Experiment of PAAS Complexation-UF Process for Mn2+and Co2+Separation in Battery Wastewater
The effects of complexation-UF process on the interception,separation,and complexation competition of Mn2+and Co2+in aqueous solutions were investigated using sodium polyacrylate(PAAS)and polyether sulfone(PES)hollow fiber ultrafiltration(UF)membranes.The results of the experiments of single metal ions indicated that with the increases of m(P)/m(M)(the mass ratio of PAAS to metal ions)and pH,the interception of Mn2+and Co2+gradually increased.With increasing the temperature,the interception of Mn2+and Co2+first increased and then decreased.The maximum retention rates of Mn2+and Co2+were at the temperature of 20 ℃and 25 ℃,respectively.At the optimum operating conditions of pH value=5,m(P)/m(M)=4,and 20 ℃,the maximum separation rate was 64.70%,at which point the complexation competition effect was the strongest.The addition of NaCl weakened the competitive complexing ability of metal ions,which was not conducive to the separation of Mn2+and Co2+.The mixed metal ion experiments showed that the separation rate was 57.41%at optimum operating conditions.Fourier transform infrared(FTIR)results indicated that both Mn2+and Co2+could be complexed with PAAS.However,Mn2+and Co2+had different complexing affinities towards PAAS owing to the differences in hydration heat and electronegativity.Under the same solution environment,Mn2+preferentially complexed with PAAS.