The impact of in-line coagulant addition on fouling potential of secondary effluent at a pilot-scale immersed ultrafiltration plant |
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Authors: | Joel Citulski Khosrow Farahbakhsh Fraser Kent Hongde Zhou |
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Institution: | School of Engineering, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada |
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Abstract: | The impact of in-line coagulation pre-treatment of secondary effluent on the operation of an immersed hollow-fibre ultrafiltration membrane pilot was evaluated as part of a larger study on optimising phosphorus removal. The efficacy of alum and ferric chloride was investigated, with an emphasis on alum use. Both coagulants were found to shift the particle-size distribution of organic matter in the feed towards larger fractions, with a notable reduction in colloidal matter. This was reflected in a reduction of both average daily transmembrane pressure increases, as well as a reduction of transmembrane pressure increases within backpulse intervals. Fouling reduction was observed with both lower and higher membrane packing density modules (membrane surface areas of 55.7 and 62.7 m2/module). The results of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) testing indicate that for this pilot system, chemical pre-treatment and solids concentrations in the feed water played a statistically significant role in determining transmembrane pressure variations. Membrane packing density and membrane production method did not exhibit a statistically significant effect on transmembrane pressure under the conditions of this study. |
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Keywords: | In-line coagulation Tertiary treatment Immersed UF Fouling Colloids |
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