A herringbone water-sediment separation structure(hereinafter referred to as "herringbone structure") has been shown to be effective in separating coarse inorganic debris; however, less is known regarding th...A herringbone water-sediment separation structure(hereinafter referred to as "herringbone structure") has been shown to be effective in separating coarse inorganic debris; however, less is known regarding the large wood(LW) filtration effect in this structure. This paper presents preliminary research on the wood filtration effect of the herringbone structure based on physical model tests.The results show that the herringbone structure exhibited effective performance in large wood size segregation, with a 100% component filtration rate for LW that diameter(D) larger than ribbed beam opening width(a). The total filtration rate also exceeded 80% when the Fraud number(Fr) is larger than 2.64 and increased with the increase of Fr. After exceeding Frmax, total filtration rate would be decreased due to overflow. Beside flow condition,structure parameters influence significantly on LW filtration rate. We attempt to explain the filtration process via particle contact trajectory and particle movement trajectory. The inclined angle of ribbed beam(γ) contributed the most variation to the filtration rate via influencing the coincidence with particle contact trajectory and particle movement trajectory. The high sensitivity coefficient of ribbed beam(θ) under relatively low Fr conditions implies remarkable influences on LW filtration effects by causing clogging problem. The ribbed beam opening width(a) together with LW diameter(D) influenced the size segregation performance.展开更多
Alginate is a natural polysaccharide polymer.Hydrogel filtration membranes prepared from alginate show excellent fouling resistance and controllable separation performance,but poor mechanical properties limit the use ...Alginate is a natural polysaccharide polymer.Hydrogel filtration membranes prepared from alginate show excellent fouling resistance and controllable separation performance,but poor mechanical properties limit the use of algae hydrogels.In this study,Ba^(2+)/Ca^(2+)co-crosslinked alginate(Ba/CaAlg)hydrogel membrane was prepared by cross-linking sodium alginate with a blend aqueous solution of barium ions and calcium ions,and the membrane was applied to the separation of dyes/salts from dyeing wastewater.Compared with the CaAlg membrane,the Ba/CaAlg hydrogel membrane exhibited more stable structure,and the mechanical properties and salt tolerance of the membrane were significantly improved.The flux of Ba/CaAlg membrane for methyl blue/sodium chloride mixed solution reached 43.5 L m^(−2) h^(−1),which was significantly higher than that of CaAlg membrane.Besides,the Ba/CaAlg membrane showed higher dye rejection(>99.6%)and lower salt rejection(<8.2%).The structure of Ba/CaAlg membrane was preliminarily simulated by molecular dynamics,and the pore size and distribution of the membrane were calculated.The Ba/CaAlg membrane has a broad application prospect in dyes/salts separation.展开更多
To develop an efficient filter for removing white blood cells from whole blood,hydrophilic large-pore blended membranes of poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF),polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyethylene glycol,with good biocom...To develop an efficient filter for removing white blood cells from whole blood,hydrophilic large-pore blended membranes of poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF),polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyethylene glycol,with good biocompatibility,were prepared using the process of vapor-induced phase separation at various PVDF concentrations.The results demonstrated that at a PVDF mass concentration of 14%,the membrane had increased surface roughness,significantly enhanced hydrophilicity and wettability,and a wetting time of 8 s.The surface roughness of the membrane was also reduced to 31.637 nm.Furthermore,hemolysis rate and protein adsorption tests indicated that the blended membranes possessed excellent biocompatibility.They were reduced to 2.48%and 34.44μg·cm^(−2),respectively.The pore size of the fabricated membrane was relatively large,which reached approximately 8μm respectively,satisfying the filtration requirements.Lastly,the effects of different temperatures and multi-layered filters on leukocyte removal and the retention of red blood cells and platelets from whole blood were evaluated.The results revealed that the leukocyte removal rate was highest at 4℃ and with three membrane layers,the leukocyte removal rate was highest,reaching 98.36%,while the RBC and platelet content remained nearly unchanged compared with the original blood.This study provides a new approach for blood cell separation that is expected to play a significant role in medical fields such as blood transfusion demonstrating great potential for application and innovation.展开更多
A mathematical model for constant pressure filtration is established. The distribution of hydraulic pressure within the cake and the medium resistance are measured. The medium resistance Rm is calculated from the supp...A mathematical model for constant pressure filtration is established. The distribution of hydraulic pressure within the cake and the medium resistance are measured. The medium resistance Rm is calculated from the suppositional filtration time θm. It is demonstrated that Rm is nearly a constant for a given filter cloth.展开更多
Many phenomena in nature and technology are associated with the filtration of suspensions and colloids in porous media. Two main types of particle deposition,namely, cake filtration at the inlet and deep bed filtratio...Many phenomena in nature and technology are associated with the filtration of suspensions and colloids in porous media. Two main types of particle deposition,namely, cake filtration at the inlet and deep bed filtration throughout the entire porous medium, are studied by different models. A unified approach for the transport and deposition of particles based on the deep bed filtration model is proposed. A variable suspension flow rate, proportional to the number of free pores at the inlet of the porous medium, is considered. To model cake filtration, this flow rate is introduced into the mass balance equation of deep bed filtration. For the cake filtration without deposit erosion,the suspension flow rate decreases to zero, and the suspension does not penetrate deep into the porous medium. In the case of the cake filtration with erosion, the suspension flow rate is nonzero, and the deposit is distributed throughout the entire porous medium. An exact solution is obtained for a constant filtration function. The method of characteristics is used to construct the asymptotics of the concentration front of suspended and retained particles for a filtration function in a general form. Explicit formulae are obtained for a linear filtration function. The properties of these solutions are studied in detail.展开更多
The recovery of zinc from galvanizing dross and the removal of iron contained dross particles by gas pressure filtration were investigated using the model of Zn-Fe-Al alloys.The majority of molten zinc was separated a...The recovery of zinc from galvanizing dross and the removal of iron contained dross particles by gas pressure filtration were investigated using the model of Zn-Fe-Al alloys.The majority of molten zinc was separated after filtration,and the residue intercepted by the filter consisting mostly of dross particles.The effects of the pressure differential(p),separation temperature(T)and alloy composition on the zinc recovery and iron removal were investigated.At p=0.30 MPa and T=723 K,86.2 wt.%zinc was recovered from the Zn-4Al-2Fe alloy,and up to 99.9 wt.%of the iron was concentrated in the residue.Applying a higher pressure differential led to the improved filtration efficiency,and the desired separation temperature was about 723 K.The aluminum content in the Zn-Al-Fe alloy had little effect on separation efficiency,whereas increasing the iron content led to a decrease in the separation efficiency.Our findings demonstrate the potential of the gas pressure filtration method for the recovery of zinc from galvanizing dross.展开更多
A filtration system used without chemical agents for the pretreatment of turbid coal mine drainage is described in this paper.The influence of different aperture sizes and different motor speeds was investigated durin...A filtration system used without chemical agents for the pretreatment of turbid coal mine drainage is described in this paper.The influence of different aperture sizes and different motor speeds was investigated during the study.The experimental results show that for aperture diameters of 0.4,0.6,or 0.8 mm smaller apertures provide more complete filtration.Rotations of 12,20,28,or 40 r/min show that higher speeds give more efficient filtration.Suspended solids decreased in both particle size and concentration after the filtration.The separated slime can be directly reused as a fuel.Efficient filtration pretreatment systems for coal mine drainage were investigated and the economic feasibility is analyzed in this article.展开更多
A model for deep bed filtration of a polydisperse suspension with small impurities in a porous medium is considered.Different suspended particles move with the same velocity as the carrier water and get blocked in the...A model for deep bed filtration of a polydisperse suspension with small impurities in a porous medium is considered.Different suspended particles move with the same velocity as the carrier water and get blocked in the pore throats due to the size-exclusion mechanism of particle retention.A solution of the model in the form of a traveling wave is obtained.The global exact solution for a multiparticle filtration with one high concentration and several low concentrations of suspended particles is obtained in an explicit form.The analytic solutions for a bidisperse suspension with large and small particles are constructed.The profiles of the retained small particles change monotony with time.The global asymptotics for the filtration of a polydisperse suspension with small kinetic rates is constructed in the whole filtration zone.展开更多
The scanning electronic microscope and automated image analyzer are adopted to investigate the morphology of deposits formed during fiber bundle media filtration, which results in the discovery of the self—similarity...The scanning electronic microscope and automated image analyzer are adopted to investigate the morphology of deposits formed during fiber bundle media filtration, which results in the discovery of the self—similarity of the deposits. Then in this paper it is proposed that the deposits are a fractal structure. Moreover, the fractal dimension value is related to the filter performance. The higher the fractal dimension value, the higher the filtration efficiency, and the longer filtration cycle, but the development of the head loss is also faster.展开更多
Fibrous filters are often used to remove contaminants including both dusts and liquid droplets from natural gas. This paper aims to evaluate the gas-liquid separation performance of three types of cartridge filters us...Fibrous filters are often used to remove contaminants including both dusts and liquid droplets from natural gas. This paper aims to evaluate the gas-liquid separation performance of three types of cartridge filters used in the West-East natural gas transmission project. The comparison of the original pressure drop of clean filters and the evolution of pressure drop as liquid droplets deposited in the filter media are described. The original pressure drops of these filters were similar but the pressure drops at a steady state were different. Fractional efficiency was used to study the separation performance of cartridge filters. Droplets at the outlet of the filters had small diameters, no more than 3 μm, but were very numerous. The effect of filtration velocity on gas-liquid separation performance was analyzed. Higher filtration velocity indicated better gas-liquid separation performance. Finally the quality factor related to pressure drop and filtration efficiency was applied to evaluate the gas-liquid separation performance.展开更多
The efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsion is of significance in environment and energy filed,and it has become a world-wide challenge.Herein,we have presented a one-step,facile and low-cost approach to prepare...The efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsion is of significance in environment and energy filed,and it has become a world-wide challenge.Herein,we have presented a one-step,facile and low-cost approach to prepare superhydrophobic sands for efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsion.The as-prepared sand layers possessed a water contact angle higher than 151°,demonstrating their superior superhydrophobic property.Besides,the as-prepared sand layers could separate water-in-emulsions with separation efficiency up to 99.7%,which is superior to both traditional and superwettable filtration membranes.The effect of thickness of sand layer on separation performance was also investigated.The results showed that the filtration flux decreased with the increased of filtration thickness while the separation efficiency increased.The as-prepared sand layer proposed by this study is a processing candidate for separating water-in-oil emulsion in practical industry.Additionally,the as-prepared superhydrophobic sand fabrication method also provides an alternative for desert water storage.展开更多
The introduction of functionalized magnetizable particles and high-gradient magnetic separation represents a time and money saving alternative to conventional purification and separation unit operations in the biotech...The introduction of functionalized magnetizable particles and high-gradient magnetic separation represents a time and money saving alternative to conventional purification and separation unit operations in the biotechnical sector. This technique has some advantages especially for the recycling of immobilized enzymes. A new magnetic filter with sight glasses was constructed and produced to study the performance of high-gradient magnetic separation at varied parameters. By optical analysis the buildup of a clogging was identified as the major parameter which affected the separation performance. For the cleaning procedure, a two-phase flow of water with highly dispersed air bubbles was tested which led to a nearly complete cleaning of the filter chamber.展开更多
The introduction of functionalized magnetizable particles for the purification of enzymes or for the multi-use of pre-immobilized biocatalysts offers a great potential for time and cost savings in biotechnological pro...The introduction of functionalized magnetizable particles for the purification of enzymes or for the multi-use of pre-immobilized biocatalysts offers a great potential for time and cost savings in biotechnological process design. The selective separation of the magnetizable particles is performed for example by a high-gradient magnetic separator. In this study FEM and CFD simulations of the magnetic field and the fluid flow field within a filter chamber of a magnetic separator were carried out, to find an optimal separator design. The motion of virtual magnetizable particles was calculated with a one-way coupled Lagrangian approach in order to test many geometric and parametric variations in reduced time. It was found that a flow homogenisator smoothed the fluid flow, so that the linear velocity became nearly equal over the cross section in the direction of flow. Furthermore the retention of magnetizable particles increases with a high total edge length within the filter matrix.展开更多
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS)is a commercial polymer for widely industrial applications due to its good mechanical and physical properties.However,there are only countable reports regarding its fibers from elec...Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS)is a commercial polymer for widely industrial applications due to its good mechanical and physical properties.However,there are only countable reports regarding its fibers from electrospinning.Comprehensive investigation on its optimized electrospinning parameters is missing.Herein,ABS fibers with different fiber diameters were produced by electrospinning.The electrospinning conditions,including the solvents,solution concentrations and amounts of different salt additives,have been comprehensively investigated.The morphologies of electrospun ABS fibers are studied by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.Different fiber diameters and coating densities are applied for filtration applications,which showed excellent filtration performance.The filtration efficiency of up to 99%,low pressure drop of<30 Pa,and high filtration quality factor of up to 0.477 are achieved from the electrospun ABS fibers coated on microfibrous polypropylene substrates.In addition,the electrospun ABS fibers also shows good thermal stability and other applications such as oil/water separation.展开更多
Guava leaves (Psidium guajava ) are popularly known due to their effects antidiabetic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal, and functional properties. Processes for the concentration of these extracts a...Guava leaves (Psidium guajava ) are popularly known due to their effects antidiabetic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal, and functional properties. Processes for the concentration of these extracts are necessary since their pharmacological effects are dose-dependent. In this work, guava leaves aqueous extract (GE) concentration was carried out in nanofiltration (NF) equipment. Process performance was evaluated in terms of permeate flux, flux decline modeling, and extract quality (compounds characterization, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity). NF allowed an increase in phenolic compounds next to 20-times, retention coefficients of total phenolic compounds (99%) and enhanced antioxidant capacity (an increase of 4 and 9-fold for ABTS and DPPH, respectively) compared to the initial GE. Forty-two phenolic compounds were identified, being catechin (594.56 mg mL^(−1) ) and vescalagin (295.39 mg mL^(−1) ) the main compounds. All phenolics presented a significant increase (p < 0.05) after the concentration suggesting that NF is efficient for the recovery and concentration of bioactive compounds and poses as an alternative to obtain functional products and improve added value in agro-industrial residues.展开更多
This paper deals with a simple case of filtration in a layered porous media. A new kind of PDE (partial differential equntion) problem is proposed to explain such phenomena as the transition of fluid in layered porous...This paper deals with a simple case of filtration in a layered porous media. A new kind of PDE (partial differential equntion) problem is proposed to explain such phenomena as the transition of fluid in layered porous media. The characteristic of these problems is that across the interface between the two layers, the flux is conserved, but the fluid content in general is different. This situation is very different from the model of filtration in homogeneous porous media, in which the primary objective is to maintain fluid continuity.展开更多
This research aimed to evaluate the efficiency of eucalyptus(E)and bamboo(B)residual biomass biochars as filter materials for drinking water treatment.The efficiencies of these two biochars in the rapid filtration pro...This research aimed to evaluate the efficiency of eucalyptus(E)and bamboo(B)residual biomass biochars as filter materials for drinking water treatment.The efficiencies of these two biochars in the rapid filtration process were evaluated using water(raw,flocculated and settled)at the rate of 120 m^(3)/m^(2)/d.Finding that bamboo biochar manufactured under a slow pyrolysis process"b"(Bb)had the best performance.Subsequently,Bb was evaluated with three different granulometries,and it was found that the effective size with the best performance was the finest(0.6-1.18 mm).Subsequently,this biochar was compared with conventional filter materials such as gravel,sand and anthracite,using different types of water(raw,flocculated and settled)and at different filtration rates(120 and 240 m^(3)/m^(2)/d),and it was found that the filter material with the best performance was precisely biochar,with average removal efficiencies of 64.37%turbidity and 45.08%colour for raw water;93.9%turbidity and 90.75%colour for flocculated water,and 80.79%turbidity and 69.03%colour for settled water.The efficiency using simple beds of sand,biochar,anthracite and gravel at the rate of 180 m^(3)/m^(2)/d was 75.9%copper,90.72%aluminium,95.7%iron,10.9%nitrates,94.3%total coliforms and 88.9%fecal coliforms.The efficiencies achieved by biochar were higher compared to those of conventional filter materials.It was also found that biochar contributes to improving the performance of sand and anthracite in mixed beds.Additionally,it was possible to demonstrate that the volume of washing water required for the biochar is lower compared to the other filter beds.Finally,it is recommended to carry out more tests for the purification of water with biochars from rural areas affected by the mining and oil exploitation,as well as the purification of seawater with biochars from coastal areas with residues from dry forests and organic residues from municipalities.展开更多
We study in this paper the first boundary value problem of one dimensional degenerate quasilinear elliptic-parabolic equation with discontinuous coefficients (layered media). The uniquenessof the weak solutions is pro...We study in this paper the first boundary value problem of one dimensional degenerate quasilinear elliptic-parabolic equation with discontinuous coefficients (layered media). The uniquenessof the weak solutions is proved under natural conditions.展开更多
Oil pollution and the energy crisis make oil-water separation an urgent for human need.The widespread use of materials with a single emulsion separation capability is limited.Multifunctional on-demand separation mater...Oil pollution and the energy crisis make oil-water separation an urgent for human need.The widespread use of materials with a single emulsion separation capability is limited.Multifunctional on-demand separation materials can adapt to a wide range of application scenarios,thus having a wider range of applications.The underoil superhydrophilic surface is of great significance for realizing the on-demand separation of oil/water emulsions through the removal of water in the oil and oil in the water.A 3D porous emulsion separation material based on the superhydrophilic principle of sphagnum moss was designed.The material was prepared in a simple step by taking advantage of the adhesion of polydopamine and the introduction of the as-prepared superhydrophilic BaSO4 nanoparticles to achieve superhydrophilicity with a water contact angle(WCA)of 0°and an oil contact angle(OCA)of 157.3°,resulting in excellent separation performance for both water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions.Underoil superhydrophilic porous composite(OSPC)can complete two kinds of emulsion separations by filtration or adsorption.It adsorbs water from water-in-oil emulsion to achieve separation,with a good adsorption capacity of 74.38 g/g and efficiency up to 99%.It can also filter oil-in-water emulsions with an efficiency of 99.92%.The separation efficiencies are all almost unchanged after ten separation cycles.Furthermore,the material has excellent flame retardancy,which reduces the possibility of secondary disasters.The three-dimensional porous sponge has excellent on-demand separation performance for multiple emulsions.It provides a new preparation strategy for underoil superhydrophilic materials and a new idea for the design direction of special wetting materials for the on-demand separation of oil/water emulsions.展开更多
基金funded by the National Science and Technology Support Program(2011BAK12B00)the International Cooperation Project of the Department of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province(Grant No.2009HH0005).
文摘A herringbone water-sediment separation structure(hereinafter referred to as "herringbone structure") has been shown to be effective in separating coarse inorganic debris; however, less is known regarding the large wood(LW) filtration effect in this structure. This paper presents preliminary research on the wood filtration effect of the herringbone structure based on physical model tests.The results show that the herringbone structure exhibited effective performance in large wood size segregation, with a 100% component filtration rate for LW that diameter(D) larger than ribbed beam opening width(a). The total filtration rate also exceeded 80% when the Fraud number(Fr) is larger than 2.64 and increased with the increase of Fr. After exceeding Frmax, total filtration rate would be decreased due to overflow. Beside flow condition,structure parameters influence significantly on LW filtration rate. We attempt to explain the filtration process via particle contact trajectory and particle movement trajectory. The inclined angle of ribbed beam(γ) contributed the most variation to the filtration rate via influencing the coincidence with particle contact trajectory and particle movement trajectory. The high sensitivity coefficient of ribbed beam(θ) under relatively low Fr conditions implies remarkable influences on LW filtration effects by causing clogging problem. The ribbed beam opening width(a) together with LW diameter(D) influenced the size segregation performance.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22078244)Scientific research and development project of SINOPEC(No.222443)the Science and Technology Plans of Tianjin(No.20JCYBJC00120).
文摘Alginate is a natural polysaccharide polymer.Hydrogel filtration membranes prepared from alginate show excellent fouling resistance and controllable separation performance,but poor mechanical properties limit the use of algae hydrogels.In this study,Ba^(2+)/Ca^(2+)co-crosslinked alginate(Ba/CaAlg)hydrogel membrane was prepared by cross-linking sodium alginate with a blend aqueous solution of barium ions and calcium ions,and the membrane was applied to the separation of dyes/salts from dyeing wastewater.Compared with the CaAlg membrane,the Ba/CaAlg hydrogel membrane exhibited more stable structure,and the mechanical properties and salt tolerance of the membrane were significantly improved.The flux of Ba/CaAlg membrane for methyl blue/sodium chloride mixed solution reached 43.5 L m^(−2) h^(−1),which was significantly higher than that of CaAlg membrane.Besides,the Ba/CaAlg membrane showed higher dye rejection(>99.6%)and lower salt rejection(<8.2%).The structure of Ba/CaAlg membrane was preliminarily simulated by molecular dynamics,and the pore size and distribution of the membrane were calculated.The Ba/CaAlg membrane has a broad application prospect in dyes/salts separation.
基金The National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFC0862903)Supported by Jiangsu Future Membrane Technology Innovation Center(BM2021804)National Foreign Expert Program(H20240294).
文摘To develop an efficient filter for removing white blood cells from whole blood,hydrophilic large-pore blended membranes of poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF),polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyethylene glycol,with good biocompatibility,were prepared using the process of vapor-induced phase separation at various PVDF concentrations.The results demonstrated that at a PVDF mass concentration of 14%,the membrane had increased surface roughness,significantly enhanced hydrophilicity and wettability,and a wetting time of 8 s.The surface roughness of the membrane was also reduced to 31.637 nm.Furthermore,hemolysis rate and protein adsorption tests indicated that the blended membranes possessed excellent biocompatibility.They were reduced to 2.48%and 34.44μg·cm^(−2),respectively.The pore size of the fabricated membrane was relatively large,which reached approximately 8μm respectively,satisfying the filtration requirements.Lastly,the effects of different temperatures and multi-layered filters on leukocyte removal and the retention of red blood cells and platelets from whole blood were evaluated.The results revealed that the leukocyte removal rate was highest at 4℃ and with three membrane layers,the leukocyte removal rate was highest,reaching 98.36%,while the RBC and platelet content remained nearly unchanged compared with the original blood.This study provides a new approach for blood cell separation that is expected to play a significant role in medical fields such as blood transfusion demonstrating great potential for application and innovation.
文摘A mathematical model for constant pressure filtration is established. The distribution of hydraulic pressure within the cake and the medium resistance are measured. The medium resistance Rm is calculated from the suppositional filtration time θm. It is demonstrated that Rm is nearly a constant for a given filter cloth.
文摘Many phenomena in nature and technology are associated with the filtration of suspensions and colloids in porous media. Two main types of particle deposition,namely, cake filtration at the inlet and deep bed filtration throughout the entire porous medium, are studied by different models. A unified approach for the transport and deposition of particles based on the deep bed filtration model is proposed. A variable suspension flow rate, proportional to the number of free pores at the inlet of the porous medium, is considered. To model cake filtration, this flow rate is introduced into the mass balance equation of deep bed filtration. For the cake filtration without deposit erosion,the suspension flow rate decreases to zero, and the suspension does not penetrate deep into the porous medium. In the case of the cake filtration with erosion, the suspension flow rate is nonzero, and the deposit is distributed throughout the entire porous medium. An exact solution is obtained for a constant filtration function. The method of characteristics is used to construct the asymptotics of the concentration front of suspended and retained particles for a filtration function in a general form. Explicit formulae are obtained for a linear filtration function. The properties of these solutions are studied in detail.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51704022)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(FRF-TP-19-010A2).
文摘The recovery of zinc from galvanizing dross and the removal of iron contained dross particles by gas pressure filtration were investigated using the model of Zn-Fe-Al alloys.The majority of molten zinc was separated after filtration,and the residue intercepted by the filter consisting mostly of dross particles.The effects of the pressure differential(p),separation temperature(T)and alloy composition on the zinc recovery and iron removal were investigated.At p=0.30 MPa and T=723 K,86.2 wt.%zinc was recovered from the Zn-4Al-2Fe alloy,and up to 99.9 wt.%of the iron was concentrated in the residue.Applying a higher pressure differential led to the improved filtration efficiency,and the desired separation temperature was about 723 K.The aluminum content in the Zn-Al-Fe alloy had little effect on separation efficiency,whereas increasing the iron content led to a decrease in the separation efficiency.Our findings demonstrate the potential of the gas pressure filtration method for the recovery of zinc from galvanizing dross.
基金support through Special Basic Research Fund of China Central University(No.2011QH01)Innovative Experiment Projects for Undergraduates
文摘A filtration system used without chemical agents for the pretreatment of turbid coal mine drainage is described in this paper.The influence of different aperture sizes and different motor speeds was investigated during the study.The experimental results show that for aperture diameters of 0.4,0.6,or 0.8 mm smaller apertures provide more complete filtration.Rotations of 12,20,28,or 40 r/min show that higher speeds give more efficient filtration.Suspended solids decreased in both particle size and concentration after the filtration.The separated slime can be directly reused as a fuel.Efficient filtration pretreatment systems for coal mine drainage were investigated and the economic feasibility is analyzed in this article.
文摘A model for deep bed filtration of a polydisperse suspension with small impurities in a porous medium is considered.Different suspended particles move with the same velocity as the carrier water and get blocked in the pore throats due to the size-exclusion mechanism of particle retention.A solution of the model in the form of a traveling wave is obtained.The global exact solution for a multiparticle filtration with one high concentration and several low concentrations of suspended particles is obtained in an explicit form.The analytic solutions for a bidisperse suspension with large and small particles are constructed.The profiles of the retained small particles change monotony with time.The global asymptotics for the filtration of a polydisperse suspension with small kinetic rates is constructed in the whole filtration zone.
文摘The scanning electronic microscope and automated image analyzer are adopted to investigate the morphology of deposits formed during fiber bundle media filtration, which results in the discovery of the self—similarity of the deposits. Then in this paper it is proposed that the deposits are a fractal structure. Moreover, the fractal dimension value is related to the filter performance. The higher the fractal dimension value, the higher the filtration efficiency, and the longer filtration cycle, but the development of the head loss is also faster.
文摘Fibrous filters are often used to remove contaminants including both dusts and liquid droplets from natural gas. This paper aims to evaluate the gas-liquid separation performance of three types of cartridge filters used in the West-East natural gas transmission project. The comparison of the original pressure drop of clean filters and the evolution of pressure drop as liquid droplets deposited in the filter media are described. The original pressure drops of these filters were similar but the pressure drops at a steady state were different. Fractional efficiency was used to study the separation performance of cartridge filters. Droplets at the outlet of the filters had small diameters, no more than 3 μm, but were very numerous. The effect of filtration velocity on gas-liquid separation performance was analyzed. Higher filtration velocity indicated better gas-liquid separation performance. Finally the quality factor related to pressure drop and filtration efficiency was applied to evaluate the gas-liquid separation performance.
基金supported by the Northeast Petroleum University Youth Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 15071120619)Tribology Science Fund of State Key Laboratory of Tribology (No. SKLTKF19B05)
文摘The efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsion is of significance in environment and energy filed,and it has become a world-wide challenge.Herein,we have presented a one-step,facile and low-cost approach to prepare superhydrophobic sands for efficient separation of water-in-oil emulsion.The as-prepared sand layers possessed a water contact angle higher than 151°,demonstrating their superior superhydrophobic property.Besides,the as-prepared sand layers could separate water-in-emulsions with separation efficiency up to 99.7%,which is superior to both traditional and superwettable filtration membranes.The effect of thickness of sand layer on separation performance was also investigated.The results showed that the filtration flux decreased with the increased of filtration thickness while the separation efficiency increased.The as-prepared sand layer proposed by this study is a processing candidate for separating water-in-oil emulsion in practical industry.Additionally,the as-prepared superhydrophobic sand fabrication method also provides an alternative for desert water storage.
文摘The introduction of functionalized magnetizable particles and high-gradient magnetic separation represents a time and money saving alternative to conventional purification and separation unit operations in the biotechnical sector. This technique has some advantages especially for the recycling of immobilized enzymes. A new magnetic filter with sight glasses was constructed and produced to study the performance of high-gradient magnetic separation at varied parameters. By optical analysis the buildup of a clogging was identified as the major parameter which affected the separation performance. For the cleaning procedure, a two-phase flow of water with highly dispersed air bubbles was tested which led to a nearly complete cleaning of the filter chamber.
文摘The introduction of functionalized magnetizable particles for the purification of enzymes or for the multi-use of pre-immobilized biocatalysts offers a great potential for time and cost savings in biotechnological process design. The selective separation of the magnetizable particles is performed for example by a high-gradient magnetic separator. In this study FEM and CFD simulations of the magnetic field and the fluid flow field within a filter chamber of a magnetic separator were carried out, to find an optimal separator design. The motion of virtual magnetizable particles was calculated with a one-way coupled Lagrangian approach in order to test many geometric and parametric variations in reduced time. It was found that a flow homogenisator smoothed the fluid flow, so that the linear velocity became nearly equal over the cross section in the direction of flow. Furthermore the retention of magnetizable particles increases with a high total edge length within the filter matrix.
文摘Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS)is a commercial polymer for widely industrial applications due to its good mechanical and physical properties.However,there are only countable reports regarding its fibers from electrospinning.Comprehensive investigation on its optimized electrospinning parameters is missing.Herein,ABS fibers with different fiber diameters were produced by electrospinning.The electrospinning conditions,including the solvents,solution concentrations and amounts of different salt additives,have been comprehensively investigated.The morphologies of electrospun ABS fibers are studied by scanning electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.Different fiber diameters and coating densities are applied for filtration applications,which showed excellent filtration performance.The filtration efficiency of up to 99%,low pressure drop of<30 Pa,and high filtration quality factor of up to 0.477 are achieved from the electrospun ABS fibers coated on microfibrous polypropylene substrates.In addition,the electrospun ABS fibers also shows good thermal stability and other applications such as oil/water separation.
基金the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development(CNPq-Brazil),grant number[407877/2018-5]Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Personnel(CAPES-Brazil)for the financial support and scholarships+1 种基金Vito Verardo thanks the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness(MINECO)for“Ramon y Cajal”contract(RYC-2015-18795)the University of Granada for its support(project PPJI2017.16).
文摘Guava leaves (Psidium guajava ) are popularly known due to their effects antidiabetic, antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal, and functional properties. Processes for the concentration of these extracts are necessary since their pharmacological effects are dose-dependent. In this work, guava leaves aqueous extract (GE) concentration was carried out in nanofiltration (NF) equipment. Process performance was evaluated in terms of permeate flux, flux decline modeling, and extract quality (compounds characterization, total phenolic content and antioxidant activity). NF allowed an increase in phenolic compounds next to 20-times, retention coefficients of total phenolic compounds (99%) and enhanced antioxidant capacity (an increase of 4 and 9-fold for ABTS and DPPH, respectively) compared to the initial GE. Forty-two phenolic compounds were identified, being catechin (594.56 mg mL^(−1) ) and vescalagin (295.39 mg mL^(−1) ) the main compounds. All phenolics presented a significant increase (p < 0.05) after the concentration suggesting that NF is efficient for the recovery and concentration of bioactive compounds and poses as an alternative to obtain functional products and improve added value in agro-industrial residues.
文摘This paper deals with a simple case of filtration in a layered porous media. A new kind of PDE (partial differential equntion) problem is proposed to explain such phenomena as the transition of fluid in layered porous media. The characteristic of these problems is that across the interface between the two layers, the flux is conserved, but the fluid content in general is different. This situation is very different from the model of filtration in homogeneous porous media, in which the primary objective is to maintain fluid continuity.
文摘This research aimed to evaluate the efficiency of eucalyptus(E)and bamboo(B)residual biomass biochars as filter materials for drinking water treatment.The efficiencies of these two biochars in the rapid filtration process were evaluated using water(raw,flocculated and settled)at the rate of 120 m^(3)/m^(2)/d.Finding that bamboo biochar manufactured under a slow pyrolysis process"b"(Bb)had the best performance.Subsequently,Bb was evaluated with three different granulometries,and it was found that the effective size with the best performance was the finest(0.6-1.18 mm).Subsequently,this biochar was compared with conventional filter materials such as gravel,sand and anthracite,using different types of water(raw,flocculated and settled)and at different filtration rates(120 and 240 m^(3)/m^(2)/d),and it was found that the filter material with the best performance was precisely biochar,with average removal efficiencies of 64.37%turbidity and 45.08%colour for raw water;93.9%turbidity and 90.75%colour for flocculated water,and 80.79%turbidity and 69.03%colour for settled water.The efficiency using simple beds of sand,biochar,anthracite and gravel at the rate of 180 m^(3)/m^(2)/d was 75.9%copper,90.72%aluminium,95.7%iron,10.9%nitrates,94.3%total coliforms and 88.9%fecal coliforms.The efficiencies achieved by biochar were higher compared to those of conventional filter materials.It was also found that biochar contributes to improving the performance of sand and anthracite in mixed beds.Additionally,it was possible to demonstrate that the volume of washing water required for the biochar is lower compared to the other filter beds.Finally,it is recommended to carry out more tests for the purification of water with biochars from rural areas affected by the mining and oil exploitation,as well as the purification of seawater with biochars from coastal areas with residues from dry forests and organic residues from municipalities.
文摘We study in this paper the first boundary value problem of one dimensional degenerate quasilinear elliptic-parabolic equation with discontinuous coefficients (layered media). The uniquenessof the weak solutions is proved under natural conditions.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51735013).
文摘Oil pollution and the energy crisis make oil-water separation an urgent for human need.The widespread use of materials with a single emulsion separation capability is limited.Multifunctional on-demand separation materials can adapt to a wide range of application scenarios,thus having a wider range of applications.The underoil superhydrophilic surface is of great significance for realizing the on-demand separation of oil/water emulsions through the removal of water in the oil and oil in the water.A 3D porous emulsion separation material based on the superhydrophilic principle of sphagnum moss was designed.The material was prepared in a simple step by taking advantage of the adhesion of polydopamine and the introduction of the as-prepared superhydrophilic BaSO4 nanoparticles to achieve superhydrophilicity with a water contact angle(WCA)of 0°and an oil contact angle(OCA)of 157.3°,resulting in excellent separation performance for both water-in-oil and oil-in-water emulsions.Underoil superhydrophilic porous composite(OSPC)can complete two kinds of emulsion separations by filtration or adsorption.It adsorbs water from water-in-oil emulsion to achieve separation,with a good adsorption capacity of 74.38 g/g and efficiency up to 99%.It can also filter oil-in-water emulsions with an efficiency of 99.92%.The separation efficiencies are all almost unchanged after ten separation cycles.Furthermore,the material has excellent flame retardancy,which reduces the possibility of secondary disasters.The three-dimensional porous sponge has excellent on-demand separation performance for multiple emulsions.It provides a new preparation strategy for underoil superhydrophilic materials and a new idea for the design direction of special wetting materials for the on-demand separation of oil/water emulsions.
