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Polyvinylamineenhanced Ultrafiltration for Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater Yifeng Huang, and Xianshe Feng IPR Symposium 2014 21 May 2014, Waterloo, ON University of Waterloo Department of Chemical Engineering Membrane & Separations Laboratory 1 IPR 2014

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  • Polyvinylamine‐enhanced Ultrafiltration for Removal of Heavy Metals from Wastewater

    Yifeng Huang, and Xianshe Feng

    IPR Symposium 201421 May 2014, Waterloo, ON

    University of WaterlooDepartment of Chemical EngineeringMembrane & Separations Laboratory

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  • IntroductionContamination of heavy metals

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    Cr Co Ni Cu Ag Cd Hg PbB As

    Sources to wastewater:• Batteries• Mining industry• Petrochemical industry• Manufacture

    Contaminants(Total amount)

    aMaximum Allowable Discharge Conc. (mg/L)

    bDrinking Water Regulations (mg/L)

    bPublic Health Goal(mg/L)

    Lead (Pb) 1 0.015 Zero

    Copper (Cu) Not defined 1.3 1.3

    Nickel (Ni) 1 Not defined Not defined

    Mercury (Hg) 0.05 0.002 0.002

    Cadmium (Cd) 0.1 0.005 0.005

    Chromium (Cr) 1.5 0.1 0.1

    Arsenic (As) 0.5 0.01 zero

    a: National Standard of the P.R.China Integrated Wastewater Discharge Standardb: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations from USEPA

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    IntroductionPolymer‐enhanced ultrafiltration (PEUF)

    Images fromRivas B. L. and M. V. Ignacio, Water‐soluble polymer–metal ion interactions, Progress in Polymer Science, 28 (2003) 173‐208.

    Adding Water soluble polymer

    Electrostatic interactions;Coordination

    MWCO: Molecular Weight Cut‐Off;EDTA: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

    UF membrane

    Water soluble polymer

    • High content of Functional Groups• Molecular weight greater than the MWCO of UF membranes

    • Sufficient solubility in aqueous solution

    Metal‐EDTA complex Cobalt(III) complex

    Coordination examples:

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    Results and discussionMetal removal by PVAm‐enhanced UF

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    Met

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    ion

    Filtrated weight (g)

    UF membrane: PES‐10;[PVAm]: 1wt%;[M]: 25 ppm;Pressure: 30 psi

    Mn²⁺

    Ni²⁺

    Co²⁺

    Cu²⁺

    Polyvinylamine (PVAm)

    CH2

    CH

    CH

    H2C

    CH CH2

    CHH2N NH2

    NH2

    NH2

    Mn+ CH2

    CH

    NH2

    CH2

    CH NH2

    H2C

    CHH2N

    H2C CH

    NH2CH2

    CH

    CH2

    CHNH2

    H2N

    Mn+

    x y

    zH2C CH

    CH2

    H2N

    CH

    CH2

    H2N

    CH

    NH2

    H2C CH

    H2N

    CH2 CH

    NH2

    Mn+x

    y

    z

    Pressure regulator

    Valve

    Pressuregauge

    Stirrer

    Membrane

    Ultrafiltration cell

    Permeate

    Balance

    Magneticstirrer

    N2 PVAm + Metal ions

    Lupamin 9095 (BASF);

    : 340,000

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    Summary

    Polyvinylamine is proved to work for heavy metal removal using PEUF

    • Metal rejection, Co2+: 89.0%, Cu2+: 99.3%, Ni2+: 98.8%, Mn2+: 40% ([PVAm]: 1wt%, [metals]: 25ppm)

    The metal rejections in PEUF are highly related to the coordination interactions between PVAm and heavy metals

    Potential application in the separation of mercury and arsenic from wastewater

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