期刊
WATER RESEARCH
卷 107, 期 -, 页码 83-92出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.10.058
关键词
Water treatment; Membrane fouling; Ultrafiltration; UVC light; Coagulation
资金
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/N010124/1]
- European Community [FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IIF-328867]
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/N010124/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- EPSRC [EP/N010124/1] Funding Source: UKRI
A major cause of ultrafiltration (UF) membrane fouling is the accumulation of microorganisms and their associated soluble products. To mitigate fouling the application of pulsed short-wavelength ultraviolet (UVC) light (around 254 nm) within the membrane tank together with pre-coagulation was investigated. In mini-pilot-scale tests carried out in parallel with conventional pre-treatment (CUF), the impact of pulsed UV (CUF-UV) at different UV irradiances and fluxes on the increase of trans-membrane pressure (TMP) was evaluated and explained in terms of the quantity and nature of membrane deposits in the membrane cake layer and pores. The results indicated that at a flux of 20 L m(-2) h(-1), the pulsed UV (1 min within 31 min cycle) at 3.17 x 10(-2) W/cm(2) prevented any measureable increase in TMP over a period of 32 days, while there was a fourfold increase in TMP for the conventional pre-treatment. For the CUF-UV system the concentration of bacteria and soluble microbial products was much less than the conventional CUF system, and the cake layer was thinner and contained less biopolymers (proteins and polysaccharides). In addition, the pores of the CUF-UV membrane appeared to have less organic deposits, and particularly fractions with a high molecular weight (>10 kDa). At a lower UV irradiance (1.08 x 10(-2) W/cm(2)), or higher flux (40 L m(-2) h(-1)) with the same UV irradiance, there was a measurable increase in TMP, indicating some fouling of the CUF-UV membrane, but the rate of TMP development was significantly lower (similar to 50%) than the conventional CUF membrane system. Overall, the results show the potential advantages of applying intermittent (pulsed) UVC irradiation with coagulation to control UF membrane fouling. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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