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Ennaceri H, Mkpuma VO, Moheimani NR. Nano-clay modified membranes: A promising green strategy for microalgal antifouling filtration. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 902:166479. [PMID: 37611702 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166479] [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: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/20/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Membrane fouling is a major challenge which limits the sustainable application of membrane filtration-based microalgal harvesting at industrial level. Membrane fouling leads to increased operational and maintenance costs and represents a major obstacle to microalgal downstream processing. Nano-clays are promising naturally occurring nanoparticles in membrane fabrication due to their low-cost, facile preparation, and their superior properties in terms of surface hydrophilicity, mechanical stability, and resistance against chemicals. The membrane surface modification using nano-clays is a sustainable promising approach to improve membranes mechanical properties and their fouling resistance. However, the positive effects of nano-clay particles on membrane fouling are often limited by aggregation and poor adhesion to the base polymeric matrix. This review surveys the recent efforts to achieve anti-fouling behavior using membrane surface modification with nano-clay fillers. Further, strategies to achieve a better incorporation of nano-clay in the polymer matrix of the membrane are summarised, and the factors that govern the membrane fouling, stability, adhesion, agglomeration and leaching are discussed in depth.
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- Houda Ennaceri
- Algae R&D Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia; Centre for Water Energy and Waste, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Perth 6150, Australia.
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- Algae R&D Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
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- Algae R&D Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia; Centre for Water Energy and Waste, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Perth 6150, Australia
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Gao H, Zhong S, Dangayach R, Chen Y. Understanding and Designing a High-Performance Ultrafiltration Membrane Using Machine Learning. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:17831-17840. [PMID: 36790106 PMCID: PMC10666290 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c05404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Ultrafiltration (UF) as one of the mainstream membrane-based technologies has been widely used in water and wastewater treatment. Increasing demand for clean and safe water requires the rational design of UF membranes with antifouling potential, while maintaining high water permeability and removal efficiency. This work employed a machine learning (ML) method to establish and understand the correlation of five membrane performance indices as well as three major performance-determining membrane properties with membrane fabrication conditions. The loading of additives, specifically nanomaterials (A_wt %), at loading amounts of >1.0 wt % was found to be the most significant feature affecting all of the membrane performance indices. The polymer content (P_wt %), molecular weight of the pore maker (M_Da), and pore maker content (M_wt %) also made considerable contributions to predicting membrane performance. Notably, M_Da was more important than M_wt % for predicting membrane performance. The feature analysis of ML models in terms of membrane properties (i.e., mean pore size, overall porosity, and contact angle) provided an unequivocal explanation of the effects of fabrication conditions on membrane performance. Our approach can provide practical aid in guiding the design of fit-for-purpose separation membranes through data-driven virtual experiments.
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- Haiping Gao
- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- Shandong
Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource
Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- School
of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Wang C, Ng TCA, Ding M, Ng HY. Insights on fouling development and characteristics during different fouling stages between a novel vibrating MBR and an air-sparging MBR for domestic wastewater treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 212:118098. [PMID: 35114533 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Membrane fouling remains a major hindrance to a prevalent application of membrane bioreactor (MBR) for wastewater treatment. Vibrating membrane technology has recently attracted increasing attention in energy-efficient fouling control in MBR compared to air sparging. However, little is known about its fundamental fouling control mechanism and whether the vibrating MBR (VMBR) is a highly effective strategy to control fouling constitutions and fouling sources compared to the conventional air-sparging MBR (ASMBR). This study operated two parallel MBRs with vibrating or air-sparging membrane modules for long-term (215 d) real domestic wastewater treatment. Effects of air sparging and vibration rates on fouling control, fouling development and fouling sources across three fouling stages were comprehensively evaluated. Results showed that the VMBR achieved 70% lower fouling rates compared to the ASMBR due to a remarkable retardation in each fouling stage by membrane vibration. The VMBR significantly reduced over 62.7% of colloidCL and SMPCL within the cake layer (CL) to simultaneously alleviate the reversible and irreversible fouling compared to the ASMBR. The comparatively lower dissolved organic matter (DOM) and biopolymer contents in the cake layer of the VMBR resulted in a slower TMP rise. The main DOMs in the foulants of both MBRs were found in the following order: aromatic protein > soluble microbial by-products > other organics. EPSML from mixed liquor (ML) contributed more DOMs to form membrane foulant than the SMPML in both MBRs. Aromatic proteins and soluble microbial products in the EPSML were markedly reduced in the VMBR but increased in the ASMBR in high-shear phase, demonstrating higher effectiveness in fouling control by membrane vibration. This study provided insights into understanding fouling control, fouling development characteristics and fouling mechanisms between the VMBR and ASMBR, which might guide the researchers and engineers to apply novel vibrating MBRs to better control membrane fouling for holistic wastewater treatment in full scale.
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- Chuansheng Wang
- Centre for Water Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 3, 117580 Singapore
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- Centre for Water Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 3, 117580 Singapore; National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute, 5A Engineering Drive 1, 117411 Singapore.
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- Centre for Water Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 3, 117580 Singapore; National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute, 5A Engineering Drive 1, 117411 Singapore
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- Centre for Water Research, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, 1 Engineering Drive 3, 117580 Singapore; National University of Singapore Environmental Research Institute, 5A Engineering Drive 1, 117411 Singapore.
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Nawi NIM, Sait NR, Bilad MR, Shamsuddin N, Jaafar J, Nordin NAH, Narkkun T, Faungnawakij K, Mohshim DF. Polyvinylidene Fluoride Membrane Via Vapour Induced Phase Separation for Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:427. [PMID: 33572754 PMCID: PMC7865576 DOI: 10.3390/polym13030427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Revised: 10/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Membrane-based technology is an attractive option for the treatment of oily wastewater because of its high oil removal efficiency, small footprint and operational simplicity. However, filtration performance is highly restricted by membrane fouling, especially when treating oil/water emulsion as a result of strong interaction between oil droplets and the hydrophobic property of the membrane. This study explores the fabrication of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF)-based membrane via the vapour induced phase separation (VIPS) method while incorporating polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) as a hydrophilic additive to encounter membrane fouling issues and improve membrane filterability. The resulting membranes were characterized and tested for oil/water emulsion filtration to evaluate their hydraulic, rejection and anti-fouling properties. Results show that the changes in membrane morphology and structure from typical macrovoids with finger-like substructure to cellular structure and larger membrane pore size were observed by the prolonged exposure time from 0 to 30 min through the VIPS method. The enhanced clean water permeability is attributed to the addition of PVP-LiCl in the dope solution that enlarges the mean flow pore size from 0.210 ± 0.1 to 7.709 ± 3.5 µm. The best performing membrane was the VIPS membrane with an exposure time of 5 min (M-5), showing oil/water emulsion permeability of 187 Lm-2 h-1 bar-1 and oil rejection of 91.3% as well as an elevation of 84% of clean water permeability compared to pristine PVDF developed using a typical non-solvent induced phase separation (NIPS) method. Despite the relatively high total fouling, M-5 was able to maintain its high permeability by water flushing as a simple operation for membrane fouling control. The performance was achieved thanks to combination of the large mean flow pore size and hydrophilic property from residual PVP in the membarne matrix. Overall, the results demonstrate the potential of the optimum VIPS method in the presence of PVP and LiCl additives for oil/water emulsion treatment.
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- Normi Izati Mat Nawi
- Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia; (N.I.M.N.); (N.R.S.); (N.A.H.N.)
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia; (N.I.M.N.); (N.R.S.); (N.A.H.N.)
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia; (N.I.M.N.); (N.R.S.); (N.A.H.N.)
- HICoE-Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Integrated Technologies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link BE1410, Brunei;
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Center (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering (SCEE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor 81310, Malaysia;
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia; (N.I.M.N.); (N.R.S.); (N.A.H.N.)
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 111 Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (T.N.); (K.F.)
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- National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 111 Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand; (T.N.); (K.F.)
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- Petroleum Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia;
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Katibi KK, Yunos KF, Che Man H, Aris AZ, bin Mohd Nor MZ, binti Azis RS. Recent Advances in the Rejection of Endocrine-Disrupting Compounds from Water Using Membrane and Membrane Bioreactor Technologies: A Review. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:392. [PMID: 33513670 PMCID: PMC7865700 DOI: 10.3390/polym13030392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Water is a critical resource necessary for life to be sustained, and its availability should be secured, appropriated, and easily obtainable. The continual detection of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) (ng/L or µg/L) in water and wastewater has attracted critical concerns among the regulatory authorities and general public, due to its associated public health, ecological risks, and a threat to global water quality. Presently, there is a lack of stringent discharge standards regulating the emerging multiclass contaminants to obviate its possible undesirable impacts. The conventional treatment processes have reportedly ineffectual in eliminating the persistent EDCs pollutants, necessitating the researchers to develop alternative treatment methods. Occurrences of the EDCs and the attributed effects on humans and the environment are adequately reviewed. It indicated that comprehensive information on the recent advances in the rejection of EDCs via a novel membrane and membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment techniques are still lacking. This paper critically studies and reports on recent advances in the membrane and MBR treatment methods for removing EDCs, fouling challenges, and its mitigation strategies. The removal mechanisms and the operating factors influencing the EDCs remediation were also examined. Membranes and MBR approaches have proven successful and viable to eliminate various EDCs contaminants.
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- Kamil Kayode Katibi
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Kwara State University, Malete 23431, Nigeria;
- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Food and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Environment, Faculty of Forestry and Environment, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
- Material Processing and Technology Laboratory (MPTL), Institute of Advance Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Food and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia;
- Materials Synthesis and Characterization Laboratory (MSCL), Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia
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Development of Hydrophilic PVDF Membrane Using Vapour Induced Phase Separation Method for Produced Water Treatment. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:membranes10060121. [PMID: 32560031 PMCID: PMC7345896 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10060121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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During the production of oil and gas, a large amount of oily wastewater is generated, which would pollute the environment if discharged without proper treatment. As one of the most promising treatment options, membrane material used for oily wastewater treatment should possess desirable properties of high hydraulic performance combined with high membrane fouling resistance. This project employs the vapor induced phase separation (VIPS) technique to develop a hydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane with polyethylene glycol (PEG) as an additive for produced water treatment. Results show that thanks to its slow nonsolvent intake, the VIPS method hinders additive leaching during the cast film immersion. The results also reveal that the exposure of the film to the open air before immersion greatly influences the structure of the developed membranes. By extending the exposure time from 0 to 30 min, the membrane morphology change from typical asymmetric with large macrovoids to the macrovoid-free porous symmetric membrane with a granular structure, which corresponds to 35% increment of steady-state permeability to 189 L·m−2h−1bar−1, while maintaining >90% of oil rejection. It was also found that more PEG content resides in the membrane matrix when the exposure time is extended, contributes to the elevation of surface hydrophilicity, which improves the membrane antifouling properties. Overall results demonstrate the potential of VIPS method for the fabrication of hydrophilic PVDF membrane by helping to preserve hydrophilic additive in the membrane matrices.
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Lam Z, Anlauf H, Nirschl H. High‐Pressure Jet Cleaning of Polymeric Microfiltration Membranes. Chem Eng Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201900449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zihim Lam
- Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics Straße am Forum 8 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics Straße am Forum 8 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics Straße am Forum 8 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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Arefi-Oskoui S, Khataee A, Safarpour M, Orooji Y, Vatanpour V. A review on the applications of ultrasonic technology in membrane bioreactors. ULTRASONICS SONOCHEMISTRY 2019; 58:104633. [PMID: 31450367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultsonch.2019.104633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 06/05/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have received increasing attention in the field of wastewater treatment in recent years. However, membrane fouling is the main problem of MBRs, limiting their widespread and large applications. Membrane cleaning methods can be mainly classified into four types including chemical, physical, physico-chemical and biological clean the fouled membrane. In recent years, ultrasonication has been reported as a promising cleaning technique for the membranes fouled in MBRs. Ultrasonic irradiation can clean the fouled membrane by creating important physical phenomena including microjets, microstreams and shock waves. Moreover, the ultrasonic method can be combined with other cleaning methods e.g. chemical cleaning and backwashing in order to improve the cleaning efficiency. It should be noted that the application of ultrasonic in the MBR system is not limited to the cleaning of membrane. The pretreatment of the wastewater by ultrasonic irradiation or ultrasound coupled with other methods, e.g. ozonation, prior to MBR system, can decrease the organic loading of the wastewater and subsequently postpone the fouling of the membrane. This paper critically reviews the recent advances in the applications of ultrasound in MBR systems. Emerging issues associated with application of on-line ultrasound and also hybrid on-line ultrasound for controlling the membrane fouling in MBR systems are critically reviewed. Moreover, application of the ultrasound in ex-situ form for cleaning the fouled membranes and pretreatment of wastewater prior to the MBR system is discussed.
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- Samira Arefi-Oskoui
- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Near East University, 99138 Nicosia, Mersin 10, Turkey.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, 83714-161 Tabriz, Iran
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Kharazmi University, 15719-14911 Tehran, Iran
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Guo YF, Sun PC, Wei JF. New insight into the fouling behavior of hydrophobic and hydrophilic polypropylene membranes in integrated membrane bioreactors. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2018; 39:3159-3168. [PMID: 28868976 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1375023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 08/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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To investigate the effect of hydrophobic and hydrophilic polypropylene hollow fiber membranes (PPHFMs) applied in membrane bioreactors (MBR), the fouling behaviors of membrane surfaces and pores have been tested. The structural and morphological features on the membrane surface were characterized using attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscope, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and laser granularity distribution analysis. The results showed that significantly more polysaccharide, protein and inorganic ingredients were accumulated in the original membrane compared to the hydrophilic membrane. Furthermore, it was found that the pore size influenced the particle distribution and accumulation, such that smaller pore size membranes tended to contain fewer pollutants and a narrow size distribution. Under a constant flux of 11.5 L/m2 h, the transmembrane pressure (TMP) varied narrowly between 38 and 53 KPa. Alongside this, a relatively hydrophilic membrane (PP-g-AA) showed the characteristics of lower TMP in comparison to hydrophobic membranes (PP). Indeed, the flux recovery was 30% higher than those of the original PPHFM. This investigation broadens our understanding of membrane modifying and fouling behavior in integrated MBRs.
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- Yan-Fen Guo
- a School of Material Science and Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , People's Republic of China
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- b School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , People's Republic of China
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- b School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , People's Republic of China
- c State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes , Tianjin Polytechnic University , Tianjin , People's Republic of China
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Zhang Y, Sun S, Wei S, Liu S. Effect of formation of micro reaction locations (MRLs) on properties of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Velu S, Rambabu K, Monash P, Sharma C. Improved hydrophilic property of PES/PEG/MnCO3 blended membranes for synthetic dye separation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2017.1395247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Sagadevan Velu
- Membrane Research Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India
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- Membrane Research Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India
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- Membrane Research Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India
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- Membrane Research Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, School of Civil and Chemical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India
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Wang Z, Su K, Shu T, Wang W. Numerical simulation of filtration performance in submerged membrane bioreactors: effect of particle packed structure. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2017; 76:2503-2514. [PMID: 29144308 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2017.426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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It is widely known that the accumulation of solid matter forming a cake layer on the membrane surface is one of the major limitations of the filtration performance in submerged membrane bioreactors (SMBR). This study is focused on the influence of the cake porosity of different particle microscopic packed structures on the filtration performance of hollow fiber systems. An integrated model based on the finite element method to simulate numerically the flow in an SMBR is presented. The model coupled the Navier-Stokes and Darcy Brinkman equations to simulate a complete filtration run. The cake growth took into consideration not only the deposition with local filtration velocity but also the effect of aeration scouring. A novel solution of mesh deformation was adopted to investigate transient cake growth along the fiber. Comparisons between simulations and experiments are in good agreement. The results show that a higher porosity particle packed structure causes non-uniform filtration and cake thickness but also higher permeate flux. Meanwhile, the proportion of cake resistance to total resistance increases with the decrease of porosity.
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- Zhidong Wang
- Department of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China E-mail:
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China E-mail:
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei 230009, China E-mail:
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- College of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering, Xinjiang Agricultural University, Urumqi 830091, China
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Zhao X, Liu C. Enhancing the permeation and fouling resistance of PVDF microfiltration membranes by constructing an auto-soak surface. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra18714e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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A new kind of hydrophilic polyvinylidene fluoride microfiltration membrane with an auto-soak surface was fabricated by plasma treatment and interfacial crosslinking to improve the separation efficiency and fouling resistance in water treatment.
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- Xinzhen Zhao
- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen 518060
- P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering
- Shenzhen University
- Shenzhen 518060
- P. R. China
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Lu H, Xue Z, Saikaly P, Nunes SP, Bluver TR, Liu WT. Membrane biofouling in a wastewater nitrification reactor: Microbial succession from autotrophic colonization to heterotrophic domination. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 88:337-345. [PMID: 26512812 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2015] [Revised: 06/24/2015] [Accepted: 10/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
Membrane biofouling is a complex process that involves bacterial adhesion, extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) excretion and utilization, and species interactions. To obtain a better understanding of the microbial ecology of biofouling process, this study conducted rigorous, time-course analyses on the structure, EPS and microbial composition of the fouling layer developed on ultrafiltration membranes in a nitrification bioreactor. During a 14-day fouling event, three phases were determined according to the flux decline and microbial succession patterns. In Phase I (0-2 days), small sludge flocs in the bulk liquid were selectively attached on membrane surfaces, leading to the formation of similar EPS and microbial community composition as the early biofilms. Dominant populations in small flocs, e.g., Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter, and Acinetobacter spp., were also the major initial colonizers on membranes. In Phase II (2-4 d), fouling layer structure, EPS composition, and bacterial community went through significant changes. Initial colonizers were replaced by fast-growing and metabolically versatile heterotrophs (e.g., unclassified Sphingobacteria). The declining EPS polysaccharide to protein (PS:PN) ratios could be correlated well with the increase in microbial community diversity. In Phase III (5-14 d), heterotrophs comprised over 90% of the community, whereas biofilm structure and EPS composition remained relatively stable. In all phases, AOB and NOB were constantly found within the top 40% of the fouling layer, with the maximum concentrations around 15% from the top. The overall microbial succession pattern from autotrophic colonization to heterotrophic domination implied that MBR biofouling could be alleviated by forming larger bacterial flocs in bioreactor suspension (reducing autotrophic colonization), and by designing more specific cleaning procedures targeting dominant heterotrophs during typical filtration cycles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Huijie Lu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.
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Chang H, Qu F, Liu B, Yu H, Li K, Shao S, Li G, Liang H. Hydraulic irreversibility of ultrafiltration membrane fouling by humic acid: Effects of membrane properties and backwash water composition. J Memb Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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