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http://dx.doi.org/10.14579/MEMBRANE_JOURNAL.2017.27.1.77

Observations of Treatment Efficiency and Fouling in Submerged Membrane Filtration Treating High-Turbidity Source Water  

Jang, Hoseok (Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University)
Byun, Youngkwon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University)
Kim, Jeonghwan (Department of Environmental Engineering, Inha University)
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Membrane Journal / v.27, no.1, 2017 , pp. 77-83 More about this Journal
Abstract
Transient behavior of fouling resistance was observed with a laboratory-scaled, submerged microfiltration membrane system treating high-turbidity source water consisting of inorganic silica particles and humic acid. Fouling mitigation efficiency with inorganic silica particles caused by aeration was reduced significantly as both humic acid and calcium ion existed together. Scanning electron microscopic observations showed that humic acid was adsorbed onto the surface of inorganic silica particles in the presence of calcium. Turbidity removal was achieved almost completely by submerged MF system regardless of feed compositions. However, the $UV_{254}$ removal of humic acid was improved in the presence of both calcium and inorganic silica particles. Additionally, increasing air-flow rate tended to increase $UV_{254}$ removal efficiency higher than 80%. This may be caused by back-transport of humic acid enhanced by inorganic silica particles providing surface for organic adsorption in the presence of calcium.
Keywords
Microfiltration; High turbidity; Inorganic particle; Natural organic matter; Aeration;
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