Taguchi optimization approach for phenolic wastewater treatment by vacuum membrane distillation

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 52, Issue 7-9, 2014, Pages 1341-1349

  Mohammadi, Toraj ^a   Kazemi, Pezhman ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Membrane distillation; Phenol; Taguchi method; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESIGN; DISTILLATION; ETHYLENE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION; PH; PHENOL; PRESSURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84894421288     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2013.794557     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. V.K. Gupta, D. Mohan, Suhas, K.P. Singh, Removal of 2-aminophenol using novel adsorbents. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 45 (2006) 1113-1122.
2. W. Kujawski, A. Warszawski, W. Ratajczak, T. Porebski, W. Capała, I. Ostrowska, Removal of phenol from wastewater by different separation techniques. Desalination 163 (2004) 287-296.
3. M. Otero, M. Zabkova, A.E. Rodrigues, Adsorptive purification of phenol wastewaters: Experimental basis and operation of a parametric pumping unit. Chem. Eng. J. 110 (2005) 101-111.
4. L.J. Kennedy, J.J. Vijaya, K. Kayalvizhi, G. Sekaran, Adsorption of phenol from aqueous solutions using mesoporous carbon prepared by two-stage process. Chem. Eng. J. 132 (2007) 279-287.
5. J. Huang, X. Wang, Q. Jin, Y. Liu, Y. Wang, Removal of phenol from aqueous solution by adsorption onto OTMAC-modified attapulgite. J. Environ. Manage. 84 (2007) 229-236.
6. A. Knop, L.A. Pilato, Phenolic Resins-Chemistry. Applications and Performance. Springer-Verlag, 1985.
7. WHO, Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality: Health Criteria and Supporting Information. World Health Organization, Geneva, 1984.
8. N.N. Dutta, S. Brothakur, R. Baruaha, A novel process for recovery of phenol from alkaline wastewater: Laboratory study and predesign cost estimate. Water Environ. Res. 70 (1998) 4-9.
9. S. Mukherjee, S. Kumar, A.K. Misra, M. Fan, Removal of phenols from water environment by activated carbon, bagasse ash and wood charcoal. Chem. Eng. J. 129 (2007) 133-142.
10. R. Noyes, Handbook of Pollution Control Processes. Noyes, Park Ridge, New Jersey, 1991.
11. W. Kamiński, W. Kwapiński, Applicability of liquid membranes in environmental protection. Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 9 (2000) 37-43.
12. S.Y. Lee, B.-N. Kim, J.-H. Han, S.-T. Chang, Y.-W. Choi, Y.-H. Kim, J. Min, Treatment of phenol-contaminated soil by Corynebacterium glutamicum and toxicity removal evaluation. J. Hazard. Mater. 182 (2010) 937-940.
13. K. Nazari, N. Esmaeili, A. Mahmoudi, H. Rahimi, A.A. Moosavi-Movahedi, Peroxidative phenol removal from aqueous solutions using activated peroxidase biocatalyst. Enzyme Microb. Technol. 41 (2007) 226-233.
14. R.T.P. Pinto, L. Lintomen, L.F.L. Luz Jr, M.R. Wolf-Maciel, Strategy for recovering phenol from wastewater: Thermodynamic evaluation and environmental concerns. Fluid Phase Equilib. 228-229 (2005) 447-457.
15. G. Busca, S. Berardinelli, C. Resini, L. Arrighi, Technologies for the removal of phenol from fluid streams: A short review of recent developments. J. Hazard. Mater. 160 (2008) 265-288.
16. B.H. Hameed, A.A. Rahman, Removal of phenol from aqueous solutions by adsorption onto activated carbon prepared from biomass material. J. Hazard. Mater. 160 (2008) 576-581.
17. S. Tone, M. Demiya, K. Shinohara, T. Otake, Permeation of aromatic compounds in aqueous solutions through thin, dense cellulose acetate membranes. J. Membr. Sci. 17 (1984) 275-288.
18. A. Criscuoli, J. Zhong, A. Figoli, M.C. Carnevale, R. Huang, E. Drioli, Treatment of dye solutions by vacuum membrane distillation. Water Res. 42 (2008) 5031-5037.
19. G. Taguchi, Introduction to Quality Engineering. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1990.
20. T. Mohammadi, A. Moheb, M. Sadrzadeh, A. Razmi, Separation of copper ions by electrodialysis using Taguchi experimental design. Desalination 169 (2004) 21-31.
21. H. Atil, Y. Unver, A different approach of experimental design: Taguchi method. Biol. Sci. 3 (2000) 1538-1540.
22. O. Thomas, C. Burgess, Aggregate organic constituent. in: O. Thomas, C. Burgess (Eds.) UV-Visible Spectrophotometry of Water and Wastewater. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007, pp. 105-107.
23. D. Wirth, C. Cabassud, Water desalination using membrane distillation: Comparison between inside/out and outside/in permeation. Desalination 147 (2002) 139-145.
24. M. Sadrzadeh, T. Mohammadi, Sea water desalination using electrodialysis. Desalination 221 (2008) 440-447.
25. T.Y. Cath, V.D. Adams, A.E. Childress, Experimental study of desalination using direct contact membrane distillation: A new approach to flux enhancement. J. Membr. Sci. 228 (2004) 5-16.
26. M.N.A. Hawlader, R. Bahar, K.C. Ng, L.J.W. Stanley, Transport analysis of an air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) process. Desalin. Water Treat. 42 (2012) 333-346.
27. E.K. Summers, J.H.V. Lienhard, A novel solar-driven air gap membrane distillation system. Desalin. Water Treat. 51 (2013) 1344-1351.
28. K.W. Lawson, D.R. Lloyd, Review: Membrane distillation. J. Membr. Sci. 124 (1997) 1-25.
29. M.S. El-Bourawi, Z. Ding, R. Ma, M. Khayet, A framework for better understanding the membrane distillation separation process. J. Membr. Sci. 285 (2006) 4-29.
30. T. Mohammadi, M.A. Safavi, Application of Taguchi method in optimization of desalination by vacuum membrane distillation. Desalination 249 (2009) 83-89.
31. M. Safavi, T. Mohammadi, High-salinity water desalination using VMD. Chem. Eng. J. 149 (2009) 191-195.
32. W. Mao, H. Ma, B. Wang, Performance of batch vacuum distillation process with promoters on coke-plant wastewater treatment. Chem. Eng. J. 160 (2010) 232-238.
33. M. Carmona, A.D. Lucas, J.L. Valverde, B. Velasco, J.F. Rodriguez, Combined adsorption and ion exchange equilibrium of phenol on Amberlite IRA-420. Chem. Eng. J. 117 (2006) 155-160.