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Membrane filtration of chlorination and extraction stage bleach plant effluent in Indian paper Industry

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The present study was carried out for the treatment of effluent from the chlorination and extraction stages of a bleach plant at an Indian pulp and paper mill. The effluents were taken from an integrated paper mill employing OCEOPHH sequence for the bleaching of hardwood pulp. Effluent was treated via ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), and reverse osmosis (RO). Thin film composite spiral-wound modules, having cross flow membranes composed of polysulfone and polyamide, were used in the study. Three initial inlet pressures were used for the UF and NF; 6.8, 10.3, and 13.7 bar. For RO initial inlet pressures of 10.3 bar, 13.7 bar and 17.2 bar, were taken in different trials. The retentate from each experiment was recycled back to the feed and retreated until the inlet pressure increased to the maximum cut-of pressure for each membrane. The UF permeate was fed to the NF, which was subsequently fed to the RO. Variations in the trans-membrane pressure and permeate flux were assessed. The removal of pollutants and fouling indices were obtained for each membrane at each initial inlet pressure.

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Abbreviations

UF:

Ultrafiltration

NF:

Nanofiltration

RO:

Reverse osmosis

AP:

Aastropure

TDS:

Total dissolved solids

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

AOX:

Adsorbable organic halides

Da:

Dalton

MWCO:

Molecular weight cutoff

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  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

    Sudheer Kumar Shukla & Taesung Kim

  2. Department of Paper Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Saharanpur Campus, Saharanpur, 247001, India

    Vivek Kumar & M. C. Bansal

  3. SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology, Sungkyunkwan University, 300 Cheoncheon-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

    Taesung Kim

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Shukla, S.K., Kumar, V., Kim, T. et al. Membrane filtration of chlorination and extraction stage bleach plant effluent in Indian paper Industry. Clean Techn Environ Policy 15, 235–243 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-012-0501-6

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