Low-pressure membrane filtration with unconventional coagulation regimes

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.Y. Choi ◽  
B.A. Dempsey
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Chemical Cleaning ◽  
Sand Filters ◽  
Charge Neutralization ◽  
Floc Size ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Pre Treatment

The objective of the research was to evaluate in-line coagulation to improve performance during ultrafiltration (UF). In-line coagulation means use of coagulants without removal of coagulated solids prior to UF. Performance was evaluated by removal of contaminants (water quality) and by resistance to filtration and recovery of flux after hydraulic or chemical cleaning (water production). We hypothesized that coagulation conditions inappropriate for conventional treatment, in particular under-dosing conditions that produce particles that neither settle nor are removed in rapid sand filters, would be effective for in-line coagulation prior to UF. A variety of pre-treatment processes for UF have been investigated including coagulation, powdered activated carbon (PAC) or granular activated carbon (GAC), adsorption on iron oxides or other pre-formed settleable solid phases, or ozonation. Coagulation pre-treatment is often used for removal of fouling substances prior to NF or RO. It has been reported that effective conventional coagulation conditions produced larger particles and this reduced fouling during membrane filtration by reducing adsorption in membrane pores, increasing cake porosity, and increasing transport of foulants away from the membrane surface. However, aggregates produced under sweep floc conditions were more compressible than for charge neutralization conditions, resulting in compaction when the membrane filtration system was pressurized. It was known that the coagulated suspension under either charge-neutralization or sweep floc condition showed similar steady-state flux under the cross-flow microfiltration mode. Another report on the concept of critical floc size suggested that flocs need to reach a certain critical size before MF, otherwise membranes can be irreversibly clogged by the coagulant solids. The authors were motivated to study the effect of various coagulation conditions on the performance of a membrane filtration system.

scholarly journals Comparative environmental impact evaluation using life cycle assessment approach: a case study of integrated membrane-filtration system for the treatment of aerobically-digested palm oil mill effluent

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeit Haan Teow ◽  
Meng Teck Chong ◽  
Kah Chun Ho ◽  
Abdul Wahab Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Sand Filters ◽  
Unit Operations ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Aerobically Digested

AbstractAiming to mitigate wastewater pollution arising from the palm oil industry, this university-industry research-and-development project focused on the integration of serial treatment processes, including the use of moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR), pre-treatment with sand filters and activated carbon filters, and membrane technology for aerobically-digested palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment. To assess the potential of this sustainable alternative practice in the industry, the developed technology was demonstrated in a pilot-scale facility: four combinations (Combinations I to IV) of unit operations were developed in an integrated membrane-filtration system. Combination I includes a MBBR, pre-treatment unit comprising sand filters and activated carbon filters, ultrafiltration (UF) membrane, and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane, while Combination II excludes MBBR, Combination III excludes UF membrane, and Combination IV excludes both MBBR and UF membrane. Life cycle assessment (LCA) was performed to evaluate potential environmental impacts arising from each combination while achieving the goal of obtaining recycled and reusable water from the aerobically-digested POME treatment. It is reported that electricity consumption is the predominant factor contributing to most of those categories (50–77%) as the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides, and volatile mercury during the combustion of fossil fuels. Combination I in the integrated membrane-filtration system with all unit operations incurring high electricity consumption (52 MJ) contributed to the greatest environmental impact. Electricity consumption registers the highest impact towards all life cycle impact categories: 73% on climate change, 80% on terrestrial acidification, 51% on eutrophication, and 43% on human toxicity. Conversely, Combination IV is the most environmentally-friendly process, since it involves only two-unit operations – pre-treatment unit (comprising sand filters and activated carbon filters) and RO membrane unit – and thus incurs the least electricity consumption (41.6 MJ). The LCA offers insights into each combination of the operating process and facilitates both researchers and the industry towards sustainable production.

scholarly journals Effects of Ferrihydrite-Impregnated Powdered Activated Carbon on Phosphate Removal and Biofouling of Ultrafiltration Membrane

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 1178
Author(s):  
Jenyuk Lohwacharin ◽  
Thitiwut Maliwan ◽  
Hideki Osawa ◽  
Satoshi Takizawa
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Powdered Activated Carbon ◽  
Phosphate Removal ◽  
Phosphate Adsorption ◽  
Surface Water Treatment ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Pore Blockage

The presence of multiple contaminant species in surface waters makes surface water treatment difficult to accomplish through a single process. Herein, we evaluated the ability of an integrated adsorption/ultrafiltration (UF) membrane filtration system to simultaneously remove phosphates and dissolved organic matter (DOM). When bare powdered activated carbon (PAC) and PAC impregnated with amorphous ferrihydrite (FHPAC) adsorbents were compared, FHPAC showed a greater adsorption rate and capacity for phosphate. FHPAC had a phosphate adsorption capacity of 2.32 mg PO43−/g FHPAC, even when DOM was present as a competing adsorbate. In a lab-scale hybrid FHPAC-UF system (i.e. integrated adsorption by FHPAC with UF membrane filtration), irreversible membrane fouling was ca. three times lower than that in a PAC-UF system. When membrane fouling in the PAC-UF system was described with pore blockage models, we found that the main cause of fouling was bacterial deposition on the membrane surface. CLSM analysis determined that the chemical composition of foulants in the PAC-UF system included higher proportions of proteins, nucleic acids, and alpha-polysaccharides than that in the FHPAC-UF system. Overall, FHPAC’s ability to undergo ligand exchanges with DOM helped to reduce the nutrients and bacteria that cause biofouling to accumulate on the membrane surface.

Membrane filtration of surface water in the presence of ozone

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 141-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sawada ◽  
I. Sumida ◽  
K. Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Humic Acid ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Stable Operation ◽  
Raw Water ◽  
Pre Treatment

The preliminary study investigated the effect of pre-ozonation of synthetic raw water (bentonite and humic acid) on membrane fouling. The results showed that humic acid, not bentonite, was the dominant factor in membrane fouling. When the synthetic raw water was pre-treated using ozone and activated carbon, stable operation was possible at twice the flux of membrane filtration without pre-treatment. Thus, ozone and activated carbon reduced the concentration of organic matter (humic acid), leading to an increase in flux. Secondly, an MF membrane filtration device with ozone tolerance was attached downstream of the ozone reactor so that residual ozone could reach the membrane surface. When water was treated with MF membrane filtration in the presence of ozone, the flux was stable at 4 m/d. The membrane filtration resistance increased when ozone was not injected, and decreased when it was injected. This phenomenon was repeatable. In the presence of ozone, organic matter that could accelerate fouling as decomposed and converted to less fouled materials, resulting in a suppression of fouling as well as facilitating removal of the fouling layer during back washing.

Combined air-water flush in dead-end ultrafiltration

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 393-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.Q.J.C. Verbeck ◽  
G.I.M. Worm ◽  
H. Futselaar ◽  
J.C. van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Head Loss ◽  
Direct Result ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Sand Filters ◽  
Membrane Pores ◽  
Dead End ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
A New Technique ◽  
Energy Dissipated

Dead-end ultrafiltration has proven itself as a technique for reclamation of backwash water of sand filters and as a pre-treatment step for spiral wound reverse osmosis. A direct result of dead-end filtration is a decreased flux caused by the accumulation of material in the membrane pores and on the membrane surface. Different cleaning techniques are used to remove this accumulated material. Recently a new technique has been introduced, the AirFlush. This technique makes use of air to create higher turbulence as compared to a water flush. At Delft University of Technology research has started into the fundamentals of the combined air- and water-flush. First a series of experiments has been carried out to determine the different flow patterns, followed by experiments to determine which air- and water-velocities give the best cleaning. Finally head loss experiments have been done to get information about the energy dissipated in the system. The results of the head loss experiments have been compared to the theoretical head loss calculated with the theory of heterogeneous two-phase flow.

scholarly journals Oily Wastewater Treatment Using Polyamide Thin Film Composite Membrane Technology

Membranes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Elhady ◽  
Mohamed Bassyouni ◽  
Ramadan A. Mansour ◽  
Medhat H. Elzahar ◽  
Shereen Abdel-Hamid ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Edible Oil ◽  
Oily Wastewater ◽  
Permeate Flux ◽  
Treatment Unit ◽  
Thin Film Composite ◽  
Ro Membrane ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Oil Wastewater

In this study, polyamide (PA) thin film composite (TFC) reverse osmosis (RO) membrane filtration was used in edible oil wastewater emulsion treatment. The PA-TFC membrane was characterized using mechanical, thermal, chemical, and physical tests. Surface morphology and cross-sections of TFCs were characterized using SEM. The effects of edible oil concentrations, average droplets size, and contact angle on separation efficiency and flux were studied in detail. Purification performance was enhanced using activated carbon as a pre-treatment unit. The performance of the RO unit was assessed by chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and permeate flux. Oil concentration in wastewater varied between 3000 mg/L and 6000 mg/L. Oily wastewater showed a higher contact angle (62.9°) than de-ionized water (33°). Experimental results showed that the presence of activated carbon increases the permeation COD removal from 94% to 99%. The RO membrane filtration coupled with an activated carbon unit of oily wastewater is a convenient hybrid technique for removal of high-concentration edible oil wastewater emulsion up to 99%. Using activated carbon as an adsorption pre-treatment unit improved the permeate flux from 34 L/m2hr to 75 L/m2hr.

Гравитационная мембранная фильтрация в схемах очистки воды и сточных вод (обзор)

2019 ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
V. Kofman
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Local Treatment ◽  
Predatory Behavior ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Produce Water ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Microfiltration Membranes ◽  
Filtration Technology

Технология гравитационной мембранной фильтрации предусматривает использование плоских полимерных ультра- и микрофильтрационных мембран (с размером пор от нескольких нанометров до нескольких сотен нанометров), расположенных на 40 100 см ниже уровня воды, т. е. работающих под гидростатическим напором 40 100 мбар в качестве движущей силы мембранной фильтрации в тупиковом режиме. Бактериальное сообщество исходной воды вызывает образование слоя биопленки на поверхности мембраны. В то же время присутствие эукариотных организмов в слое биопленки, характеризующихся хищническим поведением, обусловливает возникновение своего рода эффекта биологической чистки , приводящей к уменьшению сопротивления фильтрации биопленки за счет образования пустот и развития ее гетерогенности. В результате динамического развития подобной системы происходит ее стабилизация и соответствующее достижение относительного постоянства потока пермеата на уровне 2 10 л/(м2ч). Стабильный водный поток в режиме гравитационной мембранной фильтрации сохраняется в течение многих месяцев без проведения чистки мембраны. Система обеспечивает удаление из воды органических веществ и патогенных микроорганизмов. Проведены разного масштаба испытания системы гравитационной мембранной фильтрации для децентрализованной обработки речной воды, для обработки дождевой воды и серых сточных вод в локальных очистных системах с получением воды, пригодной для непитьевого потребления, при очистке сточных вод для безопасного их сброса и при предварительной обработке морской воды перед опреснением. В настоящее время известны примеры практического применения данной системы фильтрации.Gravity membrane filtration technology involves the use of flat polymer ultrafiltration and microfiltration membranes with pore sizes from several nanometers to several hundred nanometers submerged in water at 40-100 cm, i.e. operating under a hydrostatic head of 40 100 mbar as a driving force of the membrane filtration in deadlock mode. The bacterial community of the source water induces the formation of a biofilm layer on the membrane surface. At the same time, the presence of eukaryotes in the biofilm layer that are characterized by predatory behavior produces a kind of biological purification effect that provides for decreasing the filtration resistance of the biofilm due to the formation of voids and development of its heterogeneity. As a result of the dynamic development of such a system, its sustainability and relative continuity of the permeate flow at the level of 2 10 l/(m2h) are achieved. Sustainable water flow in the gravity membrane filtration mode is maintained for many months without cleaning the membrane. The system ensures the removal of organic substances and pathogenic microorganisms from water. Different-scale testing of the gravity membrane filtration system has been carried out: for decentralized river water treatment, for stormwater and gray wastewater treatment in local treatment systems to produce water suitable for non-potable consumption, in wastewater treatment for safe discharge, and for seawater pretreatment before desalination. Currently, examples of the practical application of this filtration system are known.

Evaluating the membrane fouling formation and chemical cleaning strategy in forward osmosis membrane filtration treating domestic sewage

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 2092-2103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Hafizah Ab Hamid ◽  
Liu Ye ◽  
David K. Wang ◽  
Simon Smart ◽  
Emmanuelle Filloux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Nitrous Acid ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Forward Osmosis ◽  
Domestic Sewage ◽  
Chemical Cleaning ◽  
Free Nitrous Acid ◽  
Fouling Control ◽  
Filtration System ◽  
Time Required

Free nitrous acid (FNA) shows strong potential as an effective cleaning reagent in fouling control in a forward osmosis filtration system, with a relatively longer time required.

scholarly journals Novel Hole-Pillar Spacer Design for Improved Hydrodynamics and Biofouling Mitigation in Membrane Filtration

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adnan Qamar ◽  
Sarah Kerdi ◽  
Syed Muztuza Ali ◽  
Ho Kyong Shon ◽  
Johannes Vrouwenvelder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Stress ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Applied Pressure ◽  
Feed Water ◽  
Permeate Flux ◽  
Biofilm Thickness ◽  
Feed Pressure ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Critical Components

Abstract Feed spacers are the critical components of any spiral-wound filtration module, dictating the filtration performance. Three spacer designs, namely a non-woven commercial spacer (varying filament cross-section), a symmetric pillar spacer, and a novel hole-pillar spacer (constant filament diameter) were studied using Direct Numerical Simulations (DNS), 3-D printed and subsequently experimentally tested in a lab-scale ultrafiltration set-up with high biofouling potential feed water at various feed pressures. Independent of the applied pressure, the novel hole-pillar spacer showed initially the lowest feed channel pressure drop, the lowest shear stress, and the highest permeate flux compared to the commercial and pillar spacers. Furthermore, less biofilm thickness development on membrane surface was visualized by Optical Coherent Tomography (OCT) imaging for the proposed hole-pillar spacer. At higher feed pressure, a thicker biofilm developed on membrane surface for all spacer designs explaining the stronger decrease in permeate flux at high pressure. The findings systematically demonstrated the role of various spacer designs and applied pressure on the performance of pre-treatment process, while identifying specific shear stress distribution guidelines for engineering a new spacer design in different filtration techniques.

scholarly journals Membrane surface properties and their effects on real waste oil-in-water emulsion ultrafiltration

Water SA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (3 July) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjana Simonič
Keyword(s):  
Surface Properties ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Permeate Flux ◽  
Chemical Cleaning ◽  
Water Emulsion ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
Oil In Water Emulsion

Membrane surface properties and their effect on the efficiency of ultrafiltration (UF) of real waste oily emulsions was studied. Experiments were performed in cross-flow operation at total recycle condition in a lab-scale system. The ceramic UF membrane in the tubular type module was employed. During the experiments permeate flux was measured. The most important influential factors, such as temperature, TMP, and pH, were considered during the experiments. Zeta potential was measured in order to explain the phenomena on the membrane surface. The isoelectric point of the fouled membrane was shifted to the alkaline range. COD removal efficiency reached 89%. Gas chromatography measurements were performed in order to determine the composition of waste emulsions. SEM micrographs showed the formation of calcite on the membrane, which contributed to membrane fouling. Chemical cleaning was examined using alkaline and acid solutions, and a cleaning strategy was determined.

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