Advancing Ceramic Membrane Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Mining Discharge: Challenges and Future Directions
Mining discharge, namely acid mine drainage (AMD), is a significant environmental issue due to mining activities and site-specific factors. These pose challenges in choosing and executing suitable treatment procedures that are both sustainable and effective. Ceramic membranes, with their durability,...
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| description | Mining discharge, namely acid mine drainage (AMD), is a significant environmental issue due to mining activities and site-specific factors. These pose challenges in choosing and executing suitable treatment procedures that are both sustainable and effective. Ceramic membranes, with their durability, long lifespan, and ease of maintenance, are increasingly used in industrial wastewater treatment due to their superior features. This review provides an overview of current remediation techniques for mining effluents, focusing on the use of ceramic membrane technology. It examines pressure-driven ceramic membrane systems like microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and nanofiltration, as well as the potential of vacuum membrane distillation for mine drainage treatment. Research on ceramic membranes in the mining sector is limited due to challenges such as complex effluent composition, low membrane packing density, and poor ion separation efficiency. To assess their effectiveness, this review also considers studies conducted on simulated water. Future research should focus on enhancing capital costs, developing more effective membrane configurations, modifying membrane outer layers, evaluating the long-term stability of the membrane performance, and exploring water recycling during mineral processing. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d07c774d87ed4439bbb1aec3432ed18a2025-08-20T03:13:32ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752025-04-0115411210.3390/membranes15040112Advancing Ceramic Membrane Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Mining Discharge: Challenges and Future DirectionsSeyedeh Laleh Dashtban Kenari0Saviz Mortazavi1Sanaz Mosadeghsedghi2Charbel Atallah3Konstantin Volchek4CanmetMINING, Natural Resources Canada, 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G1, CanadaOffice of Energy Research and Development, Natural Resources Canada, 580 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0E4, CanadaCanmetMINING, Natural Resources Canada, 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G1, CanadaCanmetMINING, Natural Resources Canada, 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G1, CanadaCanmetMINING, Natural Resources Canada, 555 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0G1, CanadaMining discharge, namely acid mine drainage (AMD), is a significant environmental issue due to mining activities and site-specific factors. These pose challenges in choosing and executing suitable treatment procedures that are both sustainable and effective. Ceramic membranes, with their durability, long lifespan, and ease of maintenance, are increasingly used in industrial wastewater treatment due to their superior features. This review provides an overview of current remediation techniques for mining effluents, focusing on the use of ceramic membrane technology. It examines pressure-driven ceramic membrane systems like microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and nanofiltration, as well as the potential of vacuum membrane distillation for mine drainage treatment. Research on ceramic membranes in the mining sector is limited due to challenges such as complex effluent composition, low membrane packing density, and poor ion separation efficiency. To assess their effectiveness, this review also considers studies conducted on simulated water. Future research should focus on enhancing capital costs, developing more effective membrane configurations, modifying membrane outer layers, evaluating the long-term stability of the membrane performance, and exploring water recycling during mineral processing.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/4/112ceramic membranetreatmentmining dischargeacid mine drainagenanofiltrationmicrofiltration |
| spellingShingle | Seyedeh Laleh Dashtban Kenari Saviz Mortazavi Sanaz Mosadeghsedghi Charbel Atallah Konstantin Volchek Advancing Ceramic Membrane Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Mining Discharge: Challenges and Future Directions Membranes ceramic membrane treatment mining discharge acid mine drainage nanofiltration microfiltration |
| title | Advancing Ceramic Membrane Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Mining Discharge: Challenges and Future Directions |
| title_full | Advancing Ceramic Membrane Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Mining Discharge: Challenges and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | Advancing Ceramic Membrane Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Mining Discharge: Challenges and Future Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advancing Ceramic Membrane Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Mining Discharge: Challenges and Future Directions |
| title_short | Advancing Ceramic Membrane Technology for Sustainable Treatment of Mining Discharge: Challenges and Future Directions |
| title_sort | advancing ceramic membrane technology for sustainable treatment of mining discharge challenges and future directions |
| topic | ceramic membrane treatment mining discharge acid mine drainage nanofiltration microfiltration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/15/4/112 |
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