Mitigation of arsenic from water through tailormade thin film composite (TFC) membrane
- MOJ Polymer Science
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Romil Mehta,1,2 Priti S Bharda,1 Saroj Sharma,1,2 A Bhattacharya1,2
Membrane Science and Separation Technology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India - Romil Mehta, Membrane Science and Separation Technology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India
- Priti S Bharda, Membrane Science and Separation Technology Division, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute, India
- Saroj Sharma, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research-Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute India
Abstract
Drinking arsenic contaminated water is a major threat to mankind. In the past few decades membrane technology has been emerging as potential technique to counter the water contamination problem. In this regard ‘Thin film polyamide composite’ membrane shows remarkable behaviour. Our laboratory made thin film composite membrane shows good potential in removing arsenic (As(V) 92.72%) from water. It also shows that As(V) removal is much more (~14%) compared to As(III) for this membrane.
Keywords
Thin film Polyamide composite membrane, Polysulfone, Arsenic, Water, Gastrointestinal symptoms, Cardiovascular, Oxidation, Polymers, Polyamide, Potassium Chloride, Conical flask, Casting, Solidification, Polymer network, Donnan potential
