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September 4, 2025
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Lead Removal by Reverse Osmosis: Seeking Sustainability in the Operation of Advanced Technologies: A Preliminary Study

Publicated to: Sustainability. 17 (16): 7270- - 2025-08-12 17(16), DOI: 10.3390/su17167270

Authors:

López-Jiménez, JM; Alvizuri-Tintaya, PA; Chávez-Lizárraga, GA; Lo-Iacono-Ferreira, VG; Torregrosa-López, JI; Lora-García, J
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Affiliations

Univ Catolica Boliviana San Pablo, Ctr Invest Agua Energia & Sostenibilidad CINAES, 14 De Septiembre Ave, La Paz 4807, Bolivia - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Project Management Innovat & Sustainabil Res Ctr P, Alcoy Campus,Plaza Ferrandiz & Carbonell S-N, Alcoy 03690, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Valencia, Res Inst Ind Radiophys & Environm Safety ISIRYM, Alcoy Campus,Plaza Ferrandiz & Carbonell S-N, Alcoy 03690, Spain - Author
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Abstract

Nowadays, stricter control and rigorous landfill standards are being promoted in industries that produce liquid discharges into the environment. The development of innovative and sustainable technologies to remove lead from water is of great importance in all aspects, with safe recycling practices, especially with high lead concentrations, such as in mining activities. The experiment was conducted at a reverse osmosis (RO) pilot plant, operated at low impact pressures and designed to optimize energy savings without compromising separation efficiency. By reducing energy consumption, the process not only lowers operational costs but also minimizes the environmental impact associated with high energy consumption. The results show that RO operated at low pressures successfully removed 99.75% of lead at a pressure of 10 bar and a flux of 67.44 L/m2h, demonstrating a practical and sustainable solution for lead removal at pressures of 5, 7.5, and 10 bar, which are considered low pressures since they are below 1.0 MPa. In addition to its high removal efficiency, the process offers significant advantages in terms of energy efficiency and a reduced carbon footprint. Enhancing the efficiency of this technology is crucial, not only to decrease operational costs but also to reduce environmental impact.
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Keywords

Energy efficiencyLead contaminatioMembrane technologySustainable water treatmentWater treatment

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sustainability due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Geography, Planning and Development.

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-03:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Bolivia.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Lora-Garcia, Jaime).

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