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J. López

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Diffusion dialysis for the treatment of H2SO4-CuSO4 solutions from electroplating plants: Ions membrane transport characterization and modelling

2021

Diffusion dialysis (DD) is proposed to separate and recover mineral acids and transition metals from electroplating industry process waters promoting a circular approach of resources recovery. In this work, a DD module with two anionic membranes (Fumasep FAD and Neosepta AFN) are used for the separation of H2SO4 from Cu2+ containing solutions. The membrane performances with sole H2SO4 solutions (0.2–2 M) and sole CuSO4 solutions (0.8–1.1 M Cu2+) and with mixtures of H2SO4 (0.6 M) and CuSO4 (0.2–1.1 M Cu2+) as feed are studied. H2SO4 recovery efficiency decreases as the concentration of acid increases. For H2SO4 solutions, the water drag flux from the retentate to the diffusate prevails agai…

Settore ING-IND/26 - Teoria Dello Sviluppo Dei Processi ChimiciWork (thermodynamics)Brine valorizationCircular economyEconomia circularDiffusionAigües residuals -- DepuracióAnalytical chemistryCopper electroplatingSulphuric acid recoveryFiltration and Separation02 engineering and technologyGalvanoplàstiaCopper electroplating Sulphuric acid recovery Brine valorization Circular economy Industrial wastewater treatment Diffusion dialysisAnalytical ChemistryIndustrial wastewater treatment:Enginyeria química [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]020401 chemical engineering0204 chemical engineeringElectroplatingChemistryIndustrial wastewater treatmentMembrane transport021001 nanoscience & nanotechnologyElectroplatingMembraneSewage -- PurificationDiffusion dialysis0210 nano-technologyDialysis (biochemistry)Flux (metabolism)
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Potentials for critical raw materials recovery from Mediterranean saltworks bitterns

2022

Minerals extraction from seawater brines is currently regarded as the most practical approach to reduce European dependency from the import of many Critical Raw Materials. The technical feasibility of such approach has been widely demonstrated in several different research and development projects but the economic sustainability has always been found to depend on the local demand for sodium chloride, which is always the most abundant product of the extraction. Starting from this crucial node, the SEArcularMINE project has investigated the possibility to use the residual brines originated by sea-salt extraction in traditional saltworks, regarded as an already well-established marketplace. Th…

BitternMinerals recoveryCritical Raw MaterialSaltworkAnalytical tecnique
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Sustainable recovery of critical elements from seawater saltworks bitterns by integration of high selective sorbents and reactive precipitation and c…

2023

The availability of raw mineral resources containing elements included in the Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) list is a growing concern for the European Union. Sea mining has been identified as a promising secondary source. In particular, brines obtained in solar saltworks (bitterns) contain relevant amounts of valuable CRMs such as Mg(II), B(III), other alkaline/alkaline earth metals (Rb(I), Cs(I), Sr(II)) and transition/post-transition elements (Co(II), Ga(III), Ge(IV)). However, the low concentration of some of these elements (µg/L) requires an effort to develop recovery routes that are sustainable and economically feasible where the required chemicals and energy are produced on-site from …

Critical raw materialsSettore ING-IND/26 - Teoria Dello Sviluppo Dei Processi ChimiciTrace elementsCircular economyOligoelementsFiltration and SeparationBescanvi iònicAnalytical ChemistrySaltworks bitternsMatèries primeres:Enginyeria química::Impacte ambiental [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]Sea miningRaw materialsIon exchangeIon exchangers
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