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Rejection Behavior of 2-MIB and Geosmin Using Polyethersulfone Nanofiltration Membrane and Surface Hydrophilicity Effect Using $TiO_2$ Particles  

Nam, Dowoo (Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University)
Kim, Mooin (Kkachiwool Water Treatment Plant)
Kim, Jeonghwan (Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University)
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Membrane Journal / v.22, no.5, 2012 , pp. 326-331 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, rejection behavior of 2-MIB (methylisoborneal) and geosmin which are known as taste-and-odor (T & O) causing micropollutants in drinking water source was investigated using hydrophobic polyethersulfone (PES) nanofiltration "loose" membrane (MWCO : 400 Da). It was found that the rejection of the geosmin was higher than that of the 2-MIB in all experimental conditions tested. This study also showed that the rejections of 2-MIB and geosmin were increased by increasing solution pH due to enhancing electrostatic repulsions between micropollutants and membrane surface. The presence of natural organic matter led to increase the rejection of the hydrophobic 2-MIB and geosmin and the effectiveness was more pronounced at higher solution pH. Increasing hydrophilicity of the hydrophobic membrane surface by coating with $TiO_2$ particles resulted in the significant increase in the rejection of 2-MIB and geosmin. In addition to the charge repulsion, this result suggests that hydrophobic-hydrophobic interaction should be one of main rejection mechanisms of T & O compounds by NF membrane.
Keywords
2-MIB; geosmin; polyethersulfone nanofiltration membrane; $TiO_2$ particles; natural organic matter;
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