Pretreatment for membrane water treatment systems: A laboratory study

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 3367-3378

  Wend, Christopher F ^a   Stewart, Philip S ^b   Jones, Warren ^b   Camper, Anne K ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biofouling; Biological treatment; Chlorination; Laboratory scale; Membranes

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOFILTERS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTANTS; FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; SOILS;

HUMIC SUBSTANCES;

WATER TREATMENT;

CARBON; GLASS; IRON OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; WATER;

BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; CHLORINATION; FOULING; MEMBRANE; ORGANIC MATTER; WATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOFILTER; CHLORINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOULING CONTROL; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; LABORATORY; MATERIAL COATING; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; SOIL; THICKNESS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0038388248     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(03)00234-3     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Du Pont. Bulletin 4010, Pretreatments for PERMASEP permeators. I.E. DuPont de Nemours & Co. PCF, Washington, DC, 1994.
2. Al-Ahmad M., Aleem F.A. Scale formation and fouling problems effect on the performance of MSF and RO desalination plants in Saudi Arabia. Desalination. 93:1993;287-310.
3. Flemming H.-C., Shaule G., Griebe T., Schmitt J., Tamachkiarowa A. Biofouling - the Achilles heel of membrane processes. Desalination. 114:1997;215-225.
4. Saeed M.O., Jamaluddin A.T., Tisan I.A., Lawrence D.A., Al-Amri M.M., Chida K. Biofouling in a seawater reverse osmosis plant on the Red Sea coast, Saudi Arabia. Desalination. 128:2000;177-190.
5. Vrouwenvelder H.S., van Paassen J.A.M., Folmer H.C., Hofman J.A.M.H., Nederlof M.M., van der Kooij D. Biofouling of membranes for drinking water production. Desalination. 118:1998;157-166.
6. Mallevialle J, Odendaal PE, Wiesner MR, editors. Water Treatment Membrane Processes. American Water Works. Association Research Foundation, Lyonnaise des Eaux, Water Research Commission of South Africa. McGraw-Hill, 1996.
7. Chapman-Wilbert M. Enhancement of membrane fouling resistance through surface modification. US Bureau of Reclamation, Water Treatment Technology Program Report No. 22, R-97-03. Denver, CO: USBR WTER, 1997.
8. Vrouwenvelder H.S., van der Kooij D. Diagnosis, prediction and prevention of biofouling of NF and RO membranes. Desalination. 139:2001;65-71.
9. Sontheimer H., Heilker E., Jekel M.R., Nolte H., Vollmer F. The Mulheim process. J AWWA. 70(7):1978;393-396.
10. Sontheimer H. Applying oxidation and adsorption techniques. a summary of progress J AWWA. 71(11):1979;612-617.
11. Sontheimer H. Design criteria and process schemes for GAC filters. J AWWA. 71(11):1979;618-622.
12. Bouwer E.J., Crowe P.B. Biological processes in drinking water treatment. J AWWA. 80(9):1988;82-90.
13. Jacangelo J.G., DeMarco J., Owen D.M., Randtke S.J. Selected processes for removing NOM. an overview J AWWA. 87(1):1995;64-77.
14. Owen D.M., Amy G.L., Chowdhury Z., Paode R., McCoy G., Viscosil K. NOM characterization and treatability. J AWWA. 87(1):1995;46-63.
15. Chang Y., Benjamin M.M. Iron oxide adsorption and UF to remove NOM and control fouling. J AWWA. 88(12):1996;74-88.
16. McCarthy J.F., Williams T., Liang L., Jardine P., Jolley L., Taylor D., Palumbo A., Cooper L. Mobility of natural organic matter in a sandy aquifer. Env Sci Technol. 27:1993;667-676.
17. Parfitt R.L., Fraser A.R., Farmer V.C. Adsorption on hydrous oxides. III. Fulvic acid and humic acid on goethite, gibbsite, and imogolite. J Soil Sci. 28:1997;289-296.
18. Zhou J.L., Rowland S., Mantoura R., Braven J. The formation of humic coatings on mineral particles under simulated estuarine conditions - a mechanistic study. Water Res. 28:1994;571-579.
19. Gu B., Mehlhorn T.L., Liang L., McCarthy J.F. Competitive adsorption, displacement, and transport of organic matter on iron oxide. I. competitive adsorption Geochim Cosmochim Acta. 60:1996;1943-1950.
20. Gu B., Schmidt J., Chen Z., Liang L., McCarthy J.F. Adsorption and desorption of natural organic matter on iron oxide. mechanisms and models Env Sci Technol. 28:1994;38-46.
21. McMeen C.R., Benjamin M.M. NOM removal by slow sand filtration through iron oxide-coated olivine. J AWWA. 89(2):1997;57-71.
22. Collentro W.V., Collentro A.W. Qualifying the use of granular activated carbon in high-purity water systems. Ultrapure Water. 14:1997;43-54.
23. Kucera J. Properly apply reverse osmosis. Chem Eng Prog. 93:1997;54-61.
24. LeChevallier M.W., Becker W.C., Schorr P., Lee R.G. Evaluating the performance of biologically active rapid sand filters. J AWWA. 84(4):1992;136-146.
25. Sontheimer H, Hubel D. The use of ozone and granular activated carbon in drinking water treatment. In: P.M. Huck, P. Toft, editors. Treatment of drinking water for organic contaminants, NY: Pergamon Press, 1987.
26. Prevost M, Dejardins R, Duchesne D, Poirier, C. Chlorine demand removal by biological activated carbon filtration. In: Proceedings of AWWA Water Quality Technology Conference, San Diego, Denver, CO: CA. AWWA, 1990.
27. Benjamin M, Chang Y-J, Li C-W, Korshin G. NOM adsorption onto iron-oxide coated sand American Water Works Association Research Foundation, Denver, CO, 1993.
28. APHA-AWWA-WPCF, 1980. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, Fifteenth Edition. APHA, AWWA, WPCF, Washington, DC.
29. Griebe T., Flemming H.-C. Biocide-free antifouling strategy to protect RO membranes from biofouling. Desalination. 118:1998;153-156.
30. van der Hoek J.P., Hofam J., Graveland A. The use of biological activated carbon filtration for the removal of natural organic matter and organic micropollutants from water. Water Sci Technol. 40(9):1999;257-264.