Membrane fouling

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of electric fields application for the reduction of membrane fouling, the inactivation of microorganisms and the enhancement of particle coagulation. It was found that electric fields treatment prior to microfiltration showed in large quantity of

The removal of nitrate from contaminated groundwater via polyelectrolyte-enhanced ultrafiltration (UF) was investigated using different chelating polymers and membrane pore sizes. Although the percentage polymer rejection by membranes slightly decreased with higher chelating polyelectrolyte dosages,

Using alginate as a model extracellular polymeric substance, a two-stage TMP profile, with a slow rise followed by a rapid rise, similar to that typically observed with membrane bioreactor effluents was observed during long term filtration. The alginate transmission profile supported the concept of

Three identical Biosep® membrane bioreactors were operated at different sludge retention times of 8, 15 and 40 d in order to treat municipal wastewater. The design of this process is an aerated activated sludge reactor and a submerged microfiltration hollow-fibre membrane. The objective of this stud

Changes of properties (specific filtration resistance, floc size, supernatant TOC and zeta potential) of activated sludge mixed liquor after monomeric and polymeric coagulants [Al2(SO4)3, FeCl3, PAC (polymeric aluminum chloride) and PFS (polymeric ferric sulfate)] addition were studied in this paper

This study attempted to identify fouling-causing material during membrane filtration of surface water. For this purpose, two different coagulation conditions were designed: the optimum removal of turbidity-causing particles (Case I) and the optimum removal of organics (Case II). It was hypothesized

Membrane fouling by flocculated particulate mixtures formed by silica (SiO2) and alumina (Al2O3) was studied. The properties of the particulate mixtures formed depended on the properties of the solutions. The effect of floc properties and temperature on the apparent critical flux was studied by flux

A novel stainless steel membrane module with a 0.2 µm nominal pore diameter was applied in an aerated submerged membrane bioreactor to treat synthetic domestic sewage. The pore size of metal membrane was more homogeneous and of tighter distribution than that of organic membrane. The steady membrane

The filtration performances of submerged membrane bioreactors (SMBR) with and without the addition of powdered activated carbon (PAC) were investigated respectively under the same feed and operation conditions. A series of experiments were conducted to analyze near-critical flux, effect of air-scour

Fouling of membranes by colloidal organic and inorganic particles continues to be documented as the most common and challenging obstacle in attaining stable continuous operation of reverse osmosis (RO) and ultrafiltration (UF) systems. Much current research is being conducted on physical parameters