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Efficiency evaluation of titanium oxide nanocomposite membrane in adsorption of chromium from oil effluents

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Reverse osmosis and nanofiltration (NF) are the essential physical separation technologies used to remove contaminants from liquid streams. A hybrid of nanofiltration and forward osmosis (FO) was used to increase the removal efficiency of heavy metals in synthesized oil effluents. Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) membranes were synthesized by applying surface polymerization on a polysulfone substrate to use in the forward osmosis process. The impact of different membrane fabrication conditions such as time, temperature, and pressure on effluent flux, the effect of different concentrations of the heavy metal solution on adsorption rate and sedimentation rate, the impact of TiO2 nanoparticles on the performance and structure of forward osmosis membranes were investigated. The morphology, composition, and properties of TiO2 nanocomposites made by the infrared spectrometer and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were studied. Kinetic modeling and Langmuir, Freundlich, and Tamkin relationships were used to draw adsorption isotherms and evaluate adsorption equilibrium data. The results indicated that pressure and temperature directly affect water outlet flux, and time affects it indirectly. Evaluating the isothermal relationships revealed that chromium adsorption from the TFN 0.05 ppm membrane and thin-film composite (TFC) membrane follows the Langmuir model with correlation coefficients of 0.996 and 0.995, respectively. The significant removal of heavy metals and the acceptable amount of water flux demonstrated the appropriate potential of the titanium oxide nanocomposite membrane, which can be used as an effective adsorbent to remove chromium from aqueous solutions.

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    Mohammad Hossein Mohammad Gheimasi, Maryam Kiani Sadr, Bahareh Lorestani & Mehrdad Cheraghi

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Conceptualization, methodology, and writing—original draft: Mohammad Hossein Mohammad Gheimasi. Investigation, writing—review, and editing: Maryam Kiani Sadr. Investigation, review, and editing: Bahareh Lorestani. Investigation, review, and editing: Mehrdad Cheraghi. Investigation, review, and editing: Daryoush Emadzadeh. Review and editing: Hamta Golkarian. Review and editing: Sedighe Abdollahi.

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Gheimasi, M.H.M., Sadr, M.K., Lorestani, B. et al. Efficiency evaluation of titanium oxide nanocomposite membrane in adsorption of chromium from oil effluents. Environ Monit Assess 195, 668 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11314-6

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