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ArticleMembranes2024

The Operational Performance of an Ultrafiltration Pilot Unit for the Treatment of Ultra-Concentrated Brines.

Giuseppe Scelfo, Paula Serrano-Tari, Ritamaria Raffaelli, Fabrizio Vicari, Isabel Oller, Andrea Cipollina, Alessandro Tamburini, Giorgio Micale

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Article in Membranes, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Giuseppe ScelfoDepartment of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Paula Serrano-TariCIESOL (Centro de Investigaciones de la Energía Solar), Join Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain.
Ritamaria RaffaelliDepartment of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.
Fabrizio VicariResourSEAs SrL, 90141 Palermo, Italy.
Isabel OllerCIESOL (Centro de Investigaciones de la Energía Solar), Join Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain.
Andrea CipollinaDepartment of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0570-195X
Alessandro TamburiniDepartment of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0183-5873
Giorgio MicaleDepartment of Engineering, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.

Funding

EU 101079305
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The valorization of ultra-concentrated seawater brines, named bitterns, requires preliminary purification processes, such as membrane filtration, before they can be fully exploited. This study investigates the performance of an ultrafiltration pilot plant aimed at separating organic matter and large particles from real bitterns. An empirical model for the bittern viscosity was developed to better characterize the membrane. Distinct variations in permeability, fouling resistance and rejection coefficient were observed under operational pressures ranging from 2 to 4 bar. Working at low pressure (2 bar), the pilot plant achieves permeability and rejection coefficient values of 17 L/m

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bitternfoulingmembranesultrafiltrationviscosity

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PMID39728726
PMCPMC11677959

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