• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.225-237
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• 2011

In this study, response of reversibility of membrane flux during chemically enhanced backwash (CEB) to changes in filtration time, filtration flux and coagulant concentration dosing during ultrafiltration (UF) process was investigated using a regression model. The model was developed via empirical modelling approach using response surface methodology. In developing the model, statistically designed UF experiments were conducted and the results compared with the model output. The results showed that the performance of CEB, evaluated in terms of the reversibility of the membrane flux, depends strongly on the changes in coagulant concentration dosage and the filtration flux. Also the response of the reversibility of membrane flux during CEB is independent of the filtration time. The variance ratio, VR << $F_{value}$ and $R^2$ = 0.98 obtained from the cross-validation experiments indicate perfect agreement of the model output with experimental results and also testify to the validity and suitability of the model to predict reversibility of the membrane flux during CEB in UF operation.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 2018

In this study, the effect of chemically enhanced backwash(CEB) coping with algal(Heterosigma Akashiwo) inflow was evaluated in the seawater desalination pretreatment process using ceramic membrane. In order to confirm the possibility of long-term filtration operation, the recovery rate of transmembrane pressure(TMP) due to the CEB using NaOCl was examined. When the membrane flow rate was 83.3 LMH, the TMP was maintained within 200 kPa for 84 hours in seawater influent. As the algal counts of 30,000 cell/mL were injected into the influent of seawater, however, the TMP rapidly increased and exceed maximum value. Membrane fouling caused by the algae was very poorly recovered by usual physical backwash. The CEB was performed for 30 min(3 min circulation / 27 min immersion) with 300 mg/L of NaOCl. As a result of the CEB application, it was possible to maintain a stable operating of filtration during 10 days and the average recovery rate of TMP by the CEB was 98.1%. It has been confirmed that the CEB using NaOCl is very effective in removal of membrane fouling by algae, resulted in stable membrane filtration for the long-term operation.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권9호
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• pp.624-629
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• 2013

본 연구는 해수담수화 전처리 기술로서 개발된 가압식 정밀여과(microfiltration: MF) 중공사막 모듈(막 면적 $35m^2$)의 성능평가를 목적으로 $1,000m^3/day$ 규모 해수담수화 파일럿플랜트를 대상으로 하였다. 약 3개월 동안 용존공기부상법으로 처리한 원수를 공급하여 $1.5m^3/m^2{\cdot}day$ 정유량 조건에서 여과주기, 유지 세정(chemically enhanced backwash: CEB) 농도와 세정 주기 변화 등에 따른 여과성능과 비용을 분석하였다. MF 막 성능 유지를 위한 유지 세정 시 약품 농도에 의한 영향보다는 반복 세정(4회/일)이 효과적이었으나, 경제적 측면에서는 회수율 제고를 위한 단일 세정 방식이 적절한 것으로 나타났다. 막간차압 및 비용분석을 통해 4가지 운전방식 중 1일 1회 NaOCl 100 mg/L 세정 방식을 최적 운전조건으로 도출하였다. MF 전처리 공정의 유지관리 조건 도출 시에는 성능 평가와 함께, 운전방식에 따른 경제성을 함께 고려하는 것이 적절할 것으로 판단된다.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.393-402
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• 2020

In the membrane process, it is important to improve water treatment efficiency to ensure water quality and minimize membrane fouling. In this study, a pilot study of membrane process using reservoir water was conducted for a long time to secure high flux operation technology capable of responding to influent turbidity changes. The raw water and DAF(Dissolved Air Flotation) treated water were used for influent water of membrane to analyze the effect of water quality on the TMP (Trans Membrane Pressure) and to optimize the membrane operation. When the membrane flux were operated at 70 LMH and 80 LMH under stable water quality conditions with an inlet turbidity of 10 NTU or less, the TMP increase rates were 0.28 and 0.24 kPa/d, respectively, with minor difference. When the membrane with high flux of 80 LMH was operated for a long time under inlet turbidity of 10 NTU or more, the TMP increase rate showed the maximum of 43.5 kPa/d. However, when the CEB(Chemically Enhanced Backwash) cycle was changed from 7 to 1 day, it was confirmed that the TMP increase rate was stable to 0.23 kPa/d. As a result of applying pre-treatment process(DAF) on unstability water quality conditions, it was confirmed that the TMP rise rates differed by 0.17 and 0.64 kPa/d according to the optimization of the coagulant injection. When combined with coagulation pretreatment, it was thought that the balance with the membrane process was more important than the emphasis on efficiency of the pretreatment process. It was considered that stable TMP can be maintained by optimizing the cleaning conditions when the stable or unstable water quality even in the high flux operation on membrane process.