Boron removal from aqueous solution by direct contact membrane distillation

Effect of operating parameters on boron removal from seawater using membrane distillation process

“…The permeate flux has reached 49.80 kg/m 2 •h with a PTFE membrane, which is the best one compared to other tested membranes. Hou et al [18] applied DCMD using self-prepared PVDF membrane to remove boron contaminant from aqueous solution. They obtained a high boron removal of about 99.8% and the permeate boron content was below the maximum permissible level even at high feed concentration of 750 mg/L.…”

Boron removal from produced water using electrocoagulation

“…In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) revised the guideline for boron limit in potable water to 2.4 mg/L; it was implemented in 2011 (WHO, 2011). Boron removal poses several health and environmental challenges including the need for adequate and cheap treatment methods that do not present the demerits of conventional treatment methods such as reverse osmosis, ion exchange and biological processes (Hou et al, 2010;Kabay et al, 2004;Malakootian and Yousefi, 2009).…”

Polymer networks based in (4‐vinylbenzyl)‐N‐methyl‐D‐glucamine supported on microporous polypropylene layers with retention boron capacity

“…Thus, under deficiency conditions several proteins have been associated to transport of boron, but at normal nutritional levels, mediated transport of boron is not clear. However, it is generally accepted that boric acid moves passively through the lipid bilayer and that the internal complexation of boron is one of the driving forces of boron uptake …”