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Fluoride Removal and Recovery from Water Using Reverse Osmosis and Osmotic Membrane Crystallization

Wuhib Zeine Ousman    
Esayas Alemayehu and Patricia Luis    

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Fluoride is a concern for human health at high concentrations, but it is also a valuable compound with multiple applications. Thus, having a system that gives the opportunity to remove and recover this valuable element from water is highly interesting. Reverse osmosis (RO) is a promising technology in the removal of fluoride from water. Nevertheless, the residual retentate highly concentrated in fluoride is still a concern. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of an integrated process consisting of RO and membrane crystallization to remove fluoride from water and to recover it as a pure fluoride salt. Pure water permeability and fluoride rejection of a commercial RO membrane was tested under different conditions. In addition, the performance of an osmotic membrane crystallization setup was evaluated, considering the effect caused by the flow rates and the concentration of both the feed and the osmotic solution on the mass transfer coefficient. The crystallization process allowed the production of pure NaF crystals with octahedral morphology with a face-centered cubic crystal system.

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