Boron removal from produced water by facilitated ion transfer

Pieruz, G. and Grassia, P. and Dryfe, R.A.W. (2004) Boron removal from produced water by facilitated ion transfer. Desalination, 167. p. 417. ISSN 0011-9164 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2004.06.156)

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Abstract

This work aims to develop a novel technology to treat produced water with the intent to reuse it for crop irrigation. The concentration of boron in produced water is relatively high — 4–5 ppm, which gives rise to poisoning of the plants if used for irrigation. Therefore, boron concentration must be reduced to safe levels between 0.3 and 0.5 ppm. A process based on liquid-liquid electrochemistry has been investigated to transfer selectively borate anions present in produced water to an immiscible phase. Experiments have been carried out at laboratory scale under stationary conditions in an ITIES cell (Interface between Two Immiscible Electrolytic Solutions) to determine the suitability of borate receptors, which facilitate transfer from the aqueous phase to the immiscible phase. These measurements allow the determination of the equilibrium conditions for the system and important parameters such as Gibbs energy of transfer for the borate anion. Simulations have been carried out using a finite element method to validate experimental results. The simulations and experimental results are used as a basis for further model development in both static and continuous operation regimes.

ORCID iDs

Pieruz, G., Grassia, P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5236-1850 and Dryfe, R.A.W.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:52487
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    15 August 2004
    Published
    Notes:Abstract for the conference EUROMED 2004: Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries, Marrakech, Morocco, 30th May--2nd June
    Subjects:Technology > Chemical engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Chemical and Process Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:09 Apr 2015 11:46
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:01
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/52487
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