Michael Wales

Dr. Michael Wales


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 June 2021 in Membranes
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MWMichael Wales
Michael Wales
EGEminet Gebremichael
Eminet Gebremichael
XWXiao Wang
Xiao Wang
EPElisabeth Perea
Elisabeth Perea
PJPalitha Jayaweera
Palitha Jayaweera
IJIndira Jayaweera
Indira Jayaweera
Polybenzimidazole (PBI) hollow fiber membranes were used to treat flue gas desulfurization (FGD) wastewater (WW) from a coal fired power plant. Membranes were tested using both single salt solutions and real FGD WW. The PBI membranes showed >99% rejection for single salt solutions of NaCl, MgCl2, CaSO4, and CaCl2 at approximately 2000 PPM (parts per million). The membranes also showed >97% rejection for FGD WW concentrations ranging from 6900 to 14,400 PPM total dissolved solids (TDS). The pH of the FGD WW was adjusted between 3.97–8.20, and there was an optimal pH between 5.31 and 7.80 where %rejection reached a maximum of >99%. The membranes were able to operate stably up to 50 °C, nearly doubling the water flux as compared to room temperature, and while maintaining >98% salt rejection.

1 July 2021 in Desalination and Water Treatment
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XWXiao Wang
Xiao Wang
KBKhaled Bin Bandar
Khaled Bin Bandar
MWMichael Wales
Michael Wales
PJPalitha Jayaweera
Palitha Jayaweera
RARadwan A. Alrasheed
Radwan A. Alrasheed
IJIndira Jayaweera
Indira Jayaweera