 µm rated track-etched membrane filters were challenged with 60, 100, 147, 220, 350 and 494 nm polystyrene latex (PSL) particles with different ionic strengths ranging from 0.005 to 0.05 M. The capillary tube model, with replacing the viscosity of air to water, was used to estimate the initial efficiency, or the transport efficiency of the particles to the filter surface, which was corrected in a second step by allowing the detachment of the nanoparticles according to the sum of adhesive and hydrodynamic torques. The adhesive torques were derived from surface interactions accessed by the extended DLVO theory. Calculation results showed that the adhesive torque of a particle located in the calculated primary minimum was slightly larger than the hydrodynamic torque, resulting in particle deposition. However, experimental data clearly indicated that detachment occurred. This could only be explained by the presence of additional hydration forces, leading to a larger separation which became relevant at high ionic strengths. By including hydration into our theoretical framework, experiment and theory were in very good agreement under all different ionic strength conditions. The findings allow a basic understanding of surface interactions between nanoparticles and membranes in micro- and ultra-filtration applications for drinking water production, wastewater treatment and particle free water production in industries.

Authors with CRIS profile

Wolfgang Peukert Lehrstuhl für Feststoff- und Grenzflächenverfahrenstechnik Doris Segets Lehrstuhl für Feststoff- und Grenzflächenverfahrenstechnik Sebastian Süß Lehrstuhl für Feststoff- und Grenzflächenverfahrenstechnik

Additional Organisation(s)

Exzellenz-Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials

Involved external institutions

University of Minnesota (UMN) US United States (USA) (US)

How to cite

APA:

Peukert, W., Segets, D., Süß, S., Chen, S.-C., Pui, D., & Lee, H. (2017). Liquid filtration of nanoparticles through track-etched membrane filters under unfavorable and different ionic strength conditions: Experiments and modeling. Journal of Membrane Science, 524, 682-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2016.11.023

MLA:

Peukert, Wolfgang, et al. "Liquid filtration of nanoparticles through track-etched membrane filters under unfavorable and different ionic strength conditions: Experiments and modeling." Journal of Membrane Science 524 (2017): 682-690.

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