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Choi SJ, Kim S, Im SJ, Jang A, Hwang DS, Kang S. Ionic fluid as a novel cleaning agent for the control of irreversible fouling in reverse osmosis membrane processes. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 224:119063. [PMID: 36122446 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
While a variety of chemical cleaning strategies has been studied to control fouling in membrane-based water treatment processes, the removal of irreversible foulants strongly bound on membrane surfaces has not been successful. In this study, we firstly investigated the diluted aqueous solutions of ionic fluid (IF, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate) as a cleaning agent for three model organic foulants (humic acid, HA; bovine serum albumin, BSA; sodium alginate, SA). The real-time monitoring of cleaning progress by optical coherence tomography (OCT) showed that fouling layer was dramatically swelled by introducing IF solution and removed by shear force exerted during cleaning. This phenomenon was induced due to the pre-existing interactions between organic foulants were weakened by the intrusion of IF into the fouling layer, which was analyzed by the measurement of adhesion forces using atomic force microscopy (AFM). In the experiments with model foulants and wastewater effluent, IF was added to alkaline cleaning agents (NaOH) to verify the applicability to be supplemented in commercial cleaning agents, and resulted in the significantly enhanced control of irreversible membrane fouling. Implication of utilizing recyclable IF with negligible volatility is that environmental effects of membrane cleaning solutions could be minimized by decreasing usage of cleaning chemicals, while increasing the cleaning efficiency.
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Affiliation(s)
- Seung-Ju Choi
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biosystems Engineering, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States; Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do 37673, Republic of Korea; Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeonsangbuk-do 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Water Resources, Sungkyunkwan University, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Water Resources, Sungkyunkwan University, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Integrative Biosciences and Biotechnology, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do 37673, Republic of Korea; Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, Gyeonsangbuk-do 37673, Republic of Korea; Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology, Yonsei University International Campus I-CREATE, Incheon 21983, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea.
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NaCl precleaning of microfiltration membranes fouled with oil-in-water emulsions: Impact on fouling dislodgment. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Corbatón-Báguena MJ, Álvarez-Blanco S, Vincent-Vela MC, Ortega-Navarro E, Pérez-Herranz V. Application of electric fields to clean ultrafiltration membranes fouled with whey model solutions. Sep Purif Technol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Corbatón-Báguena MJ, Álvarez-Blanco S, Vincent-Vela MC, Lora-García J. Utilization of NaCl solutions to clean ultrafiltration membranes fouled by whey protein concentrates. Sep Purif Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.06.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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