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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2016.38.6.323

Fouling Mitigation for Pressurized Membrane of Side-Stream MBR Process at Abnormal Operation Condition  

Ko, Byeong-Gon (Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Suwon)
Na, Ji-Hun (Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.)
Nam, Duck-Hyun (Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.)
Kang, Ki-Hoon (Daelim Industrial Co. Ltd.)
Lee, Chae-Young (Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Suwon)
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Abstract
Pressurized membrane used for side-stream MBR process requires fouling control strategy both for normal and abnormal operation conditions for stable operation of the facilities. In this study, $85m^3/day$ of pilot-scale side-stream MBR process was constructed for the evaluation of fouling mitigation by air bubble injection into the membrane module. In addition, fouling phenomena at abnormal operation conditions of low influent and/or loading rate were also investigated. Injection of air bubble was found to be effective in delaying transmembrane pressure (TMP) increase mainly due to scouring effect on the membrane surface, resulting in expanded filtration cycle at a high flux of $40L/m^2{\cdot}h$ (LMH). At abnormal operation condition, injection of PACl (53 mg/L as Al) into the bioreactor showed 19% reduction of TMP increase. However, inhibition of nitrifying bacteria by continuous PACl injection was observed from batch experiments. In contrast, injection of powdered activated carbon (PAC, 0.6 g/L) was able to maintain the initial TMP of $0.2kg/cm^2$ for 5 days at the abnormal conditions. It may have been caused from the adsorption of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), which was known to be excessively released during growth inhibition condition and act as the major foulants in MBR operations.
Keywords
Side-Stream Membrane; Air Lift Membrane; Membrane Bio-Reactor (MBR); Fouling; Sewage Treatment;
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