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Abstract
Electrodialysis (ED) with heterogeneous bipolar membranes (BPMs) was studied experimentally on a laboratory scale in order to examine the recovery of the sodium sulfate solution into sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide. The capacity of the system was evaluated in terms of its dependence on membrane configuration, product concentration, temperature, and circulation flow rate. A preliminary economic evaluation of ED with a heterogeneous BPM in a uranium ore mining wastewater treatment plant was also carried out. This process is primarily used in cases where the purity of the sulfuric acid and sodium hydroxide recycled does not play a significant role and the high costs of the homogeneous BPMs negatively affect the economy.
Acknowledgments
This work was funded by University of Pardubice, project SGSFChT2014006 and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic, project CZ.1.05/2.1.00/03.0084, Membrane Innovation Center. Authors also thanks to F. Toman for information on wastewater treatment plant in GEAM.
Notes
Presented at the MELPRO 2014 conference Membrane and Electromembrane Processes 18–21 May 2014, Prague, Czech Republic