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The potential of forward osmosis for water treatment can only be maximized with suitable draw solutes. Here a three-dimensional, multicharge draw solute of decasodium phytate (Naw-phytate) is designed and synthesized for removing organic arsenicals from water using a hybrid forward osmosis (FO) - membrane distillation (MD) process. Efficient water recovery is achieved using Naw-phytate as a draw solute with a water flux of 20.0 LMH and negligible reverse solute diffusion when 1000 ppm organic arsenicals as the feed and operated under ambient conditions with FO mode. At 50 degrees C, the novel draw solute increases water flux by more than 30% with water fluxes higher than 26.0 LMH on the FO side, drastically enhancing water recovery efficiency. By combining the FO and MD processes into a single hybrid process, a 100% recovery of Naio-phytate draw solute was achieved. Crucially, organic arsenicals or Nalo-phytate draw solutes are both rejected 100% and not detected in the permeate of the hybrid process. The complete rejection of both organic arsenicals and draw solutes using hybrid membrane processes is unprecedented; creating a new application for membrane separations.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ISSN: 0013-936X
Year: 2018
Issue: 6
Volume: 52
Page: 3812-3819
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ESI Discipline: ENVIRONMENT/ECOLOGY;
ESI HC Threshold:222
JCR Journal Grade:1
CAS Journal Grade:1
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