Scenedesmus Almeriensis Solutions Dewatering by Using Pvdf Membranes

In this work, a membrane-based separation was investigate for Scenedesmus almeriensis solutions dewatering. A commercial polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane, having a pore size of 3 ?m was used in order to allow the water passage through it (permeate), retaining, at the same time, algae biomass...

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Main Authors: Tiziana Marino, Alberto Figoli, Elena Chianese, Juri Rimauro, Sanjeet Mehariya, Dino Musmarra, Antonio Molino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. 2019-05-01
Series:Chemical Engineering Transactions
Online Access:https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/10001
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Summary:In this work, a membrane-based separation was investigate for Scenedesmus almeriensis solutions dewatering. A commercial polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane, having a pore size of 3 ?m was used in order to allow the water passage through it (permeate), retaining, at the same time, algae biomass (retentate). The possibility to reuse the permeate for a second Scenedesmus almeriensis growth step, was also studied. The registered data evidenced the feasibility of the membrane-based dewatering as an alternative competitive technology, even though the recovery of water should need further investigations to be optimized.
ISSN:2283-9216