• 文献标题:   Performance and mechanisms for the removal of phthalates and pharmaceuticals from aqueous solution by graphene-containing ceramic composite tubular membrane coupled with the simultaneous electrocoagulation and electrofiltration process
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   YANG GCC, CHEN YC, YANG HX, YEN CH
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, ceramic composite membrane, phthalate, pharmaceutical, electrocoagulation, electrofiltration, mechanism
  • 出版物名称:   CHEMOSPHERE
  • ISSN:   0045-6535 EI 1879-1298
  • 通讯作者地址:   Natl Sun Yat Sen Univ
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.04.060
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

In this study, commonly detected emerging contaminants (ECs) in water, including di-n-butyl phthalate (DnBP), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), cephalexin (CLX), sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and caffeine (CAF), were selected as the target contaminants. A lab-prepared graphene-containing ceramic composite tubular membrane (TGCCM) coupled with the simultaneous electrocoagulation and electrofiltration process (EC/EF) in crossflow filtration mode was used to remove target contaminants in model solution. Meanwhile, a comparison of the removal efficiency was made among various tubular composite membranes reported, including carbon fibers/carbon/alumina composite tubular membrane (TCCACM), titania/alumina composite tubular membrane (TTACM) and alumina tubular membrane (TAM). The results of this study showed that the removal efficiencies for DnBP and DEHP were 99%, whereas 32-97% for cephalexin (CLX), sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and caffeine (CAF). In this work the mechanisms involved in removing target ECs were proposed and their roles in removing various ECs were also discussed. Further, two actual municipal wastewaters were treated to evaluate the applicability of the aforementioned treatment technology (i.e., TGCCM coupled with EC/EF) to various aqueous solutions in the real world. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.