Preparation of three-bore hollow fiber charged nanofiltration membrane for separation of organics and salts

Three-bore hollow fiber charged nanofiltration (NF) membrane was prepared by interfacial polymerization (IP). The results showed that the flux and rejection of NF membrane prepared in this study increased with the increasing in the operating pressure. The water flux decreased and rejection for obvious dyes increased as the solute concentration increased. The separation factor for mixture of Xylenol orange/NaCl decreased when NaCl concentration in solution increased and could reach to as high as 18. In addition, three-bore hollow fiber charged nanofiltration membrane prepared in this study has excellent stability for strong acid (pH = 3), strong alkali (pH = 11) and high temperature solution (80 °C).     

Mullite ceramic membranes for industrial oily wastewater treatment: experimental and neural network modeling

In this paper, results of an experimental and modeling of separation of oil from industrial oily wastewaters (desalter unit effluent of Seraje, Ghom gas wells, Iran) with mullite ceramic membranes are presented. Mullite microfiltration symmetric membranes were synthesized from kaolin clay and alpha-alumina powder. The results show that the mullite ceramic membrane has a high total organic carbon and chemical oxygen demand rejection (94 and 89%, respectively), a low fouling resistance (30%) and a high final permeation flux (75 L/m2 h). Also, an artificial neural network, a predictive tool for tracking the inputs and outputs of a non-linear problem, is used to model the permeation flux decline during microfiltration of oily wastewater. The aim was to predict the permeation flux as a function of feed temperature, trans-membrane pressure, cross-flow velocity, oil concentration and filtration time, using a feed-forward neural network. Finally the structure of hidden layers and nodes in each layer with minimum error were reported leading to a 4-15 structure which demonstrated good agreement with the experimental measurements with an average error of less than 2%.     

垃圾渗滤液膜浓缩液超声强化直接接触膜蒸馏处理工艺EI北大核心CSCD

为提高膜蒸馏在处理垃圾渗滤液膜浓缩液时渗透通量的稳定性,设计了一种新型的超声强化直接接触膜蒸馏(US-DCMD)装置,试验研究了超声对膜渗透通量的影响,并采用电子显微镜、X射线能量色散光谱等手段分析超声对膜面污染层的影响。试验结果表明:在60W的超声辐照条件下,渗透通量最高提升19.4%,并在膜溶液浓缩系数达到4时,相对渗透通量最高维持在77.1%,而未施加超声的相对渗透通量在膜溶液浓缩系数为2时降至20.7%;膜面的主要污染物为CaCO_(3)及腐殖酸,其中CaCO_(3)是限制膜渗透通量的主要因素;超声使污染层钙的质量分数从25.6%降至15.0%,并且不会引起有机物的降解或改性;超声辐照使膜面污染层不均匀且存在裂隙,减少了污染层厚度,维持了渗透通量的稳定。     

Nanofiltration process of glyphosate simulated wastewater

Nanofiltration separation of glyphosate simulated wastewater was investigated using a DK membrane. The effects of operating parameters and the addition of impurities on membrane performance were studied in detail. It was found that at 20 °C, with a glyphosate concentration of 500 mg/L and pH of 2.96, the glyphosate retention rate and the membrane permeate flux increased slightly with increasing transmembrane pressure. With an increase in operating temperature, the permeate flux increased linearly while the retention rate decreased. The permeate flux and glyphosate retention rate decreased with increasing feed concentration. Within the pH range of 3-5, the glyphosate retention rate decreases with increasing pH and reaches a minimum at the isoelectric point of the membrane, while the permeate flux reaches a maximum level at this point. In the pH range of 5-11, with the increases of pH, the glyphosate retention rate increases and the permeate flux decreases. Glyphosate retention decreases slightly with increasing NaCl and phosphite concentrations. This can be explained in terms of the shielding phenomenon.     

Pressure retarded osmosis for energy production: membrane materials and operating conditions

Pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) is a novel membrane process to produce energy. PRO has the potential to convert the osmotic pressure difference between fresh water (i.e. river water) and seawater to electricity. Moreover, it can recover energy from highly concentrated brine in seawater desalination. Nevertheless, relatively little research has been undertaken for fundamental understanding of the PRO process. In this study, the characteristics of the PRO process were examined using a proof-of-concept device. Forward osmosis (FO), reverse osmosis (RO), and nanofiltration (NF) membranes were compared in terms of flux rate and concentration polarization ratio. The results indicated that the theoretical energy production by PRO depends on the membrane type as well as operating conditions (i.e. back pressure). The FO membrane had the highest energy efficiency while the NF membrane had the lowest efficiency. However, the energy production rate was low due to high internal concentration polarization (ICP) in the PRO membrane. This finding suggests that the control of the ICP is essential for practical application of PRO for energy production.     

PVDF微滤膜处理黄浦江微污染水的研究

试验采用聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)微滤膜处理黄浦江微污染原水,进膜水经预氯化、混凝沉淀进行前处理.试验考察了影响膜压差(TMP)变化的相关因素及工艺的净水效果.中试研究结果表明,在膜通量不变的条件下,膜反冲洗加氯量、进膜水的pH以及预处理过程对膜压差(TMP)的增长有较大的影响.该工艺可获得良好的出水水质,且在实现膜长期稳定运行的工况下,经药剂清洗后微滤膜具有很高的通量恢复.     

Arsenate removal using a combination treatment of precipitation and nanofiltration

A combination treatment of Ca-precipitation and nanofiltration membrane was studied to remove arsenate from water. The selected nanofiltration membrane was an amphoteric charged membrane, proved by the results of ATR-FTIR spectra and zeta potential. The arsenate and calcium removal efficiencies had the lowest values at the isoelectric point of the nanofiltration membrane, attributed to the loosest steric hindrance and the weakest electrostatic repulsion. Above the isoelectric point, arsenate precipitated with calcium ion to form the low solubility compound calcium arsenate, while steric hindrance was the main mechanism of arsenate removal. In contrast, below the isoelectric point, the nanofiltration membrane with positive charges rejected calcium ion by electrostatic repulsion. The high electrostatic shielding of calcium ion prevented arsenate from coming close to the NF membrane. Either high feed arsenate concentration or high calcium oxide dose improved the removal amount of arsenate during the nanofiltration membrane separation process. In addition, the arsenate removal efficiency approached the highest value at 200 μg/L of feed arsenate concentration. The optimal transmembrane pressure was in a range of 0.5-0.7 MPa to restrict the formation of fouling cake on the nanofiltration membrane surface.     

Concentration of nutrients from urine and reject water from anaerobically digested sludge.

Experiments with concentration of nutrients from source separated urine and reject water from digestion of sludge in sewage treatment plants (STP) have been performed in laboratory and pilot scale. The methods tested were membrane filtration with reverse osmosis (RO), evaporation, and precipitation of phosphorus and distillation of ammonia. In membrane filtration, pre-filtration with particle separation at 5-10 microm was enough to avoid clogging of the membranes. Separation of phosphorus (P), potassium (K) and sulphur (S) was almost 100%, while separation of nitrogen (N) was dependent on pH. The capacity of flux increased with temperature and pressure. In evaporation, all P, K and S were still in the concentrate, while pH had to be decreased to 4.5 to avoid significant loss of N. In precipitation and distillation, about 90% of P could be recovered from urine as magnesium ammonium phosphate (MAP) just by adding MgO. For the reject water pH was first increased by aeration to remove CO2. Ammonium can be distilled from the water phase after precipitation of MAP, without further increase of pH. At least 80-90% of N can be distilled in 5-10% of the total volume. The article also discusses the quality of different products, cost of separation, and energy and chemical demand.     

反渗透处理高盐化工废水的试验研究

以经过两级混凝-超滤预处理后的化工废水为研究对象,通过试验考察了反渗透脱盐工艺处理高盐废水的效果和工艺稳定性。通过反渗透脱盐率和膜通量的变化来判定运行条件和进水水质对膜性能的影响。结果表明:系统稳定运行后对COD、电导率的平均去除率分别为94.38%、98.20%。在恒定压力(0.85 MPa)下,当进水TDS为3 500 mg/L时,膜性能稳定,膜通量衰减速率为0.008 6 L/(m2.h),在进水TDS>4 500 mg/L时脱盐率与膜通量随进水浓度的增大急剧下降。阻垢剂投加量为3.0~4.0 mg/L时,系统稳定运行150 h内压差稳定在0.04~0.07 MPa,出水满足该厂部分工艺用水的水质标准。     

Optimization of operational factors of a membrane bioreactor with gravity drain.

A new membrane bioreactor with gravity drain for municipal wastewater treatment was tested and its operational factors were investigated in this study. These factors include pressure head, MLSS, aeration intensity (an air flow rate per unit floor area) and temperature. Results of batch experiments showed that a critical pressure head of the MBR was 0.85-1.5 m-H2O. At a pressure head of 0.85 m-H2O, statistical analysis of batch experiments showed that aeration intensity significantly affected membrane flux, and the MLSS had no impact on membrane flux under a temperature of 22.0 +/- 1.0 degrees C. Results of the long-term continuous experiment showed that temperature significantly affected membrane flux. The impact of temperature on membrane flux in this case was about 4-10 times of that analyzed by using a classical cake layer model. During this experiment, the average removal efficiencies of COD, BOD5 and NH4+-N were over 85%, 97% and 94%, respectively.     

Reduction of wastewaters and valorisation of by-products from "Serpa" cheese manufacture using nanofiltration.

Second cheese whey (SCW) is a by-product of cheese and curd cheese production that is usually not recovered and therefore contributes substantially to the negative environmental impact of the cheese manufacture plants. Membrane technology, namely nanofiltration (NF), is used in this work for the recovery of SCW organic nutrients, resulting from "Serpa" cheese and curd production. The SCW is processed by NF to recover a rich lactose fraction in the concentrate and a process water with a high salt content in the permeate. The permeation experiments were carried out in a plate and frame NF unit, where two NF membranes (NFT50 and HR-95-PP) were characterized and tested. The NF permeation experiments were performed accordingly with two different operation modes: total recirculation and concentration. In order to select the best membrane and operating pressure for the SCW fractionation, total recirculation experiments were carried out. After the membrane selection, the concentration experiments showed that the selected membrane (NFT50) at 30 bar allows a water recovery of approximately 80%, concentrating the second cheese whey nutrients approximately 5 times. Therefore, the NF operation can successfully reduce the wastewater organic load and simultaneously contribute to the valorisation of the cheese and curd cheese manufacture by-products.     

操作条件对浸没式超滤膜污染影响的中试研究

采用混凝—沉淀—浸没式超滤工艺进行了处理滦河原水的中试研究,重点考察气水比、通量以及排泥方式对膜污染的影响。结果表明,在低温低浊期采用8:1～10:1的气水比、25L/(m2.h)的通量、每天排泥的工况能很好地延缓膜污染,同时在排泥前空曝气10min对膜污染也有一定的延缓作用。     

Evaluation of a MF membrane system composed of pre coagulation-sedimentation and chlorination for water reuse.

In this research, we investigated the variation of transmembrane pressure and permeate water quality in pre-coagulation and sedimentation with iron based coagulant, and chlorination of feed water for PVDF (Polyvinylidene fluoride) based MF membrane filtration. NaCIO was fed to the membrane module at a dosage of 0.5 mg/L and maintained during filtration. To observe the effect of raw water, three types of raw and processed waters, including river surface water, coagulated water and coagulated-settled water, were employed. In the case of river surface water, the transmembrane pressure increased abruptly in 500 hours operation. On the contrary, no significant increase in transmembrane pressure was observed for coagulated water and coagulated-settled water for 1200 hours operation. The turbidity of permeate was lower than the detection limit for all applied waters. The removal efficiency for humic substances in coagulated water and coagulated-settled water was approximately ten times higher than that in surface river water. And, the removal efficiency for TOC and DOC was approximately two times higher than that in surface river water. From the results of the operation, it can be observed that it is possible to maintain stable operation at 0.9 m(3)/m(2)-day filtration flux through a combination of pre-coagulation and pre-chlorination. However, the water quality of permeate was the best when the pre-coagulation-sedimentation process was combined with pre-chlorination. With respect to fouling reduction and operation efficiency increase in membrane filtration, the pre-coagulation/sedimentation process is a promising alternative.     

KNT-artificial neural network model for flux prediction of ultrafiltration membrane producing drinking water.

This paper describes the prediction of flux behavior in an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane system using a Kalman neuro training (KNT) network model. The experimental data was obtained from operating a pilot plant of hollow fiber UF membrane with groundwater for 7 months. The network was trained using operating conditions such as inlet pressure, filtration duration, and feed water quality parameters including turbidity, temperature and UV254. Pre-processing of raw data allowed the normalized input data to be used in sigmoid activation functions. A neural network architecture was structured by modifying the number of hidden layers, neurons and learning iterations. The structure of KNT-neural network with 3 layers and 5 neurons allowed a good prediction of permeate flux by 0.997 of correlation coefficient during the learning phase. Also the validity of the designed model was evaluated with other experimental data not used during the training phase and nonlinear flux behavior was accurately estimated with 0.999 of correlation coefficient and a lower error of prediction in the testing phase. This good flux prediction can provide preliminary criteria in membrane design and set up the proper cleaning cycle in membrane operation. The KNT-artificial neural network is also expected to predict the variation of transmembrane pressure during filtration cycles and can be applied to automation and control of full scale treatment plants.     

Reuse of carwash wastewater with hollow fiber membrane aided by enhanced coagulation and activated carbon treatments.

The particles from carwash wastewater were separated by a hollow fiber membrane aided by a enhanced coagulation and activated carbon. This study demonstrated that the addition of KMnO(4) to coagulant (PAC) could enhance the efficiency of coagulation, which helped reduce clogging of the ultrafiltration membrane and activated carbon. The existence of LAS can loosen the gel layer on the membrane and improve the flux. Adsorption of particles such as organic matter and oil is the main reason causing membrane flux decrease. When carwash wastewater was pretreated, the permeation flux of membrane showed a higher value. LAS, odour and colour are removed by GAC adsorption treatment at last. The COD, BOD, LAS and oil of reuse water was 33.4 mg/L, 4.8 mg/L, 0.06 mg/L and 0.95 mg/L, respectively.     

超滤膜对水中颗粒物的去除效果研究

通过浊度和颗粒数指标来考察混凝超滤组合工艺对水中颗粒物质的去除效果。试验结果表明,混凝超滤组合工艺可有效去除颗粒物质,满足饮用水生物安全的要求。膜进水的浊度较高和延长膜过滤时间有利于减少膜出水的颗粒。提高膜通量会在一定程度上增加膜出水的颗粒。试验还表明,浊度越低,其与颗粒数之间的相关性越差。     

侵蚀性流体作用下石灰岩渗透性变化规律

为研究侵蚀性流体渗透过程中完整石灰岩石渗透性的变化规律,设计3组不同的渗透溶液化学侵蚀条件和应力条件下的石灰岩芯渗透实验,通过测量每种工况下不同时刻渗出液流量、渗出液中含有的离子浓度等数据,分析完整石灰岩渗透特性的主要影响因素和演化机理。实验结果表明:渗透液体侵蚀和应力施加对岩石渗透性演变存在不同作用。由于加压(围压、轴压、渗透压)对岩芯渗透性具有时效性,在实验初期(0~50 h)3种工况下岩芯渗透率都急剧下降,应力作用是引起岩石渗透率变化的主要因素;随着实验过程的进展,岩芯内部孔隙喉道逐渐闭合,大约50 h之后,渗透流体的化学侵蚀作用开始显现,在之后的330 h中,渗透液为蒸馏水时岩芯渗透率基本趋于稳定,渗透溶液为p H=6的硫酸钠溶液或硫酸溶液时岩芯渗透率则持续下降,表明实验后期渗透液的化学侵蚀作用对岩芯渗透率演变起主要作用。3种工况实验过程中岩芯渗出液中始终有离子溶出,但是不同的渗透液体对岩芯矿物质的溶解效果有差异,显著改变渗出液的离子浓度和离子浓度比值。当渗透溶液中存在促进矿物质溶解的成分并且渗透压力较小时,渗透液中离子逐渐积累变多但不能及时被运移到岩芯外,从而可能产生沉淀堵塞岩芯渗透通道。实验过程中,完整石灰岩石渗透性的演变特性是渗透溶液的侵蚀作用、应力作用和溶质运移沉淀共同作用的结果。     

Study of antifouling modified ultrafiltration membrane based on the secondary treated water of urban sewage

Mixtures of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) containing hydrophilic ultrafiltration membranes were prepared by adding PVA (5 to 30%) to PVDF by the phase inversion method. The hydrophilic contact angle (CA), equilibrium water content, pure water flux and bovine serum albumin retention were studied to assess the membrane performance. The anti-fouling performance of modified membrane to the secondary treated water was evaluated by flux decline, washing recovery rate and fouling resistance analysis. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the cross-section structure of the membranes had finger-like pores, which were well developed and uniformly distributed, and the sub-layer structure was looser and more porous with the increasing content of PVA. The CA gradually decreased. The steady flux was 800 L/m(2) h from P15 to P30, and the BSA retention sharply declined. The ultrafiltration tests for secondary treated water indicated that the main fouling source of the modified membrane was the concentration polarization and cake layer resistance. After physical flushing, the flux recovery ratio of the membrane could reach 100% when the PVA content was 5-15%, which shows excellent anti-pollution performance and good prospects for use in processing wastewater from urban sewage.     

Post-treatment of biologically treated wastewater of agrochemical industry by sulfated chitosan composite nanofiltration membrane

The objective of this study is to treat the biologically treated wastewater using sulfated chitosan/ polyacrylonitrile (PAN) composite nanofiltration (NF) membrane to improve agrochemical industry wastewater quality for reuse. Although biological treatment is quite efficient, the wastewater does not meet the reuse criteria. Hence, further treatment to improve the water quality is investigated. Sulfated chitosan composite NF membranes, having a PAN ultrafiltration membrane as the substrate, are prepared by coating and cross-linking methods. The effects of membrane preparation conditions on the rejection and permeation performance of the membranes are studied. The new membranes are characterized by NMR and scanning electron micrograph. Wastewater from agrochemical industry contains high concentrations of organic matter, color, heavy metals and other toxic substances. The operating variables studied are applied pressure (3-15 atm) and feed flowrate (4-16 L/min). It is found that the observed rejection (R(o)) increases with increase in feed pressure at constant feed flowrate. The rejection of cations follows the sequence: R(o)(Zn2+) > R(o)(Ni2+) > R(o)(CU2+) > R(o)(Cd2+) for wastewater. It is observed that the order of solute rejection sequence is inversely proportional to the diffusion coefficients.     

PVDF 膜污染及清洗试验研究

考察了采用膜混凝反应器处理滦河原水后膜污染情况及几种清洗方法。试验结果表明膜污染主要由铁污染和有机污染组成,碱洗能去除大部分的有机污染,而无机污染主要由酸洗去除。为使系统在较高通量下长期稳定运行,需依靠定时在线化学清洗及时恢复跨膜压力,在长期运行中持续投加1200mg/L次氯酸钠及时清除有机污染,当跨膜压力较高时再投加1.5%盐酸执行一次。进行化学清洗时氢氧化钠、次氯酸钠和盐酸三种清洗剂结合清洗效果很好,此外,水温、加药量及清洗时间是决定化学清洗效果的重要因素。