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Ladouceur JD, Narbaitz RM. Reduced Low-Pressure Membrane Fouling by Inline Coagulation Pretreatment for a Colored River Water. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:1028. [PMID: 36363583 PMCID: PMC9695621 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12111028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Drinking water treatment (DWT) using low-pressure membranes (LPM) has become increasingly popular due to their many reported advantages compared to conventional technologies. Productivity decline due to fouling has prevented LPMs from becoming the technology of choice in DWT, however, coagulation pretreatment either with or without particle separation mitigates fouling phenomena. The effectiveness of coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation (CF-S), coagulation/flocculation/dissolved air flotation (CF-DAF), and inline coagulation (CF-IN) as technologies for pretreatment of feed water has rarely been investigated using the same water source. In this study, CF-S, CF-DAF, and CF-IN are directly compared as pretreatment of a tubular multi-channeled ultrafiltration (UF) membrane using the same highly colored river water. Three-day long filtration tests were performed using an automated bench-scale filtration apparatus with an inside-out configuration. Although CF-DAF had the greatest removal of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and hydrophobic organics, CF-S pretreatment resulted in a similar level of total fouling. Compared to CF-DAF and CF-S, CF-IN pretreatment resulted in lower fouling. The hydraulic and chemical reversibility of CF-IN fouling was seen to be strongly influenced by the feed water zeta potential, suggesting the importance of floc electrostatic and morphological characteristics on inline coagulation performance.
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A Review on the Use of Membrane Technology Systems in Developing Countries. MEMBRANES 2021; 12:membranes12010030. [PMID: 35054556 PMCID: PMC8779680 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12010030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Fulfilling the demand of clean potable water to the general public has long been a challenging task in most developing countries due to various reasons. Large-scale membrane water treatment systems have proven to be successful in many advanced countries in the past two decades. This paves the way for developing countries to study the feasibility and adopt the utilization of membrane technology in water treatment. There are still many challenges to overcome, particularly on the much higher capital and operational cost of membrane technology compared to the conventional water treatment system. This review aims to delve into the progress of membrane technology for water treatment systems, particularly in developing countries. It first concentrates on membrane classification and its application in water treatment, including membrane technology progress for large-scale water treatment systems. Then, the fouling issue and ways to mitigate the fouling will be discussed. The feasibility of membrane technologies in developing countries was then evaluated, followed by a discussion on the challenges and opportunities of the membrane technology implementation. Finally, the current trend of membrane research was highlighted to address future perspectives of the membrane technologies for clean water production.
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Marioryad H, Ghaedi AM, Emadzadeh D, Baneshi MM, Vafaei A, Lau W. A Thin Film Nanocomposite Reverse Osmosis Membrane Incorporated with S‐Beta Zeolite Nanoparticles for Water Desalination. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201904084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hossein Marioryad
- Social Determinants of Health Research Center Yasuj University of Medical Sciences,Yasuj Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Membrane Science and Technology Research Center (MSRTC), Gachsaran Branch Islamic Azad University 75818-63876 Gachsaran Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Technology Research Center (MSRTC) Gachsaran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center Yasuj University of Medical Sciences,Yasuj Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Membrane Science and Technology Research Center (MSRTC), Gachsaran Branch Islamic Azad University 75818-63876 Gachsaran Iran
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 81310 Skudai Johor Malaysia
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Surappanahalli Rajanna S, Madhu GM, Madhusoodana CD, Govindarajan A. Silicon Carbide-Coated Ceramic Membrane Bioreactor for Sustainable Water Purification. MEMBRANES 2019; 9:membranes9040047. [PMID: 30986976 PMCID: PMC6523768 DOI: 10.3390/membranes9040047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In the present study, a submerged ceramic membrane bioreactor was used to effectively treat industrial wastewater. The outcome of membrane coatings on the efficacy of the membrane was investigated using a silicon carbide (SiC) coating. The flux data obtained from the study were fitted into two mathematical models, namely, the standard pore blocking model (SPBM) and the complete pore plugging model (CPPM) in order to determine the fouling mechanism. It was observed that the SPBM fit with a minimum coefficient of regression of 0.95, suggesting that particles retained on the pore walls were smaller than the average size of membrane pores. An increase in dissolved oxygen (DO) of up to 225% was noted. The significant improvement of the water quality in terms of DO, chemical oxygen demand (COD) and turbidity of coated membrane emphasizes the fact that the membrane coating increases the efficacy of water treatment in membrane bioreactors.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560054, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560054, India.
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Combined Coagulation and Ultrafiltration Process to Counteract Increasing NOM in Brown Surface Water. WATER 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/w9090697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Amosa MK, Jami MS, Alkhatib MFR, Majozi T. Technical feasibility study of a low-cost hybrid PAC-UF system for wastewater reclamation and reuse: a focus on feedwater production for low-pressure boilers. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:22554-22567. [PMID: 27557958 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7390-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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This study has applied the concept of the hybrid PAC-UF process in the treatment of the final effluent of the palm oil industry for reuse as feedwater for low-pressure boilers. In a bench-scale set-up, a low-cost empty fruit bunch-based powdered activated carbon (PAC) was employed for upstream adsorption of biotreated palm oil mill effluent (BPOME) with the process conditions: 60 g/L dose of PAC, 68 min of mixing time and 200 rpm of mixing speed, to reduce the feedwater strength, alleviate probable fouling of the membranes and thus improve the process flux (productivity). Three polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes of molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) of 1, 5 and 10 kDa were investigated in a cross-flow filtration mode, and under constant transmembrane pressures of 40, 80, and 120 kPa. The permeate qualities of the hybrid processes were evaluated, and it was found that the integrated process with the 1 kDa MWCO UF membrane yielded the best water quality that falls within the US EPA reuse standard for boiler-feed and cooling water. It was also observed that the permeate quality is fit for extended reuse as process water in the cement, petroleum and coal industries. In addition, the hybrid system's operation consumed 37.13 Wh m-3 of energy at the highest applied pressure of 120 kPa, which is far lesser than the typical energy requirement range (0.8-1.0 kWh m-3) for such wastewater reclamation.
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- Mutiu Kolade Amosa
- NRF-DST Chair: Sustainable Process Engineering, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Centre (BERC), Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Centre (BERC), Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, Jalan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- NRF-DST Chair: Sustainable Process Engineering, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, 1 Jan Smuts Avenue, Braamfontein 2000, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Amosa MK, Jami MS, Alkhatib MFR, Majozi T. Studies on pore blocking mechanism and technical feasibility of a hybrid PAC-MF process for reclamation of irrigation water from biotreated POME. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2016.1192192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mutiu Kolade Amosa
- Sustainable Process Engineering, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Centre (BERC), International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Centre (BERC), International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Sustainable Process Engineering, School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Kanagaraj P, Neelakandan S, Nagendran A. Preparation, characterization and performance of cellulose acetate ultrafiltration membranes modified by charged surface modifying macromolecule. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-014-0018-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Metsämuuronen S, Sillanpää M, Bhatnagar A, Mänttäri M. Natural Organic Matter Removal from Drinking Water by Membrane Technology. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2012.712080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Koo CH, Mohammad AW, Suja' F, Meor Talib MZ. Use and Development of Fouling Index in Predicting Membrane Fouling. SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION REVIEWS 2013. [DOI: 10.1080/15422119.2012.690359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Performance study on ultrafiltration of Kraft black liquor and membrane characterization using Spiegler-Kedem model. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02706804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Effect of pH on the rejection of inorganic salts and organic compound using nanofiltration membrane. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02705688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Lee J, Chun J, Jung, H, Kwak D, Ramesh T, Shim, W, Moon H. Comparative Studies on Coagulation and Adsorption as a Pretreatment Method for the Performance Improvement of Submerged MF Membrane for Secondary Domestic Wastewater Treatment. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2005. [DOI: 10.1080/01496390500283282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hilal N, Ogunbiyi OO, Miles NJ, Nigmatullin R. Methods Employed for Control of Fouling in MF and UF Membranes: A Comprehensive Review. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2005. [DOI: 10.1081/ss-200068409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 332] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Thiruvenkatachari R, Shim WG, Lee JW, Moon H. Effect of powdered activated carbon type on the performance of an adsorption-microfiltration submerged hollow fiber membrane hybrid system. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02705591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bhattacharjee C. Analysis of continuous stirred ultrafiltration based on dimensional analysis approach. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02705487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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