Ultrafiltration of biologically treated domestic wastewater: How membrane properties influence performance
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ArticleKAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) DivisionEnvironmental Science and Engineering Program
Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)
Date
2014-09Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/563734
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In this study, the impact of membrane properties on membrane fouling and permeate water quality was investigated. Short- and long-term laboratory scale experiments using four commercially available hollow fiber UF membranes were performed to study the impact of membrane properties on reversible and irreversible fouling. No significant differences in terms of permeate quality (i.e. biopolymer rejection) were observed over the four tested membranes. It was found that membrane characteristics including pore size, pore distribution and especially materials had a strong impact on the filtration performances in terms of both reversible and irreversible fouling. The short-term filtration tests showed that due to its specific hydrodynamic condition only the inside-out mode UF membrane was subjected to irreversible fouling. These data demonstrate the importance of membrane selection with appropriate operating conditions for optimum performances. The added value of membrane characterization to lab-scale filtration tests for membrane performance was discussed. © 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Citation
Filloux, E., Teychene, B., Tazi-Pain, A., & Croue, J. P. (2014). Ultrafiltration of biologically treated domestic wastewater: How membrane properties influence performance. Separation and Purification Technology, 134, 178–186. doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2014.07.043Sponsors
The authors would like to thank Dr. David Violleau (University of Tours) and Dr. Aldo Bottino (The University of Genoa) for conducting the contact angle measurements and the LLDP measurements respectively. The authors would like to thank Veolia Environment Research & Innovation for financial support.Publisher
Elsevier BVae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.seppur.2014.07.043