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Sun H, Qin J, Yu W, Zhao H, Wang H. Impacts of micron-sized aeration bubble on sludge properties and hydraulic dynamics in relation to membrane fouling alleviation. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 362:142582. [PMID: 38871192 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 06/06/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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This investigation elucidates the influence of micron-scale aeration bubbles on the improvement of anti-fouling characteristics within submerged membrane bioreactors (sMBRs). A systematic examination of sludge properties, hydraulic dynamics, and fouling tendencies revealed that the application of microbubble aeration, specifically at dimensions of 100 μm, 80 μm, and 30 μm, significantly reduced sludge electrostatic repulsion and augmented particle size distribution, as opposed to the utilization of coarse bubble aeration of 1 mm. Notably, the employment of 100 μm bubbles achieved a significant reduction in the proportion of smaller particles (<10 μm) and sludge viscosity, thereby facilitating a more homogenous and vigorous turbulence at the membrane interface. These optimized conditions were instrumental in the substantial reduction of membrane fouling, which was corroborated by the diminished rate of fouling, reduced resistance accumulation, and lesser foulant deposition. The investigation identified sludge particle size, turbulent kinetic energy, and shear stress as the predominant factors influencing the development of membrane fouling. The findings underscore the pronounced advantages of employing 100 μm-sized bubbles in aeration strategies, providing enhanced understanding for the optimization of aeration parameters to improve sMBR efficiency and maintenance.
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- Huifang Sun
- Institute of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- College of Environment and Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Institute of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- College of Environment and Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China.
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Yuan S, Yang X, Zhang N, Zhang J, Yuan S, Wang Z. Molecular insights into the adsorption and penetration of oil droplets on hydrophobic membrane in membrane distillation. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 253:121329. [PMID: 38387269 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Membrane fouling induced by oily substances significantly constrains membrane distillation performance in treating hypersaline oily wastewater. Overcoming this challenge necessitates a heightened fundamental understanding of the oil fouling phenomenon. Herein, the adsorption and penetration mechanism of oil droplets on hydrophobic membranes in membrane distillation process was investigated at the molecular level. Our results demonstrated that the adsorption and penetration of oil droplets were divided into four stages, including the free stage, contact stage, spreading stage, and equilibrium stage. Due to the extensive non-polar surface distribution of the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membrane (comprising 95.41 %), the interaction between oil molecules and PTFE was primarily governed by van der Waals interaction. Continuous oil droplet membrane fouling model revealed that the new oil droplet molecules preferred to penetrate into membrane pores where oil droplets already existed. The penetration of resin (a component of medium-quality oil droplets) onto PTFE membrane pores required the "pre-paving" of light crude oil. Finally, the ΔE quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) models were developed to evaluate the penetration mechanism of pollutant molecules on the PTFE membrane. This research provides new insights for improving sustainable membrane distillation technologies in treating saline oily wastewater.
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- Shideng Yuan
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Key Lab of Colloid and Interface Chemistry, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, PR China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China.
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Elizabeth Butler M, Jonathan Brant A. EMULSION SEPARATION AND FOULING OF ELECTROSPUN POLYACRYLONITRILE MEMBRANES FOR PRODUCED WATER APPLICATIONS. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Membrane aging effects on water recovery during full-scale potable reuse: Mathematical optimization of backwashing frequency for constant-flux microfiltration. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.120294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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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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Tanudjaja HJ, Chew JW. Application of Machine Learning-Based Models to Understand and Predict Critical Flux of Oil-in-Water Emulsion in Crossflow Microfiltration. Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c04662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Henry J. Tanudjaja
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637459, Singapore
- Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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Qi T, Chen X, Shi W, Wang T, Qiu M, Da X, Wen J, Fan Y. Fouling behavior of nanoporous ceramic membranes in the filtration of oligosaccharides at different temperatures. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2021.119589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Lay HT, Chew JW. Critical flux of colloidal foulant in microfiltration: Effect of organic solvent. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Jiang Q, Zhou J, Miao Y, Yang S, Zhou M, Zhong Z, Xing W. Lower-temperature preparation of SiC ceramic membrane using zeolite residue as sintering aid for oil-in-water separation. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhang B, Zhang R, Huang D, Shen Y, Gao X, Shi W. Membrane fouling in microfiltration of alkali/surfactant/polymer flooding oilfield wastewater: Effect of interactions of key foulants. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 570:20-30. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.02.104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Tomczak W, Gryta M. Cross-Flow Microfiltration of Glycerol Fermentation Broths with Citrobacter freundii. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:E67. [PMID: 32276458 PMCID: PMC7231405 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10040067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This paper reports the study of the cross-flow microfiltration (MF) of glycerol fermentation broths with Citrobacter freundii bacteria. A single channel tubular ceramic membrane with a nominal pore size of 0.14 µm was used. It has been demonstrated that the MF ceramic membrane has been successfully applied to bacteria cell removal and to effectively eliminate colloidal particles from glycerol fermentation broths. However, due to fouling, the significant reduction of the MF performance has been demonstrated. In order to investigate the impact of transmembrane pressure (TMP) and feed flow rate (Q) on MF performance, 24 experiments have been performed. The highest steady state permeate flux (138.97 dm3/m2h) was achieved for 0.12 MPa and 1000 dm3/h. Fouling analysis has been studied based on the resistance-in series model. It has been found that the percentage of irreversible fouling resistance during the MF increases with increasing TMP and Q. The permeate flux regeneration has been achieved by membrane cleaning with 3 wt % NaOH and 3 wt % H3PO4 at 45 °C. The results of this study are expected to be useful in industrially employing the MF process as the first step of glycerol fermentation broth purification.
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- Wirginia Tomczak
- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, ul. Pułaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, ul. Pułaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland
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Galvagno M, Ramon GZ. Hydrodynamic-Colloidal Interactions of an Oil Droplet and a Membrane Surface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:2858-2864. [PMID: 32101009 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Membranes have been shown to be exceptionally successful in the challenging separation of stable oil/water emulsions but suffer from severe fouling that limits their performance. Understanding the mechanisms leading to oil deposition on the membrane surface, as influenced by hydrodynamics and colloidal surface interactions, is imperative for informing better engineered membrane surfaces and process conditions. Here, we study the interactions between an oil droplet and a membrane surface. Hydrodynamics within the water film, confined between the droplet and the membrane, are captured within the framework of the lubrication approximation, coupled with the van der Waals (vdW) and electrostatic interactions through the droplet shape, which is governed by an augmented Young-Laplace equation. The model is used to calculate possible equilibrium positions, where the droplet is held at a finite distance from the membrane by a balance of the forces present. An equilibrium phase diagram is constructed as a function of various process parameters and is shown in terms of the scaled permeation rate through the membrane. The phase diagram identifies the range of conditions leading to deposition, characterized by a "critical" permeation rate, beyond which no equilibrium exists. When equilibrium positions are permitted, we find that these may be classified as stable/unstable, in the kinetic sense. Further, our results demonstrate the link between the deformation of the droplet and the stability of equilibria. An upward deflection of the droplet surface, owing to a dominant, long-range repulsion, has a stabilizing effect, as it maintains the separation between the droplet and membrane. Conversely, a downward deflection is destabilizing because of the self-amplifying effect of strongly increasing attractive forces with separation distance-as the surfaces are pulled together because of deformation, the attractive force increases, causing further deformation. This is also manifested by a dependence of the bistable region on the deformability of the droplet, which is represented by a capillary number, modified so as to account for the effect of the permeable boundary. As the droplet becomes more easy to deform, the transition from an unconditionally stable region of the phase diagram to a point beyond which there is no equilibrium (interpreted as deposition) becomes abrupt. These results provide valuable physical insights into the mechanisms that govern oil fouling of membrane surfaces.
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- Mariano Galvagno
- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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Chew JW, Kilduff J, Belfort G. The behavior of suspensions and macromolecular solutions in crossflow microfiltration: An update. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Tanudjaja HJ, Hejase CA, Tarabara VV, Fane AG, Chew JW. Membrane-based separation for oily wastewater: A practical perspective. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 156:347-365. [PMID: 30928529 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The large volumes of oily wastewater generated by various industries, such as oil and gas, food and beverage, and metal processing, need to be de-oiled prior to being discharged into the environment. Compared to conventional technologies such as dissolved air flotation (DAF), coagulation or solvent extraction, membrane filtration can treat oily wastewater of a much broader compositional range and still ensure high oil removals. In the present review, various aspects related to the practical implementation of membranes for the treatment of oily wastewater are summarized. First, sources and composition of oily wastewater, regulations that stipulate the extent of treatment needed before discharge, and the conventional technologies that enable such treatment are appraised. Second, commercially available membranes, membrane modules, operation modes and hybrids are overviewed, and their economics are discussed. Third, challenges associated with membrane filtration are examined, along with means to quantify and mitigate membrane fouling. Finally, perspectives on state-of-the-art techniques to facilitate better monitoring and control of such systems are briefly discussed.
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- Henry J Tanudjaja
- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 37459, Singapore
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA
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- Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 37459, Singapore; Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637141, Singapore.
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