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Viability of Total Ammoniacal Nitrogen Recovery Using aPolymeric Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane:Determination of Ammonia Permeability Coefficient
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Total ammoniacal nitrogen (TAN) occurs in various wastewaters and its recovery is vital for environmental reasons. Forward osmosis (FO), an energy-efficient technology, extracts water from a feed solution (FS) and into a draw solution (DS). Asymmetric FO membranes consist of an active layer and a support layer, leading to internal concentration polarization (ICP). In this study, we assessed TAN recovery using a polymeric thin-film composite FO membrane by determining the permeability coefficients of NH4+ and NH3. Calculations employed the solution–diffusion model, Nernst–Planck equation, and film theory, applying the acid–base equilibrium for bulk concentration corrections. Initially, model parameters were estimated using sodium salt solutions as the DS and deionized water as the FS. The NH4+ permeability coefficient was 0.45 μm/s for NH4Cl and 0.013 μm/s for (NH4)2SO4 at pH < 7. Meanwhile, the NH3 permeability coefficient was 6.18 μm/s at pH > 9 for both ammonium salts. Polymeric FO membranes can simultaneously recover ammonia and water, achieving 15% and 35% recovery at pH 11.5, respectively.
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SHAHGODARI, Shirin, LLORENS LLACUNA, Joan and LABANDA, Jordi. Viability of Total Ammoniacal Nitrogen Recovery Using aPolymeric Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis Membrane:Determination of Ammonia Permeability Coefficient. Polymers. 2024. Vol. 16, num. 13, pags. 1-22. ISSN 2073-4360. [consulted: 16 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/216631