Pre-treatment of surface waters for ceramic microfiltration

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dc.contributor.authorMetcalfe, D.
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Peter
dc.contributor.authorRockey, C.
dc.contributor.authorJudd, Simon J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-19T17:30:50Z
dc.date.available2018-07-19T17:30:50Z
dc.date.issued2016-02-26
dc.description.abstractThe influence of pre-treatment on the suppression of irreversible (IR) fouling of ceramic membranes challenged with three UK surface waters has been studied at pilot scale. An initial scoping study compared the efficacy of suspended ion exchange (SIX) and clarification (coagulation followed by sludge blanket clarification) individually and in combination. Direct membrane filtration following in-line coagulation (ILCA) was also investigated with and without SIX. The impact on the various organic fractions, specifically high molecular weight (HMW) biopolymers (BPs) and humic substances (HSs), and lower molecular weight (LMW) building blocks (BBs) and neutrals, was studied using liquid chromatography-organic carbon detection (LC-OCD). Results revealed SIX and coagulation to preferentially remove the LMW and HMW organic fractions respectively. Residual HMW organic matter (primarily BPs) following SIX pre-treatment were retained by the membrane which led to rapid irreversible fouling. Coagulation pre-treatment provided stable membrane operation and the residual LMW organics were not significantly retained by the membrane. Combining clarification and SIX resulted in significantly increased removal of organics and lower membrane fouling rates. Tests performed using SIX and ILCA revealed high dissolved organic carbon (DOC) removal compared to SIX with clarification. However, unlike the case for clarification with SIX, the addition of SIX to optimised ILCA dosing offered no additional suppression of membrane fouling compared to ILCA alone. Optimised ILCA pretreatment led to very low IR fouling rates of <0.3 kPa/day trans-membrane pressure, despite highly challenging operating conditions of elevated fluxes (185 L m−2 h−1) and highly variable feedwater dissolved organic carbon concentrations.en_UK
dc.identifier.citationD. Metcalfe, P. Jarvis, C. Rockey and S. Judd. Pre-treatment of surface waters for ceramic microfiltration. Separation and Purification Technology, Volume 163, 11 May 2016, Pages 173-180en_UK
dc.identifier.issn1383-5866
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2016.02.046
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/13353
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/*
dc.subjectCeramic membraneen_UK
dc.subjectPretreatmenten_UK
dc.subjectIon exchangeen_UK
dc.subjectCoagulationen_UK
dc.subjectOrganic foulingen_UK
dc.titlePre-treatment of surface waters for ceramic microfiltrationen_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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