Bromide and iodide selectivity in membrane capacitive deionisation, and its potential application to reduce the formation of disinfection by-products in water treatment

Pema Dorji, David Inhyuk Kim, Jiaxi Jiang, Jongmoon Choi, Sherub Phuntsho, Seungkwan Hong, Ho Kyong Shon

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    Abstract

    The formation of toxic disinfection by-products during water disinfection due to the presence of bromide and iodide is a major concern. Current treatment technologies such as membrane, adsorption and electrochemical processes have been known to have limitations such as high energy demand and excessive chemical use. In this study, the selectivity between bromide and iodide, and their removal in membrane capacitive deionisation (MCDI) was evaluated. The results showed that iodide was more selectively removed over bromide from several binary feed waters containing bromide and iodide under various initial concentrations and applied voltages. Even in the presence of significant background concentration of sodium chloride, definite selectivity of iodide over bromide was observed. The high partial-charge transfer coefficient of iodide compared to bromide could be a feasible explanation for high iodide selectivity since both bromide and iodide have similar ionic charge and hydrated radius. The result also shows that MCDI can be a potential alternative for the removal of bromide and iodide during water treatment.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)536-544
    Number of pages9
    JournalChemosphere
    Volume234
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019 Nov

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by Korea Environment Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) through Industrial Facilities & Infrastructure Research Program , funded by Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE) ( RE201901117 ). The support was also provided to HKS by the Australian Research Council (ARC) through Future Fellowship ( FT140101208 ).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2019 Elsevier Ltd

    Keywords

    • Bromide
    • Disinfection by-products
    • Iodide
    • Membrane capacitive deionisation

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Environmental Engineering
    • Environmental Chemistry
    • General Chemistry
    • Pollution
    • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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