Developing a Robust Ceramic Pressure-Driven Membrane-Based System for the Efficient Removal of Pollutants from Mining Wastewaters

Due to increased water shortages and environmental protection concerns, treated industrial effluents including treated mining wastewater has been accepted as a sustainable option to address these problems. The research objective was to develop and investigate the efficiency of a ceramic membrane-based system in mining operations, thereby producing treated wastewater fit for recycling or reusing with reduced environmental impacts and health risks. The designed system has high durability, superior chemical, mechanical and thermal stability, and bacteria resistance. It will benefit the mining sector as it has the potential to guarantee steady-state long-term operations without any or minimum requirement for parts replacement.