Advanced fluidized bed-ultrafiltration-reverse osmosis process for near-complete fluorine recovery from photovoltaic fluoride-laden wastewater: system parameters and mechanisms

• Published in: Water research (Oxford) Vol. 283; p. 123858
• Main Authors: Wang, Ao, Xie, Hangang, Xu, Hang, Huang, Wenwen, Ma, Jun, Hu, Tianlong, Wang, Jingjun, Lin, Tao, Ding, Mingmei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2025
• Subjects: atomic force microscopy; batteries; calcium; crystallization; electron microscopy; energy; fluidized beds; Fluorides - chemistry; Fluorine; Gibbs free energy; industrial wastewater; Membrane fouling; Osmosis; Resource recycle; Reverse osmosis; solar energy; temperature; tomography; Ultrafiltration; Ultrafiltration - methods; Waste Disposal, Fluid; Wastewater - chemistry; wastewater treatment; water; water purification; Water Purification - methods; Zero liquid discharge; Zero liquid discharge; Resource recycle; Reverse osmosis; Ultrafiltration; Membrane fouling

•An integrated FBUR process enables resource recovery from fluoride-laden wastewater;•High-purity fluorite is recovered during the FBUR process;•Crystallization and fouling mechanisms are revealed by cluster theory and force field analysis;•FBUR is competitive according to life cycle assessment. Ind...