Effects of total suspended solids loading on short-term fouling in the treatment of secondary effluent by an immersed ultrafiltration pilot system

Water Environment Research

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2427-2436

  Citulski, Joel A ^a   Farahbakhsh, Khosrow ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immersed tertiary membranes; Membrane fouling; Secondary effluent; Total suspended solids

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CURRICULA; EFFLUENTS; FOULING; MEMBRANE FOULING; ORGANIC CARBON; SECONDARY RECOVERY; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

COLLOIDAL ORGANIC CARBON; IMMERSED ULTRAFILTRATION; SECONDARY CLARIFIER; SECONDARY EFFLUENT; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES; ULTRA-FILTRATION MEMBRANES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

EFFLUENT TREATMENT;

CARBON; ION;

EFFLUENT; FOULING; HISTORICAL RECORD; IONIC COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUSPENDED LOAD; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; COLLOID; EFFLUENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 74549156989     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143009X426022     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. American Public Health Association; American Water Works Association; Water Environment Federation (1998) Standards Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 20th ed.; American Public Health Association: Washington, D.C.; American Water Works Association: Denver, Colorado; Water Environment Federation: Alexandria, Virginia.
2. AmericanWaterWorks Association (2005)Manual of Water Supply Practices (M53); American Water Works Association: Denver, Colorado. Best, G.; Mourato, D.; Singh, M. (1999) Application of Immersed Ultrafiltration Membranes for Color and TOC Removal. Proceedings of the American Water Works Association Annual Conference; Chicago, Illinois, June 1999; American Water Works Association: Denver, Colorado.
3. Best, G.; Mourato, D.; Singh, M.; Olson, D. (2001a) Application of Immersed Ultrafiltration Membranes on High Turbidity and High TOC Surface Waters. Proceedings of the American Water Works Association Membrane Technology Conference and Exhibition; San Antonio, Texas, March 2001; American Water Works Association: Denver, Colorado.
4. Best, G.; Mourato, D.; Singh, M.; Chang, Y. J. (2001b) Application of Immersed Ultrafiltration Membranes for Organic Removal and Disinfection By-product Reduction.Water Sci. Technol., 1 (5), 221-231.
5. Blankert, B.; Betlem, B. H. L.; Roffel, B. (2007) Development of a Control System for In-line Coagulation in an Ultrafiltration Process. J. Membr. Sci., 301 (1-2), 39-45.
6. Bourgeous, K. N.; Darby, J. L.; Tchobanoglous, G. (2001) Ultrafiltration of Wastewater: Effects of Particles, Mode of Operation and Backwash Effectiveness. Water Res., 35 (1), 77-90.
7. Burbano, A. A.; Adham, S. S.; Pearce, W. R. (2007) The State of Full-Scale RO/NF Desalination - Results From a Worldwide Survey. J. Am. Water Works Assoc., 99 (4), 116-127.
8. Cabassud, M.; Delgrange-Vincent, N.; Cabassud, C.; Durand-Bourlier, L.; La?̂né, J. M. (2002) Neural Networks: A Tool to Improve Ultrafiltration Plant Productivity. Desalination, 145 (1-3), 223-231.
9. Citulski, J.; Farahbakhsh, K.; Kent, F.; Zhou, H. (2008) The Impact of In-Line Coagulant Addition on Fouling Potential of Secondary Effluent at a Pilot-Scale Immersed Ultrafiltration Plant. J. Membr. Sci., 325 (1), 311-318.
10. City of Guelph (2006) Water Supply Master Plan - Draft Final Report (Project Number 79765), Web site http://guelph.ca/uploads/ ET-Group/waterworks/WSMP-Draft-Final-Report-Sep1206-rev.pdf (accessed August 2009).
11. Decarolis, J.; Hong, S.; Taylor, J. (2001) Fouling Behavior of a Pilot Scale Inside-Out Hollow Fiber ultrafiltration Membrane During Dead-End Filtration of Tertiary Wastewater. J. Membr. Sci., 191 (1-2), 165-178.
12. Delgrange-Vincent, N.; Cabassud, C.; Cabassud, M.; Durand-Bourlier, L.; La?̂né, J. M. (2000) Neural Networks for Long Term Prediction of Fouling and Backwash Efficiency in Ultrafiltration for Drinking Water Production. Desalination, 131 (1-3), 353-362.
13. Fan, L.; Nguyen, T.; Roddick, F. A.; Harris, J. L. (2008) Low-Pressure Membrane Filtration of Secondary Effluent in Water Reuse: Pre-Treatment for Fouling Reduction. J. Membr. Sci., 320 (1-2), 135-142.
14. Fane, A. G.; Fell, C. J. D. (1987) A Review of Fouling and Fouling Control in Ultrafiltration. Desalination, 62, 117-136.
15. Fane A. G; Chang, S.; Chardon, E. (2002) Submerged Hollow Fiber Membrane Module - Design Options and Operational Considerations. Desalination, 146 (1-3), 231-236.
16. Frank, B. P.; Belfort, G. (2003) Polysaccharides and Sticky Membrane Surfaces: Critical Ionic Effects. J. Membr. Sci., 212 (1-2), 205-212.
17. Freeman, S. (2001) From Zero to Sixty in only Seven Years: The Rapid Increase in MF/ultrafiltration Membrane Surface Water Treatment. Proceedings of the American Water Works Association Membrane Technology Conference and Exhibition; San Antonio, Texas, March 2001; American Water Works Association: Denver, Colorado.
18. Fugère, R.; Mameri, N.; Gallot, J. E.; Comeau, Y. (2005) Treatment of Pig Farm Effluents by Ultrafiltration. J. Membr. Sci., 255 (1-2), 225-231.
19. Geilvoet, A. Fouling Modification During Pretreatment for Dead-End Ultrafiltration of WWTP Effluent - Fractionation in Relation to Filterability and Foulants, M. Sc. Thesis, Technische Universiteit Delft, Delft, The Netherlands, 2007.
20. Gustafsson, Ö .; Nilsson, N.; Bucheli, T. D. (2001) Dynamic Colloid-Water Partitioning of Pyrene Through a Coastal Baltic Spring Bloom. Environ. Sci. Technol., 35 (20), 4001-4006.
21. Haberkamp, J.; Ruhl, A. S.; Ernst, M.; Jekel, M. (2007) Impact of Coagulation and Adsorption on DOC Fractions of Secondary Effluent and Resulting Fouling Behavior in Ultrafiltration. Water Res., 41, 3974-3802.
22. Hibbs, S. F.; Kendrick, S. (2003) Enhanced Coagulation and ultrafiltration Technology Resolve Compliance Issues for Sweetwater, Texas. Proceedings of the American Water Works Association Membrane Conference; Atlanta, Georgia, March 2003; American Water Works Association, Denver, Colorado.
23. Howe, K. J.; Clark, M. M. (2002), Fouling of Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes by Natural Waters. Environ. Sci. Technol., 36 (16), 3571-3576.
24. Jacangelo, J. G.; La?̂ne, J. M.; Cummings, E. W.; Deutschmann, A.; Mallevialle, J.; Wiesner, M. R. (1994) Evaluation of Ultrafiltration Membrane Pretreatment and Nanofiltration of Surface Waters. AWWA Research Foundation: Denver, Colorado.
25. Jarusutthirak, C.; Amy, G. (2001) Membrane Filtration of Wastewater Effluents for Reuse: Effluent Organic Matter Rejection and Fouling. Water Sci. Tech., 43 (10), 225-232.
26. Karanfil, T.; Schlautman, M. A.; Erdogan, I. (2002) Survey of DOC and UV Measurement Practices with Implications for SUVA Determination. J. Am. Water Works Assoc., 94 (12), 68-80.
27. Karanfil, T.; Erdogan, I.; Schlautman, M. A. (2003) Selecting Filter Membranes for Measuring DOC and UV 254. J. Am. Water Works Assoc., 95 (3), 86-100.
28. Katsoufidou, K.; Yiantsios, S. G.; Karabelas, A. J. (2007) Experimental Study of Ultrafiltration Membrane Fouling by Sodium Alginate and Flux Recovery by Backwashing. J. Membr. Sci., 300 (1-2), 137-146
29. Khan, E.; Subramania-Pillai, S. (2007) Interferences Contributed by Leaching from Filters on Measurements of Collective Organic Constituents. Water Res., 41 (9), 1841-1850.
30. Kim, J.; DiGianno, F. A. (2006) Defining Critical Flux in Submerged Membranes: Influence of Length-Distributed Flux. J. Membr. Sci., 280 (1-2), 752-761.
31. Lahoussine-Turcaud, V.; Wiesner, M. R.; Bottero, J. Y. (1990) Fouling in Tangential-Flow Ultrafiltration: The Effect of Colloid Size and Coagulation Pretreatment. J. Membr. Sci., 52, 173-190
32. La?̂né, J. M.; Hagstrom, J. P.; Clark, M. M.; Mallevialle, J. (1989) Effects of Ultrafiltration Membrane Composition. J. Am. Water Works Assoc., 81 (11), 61-67.
33. LeClech, P.; Chen, V.; Fane, T. A. G. (2006) Fouling in Membrane Bioreactors Used in Wastewater Treatment. J. Membr. Sci., 284 (1-2), 17-53.
34. Lee, C. W.; Bae, S. D.; Han, S. W.; Kang, L. S. (2007) Application of Ultrafiltration Hybrid Membrane Processes for Reuse of Secondary Effluent. Desalination, 202 (1-3), 239-246.
35. Levine, A. D.; Asano, T. (2004) Recovering Sustainable Water from Wastewater. Environ. Sci. Technol., 38 (11), 201A-208A.
36. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. (2003) Wastewater Engineering - Treatment and Reuse, 4th International ed.; McGraw-Hill: New York.
37. Parameshwaran, K.; Fane, A. G.; Cho, B. D.; Kim, K. J. (2001) Analysis of Microfiltration Performance with Constant Flux Processing of Secondary Effluent. Water Res., 35 (18), 4349-4358.
38. Psoch, C.; Schiewer, S. (2006) Resistance Analysis for Enhanced Wastewater Membrane Filtration. J. Membr. Sci., 280 (1-2), 284-297.
39. Roorda, J. H. Filtration Characteristics in Dead-End Ultrafiltration of WWTP-Effluent, Ph. D. Thesis, Technische Universiteit Delft, Delft, Netherlands, 2004.
40. Rosenberger, S.; Laabs, C.; Lesjean, B.; Gnirβ, R.; Amy, G.; Jekel, M.; Schrotter, J. C. (2006) Impact of Colloidal and Soluble Organic Matter on Membrane Performance in Membrane Bioreactors for Municipal Wastewater Treatment. Water Res., 40 (4), 710-720.
41. Shetty, G. R.; Chellam, S. (2003) Predicting Membrane Fouling during Municipal Drinking Water Nanofiltration using Artificial Neural Networks. J. Membr. Sci., 217 (1-2), 69-86.
42. Tchobanoglous, G.; Darby, J.; Bourgeous, K.; McArdle, J.; Genest, P.; Tylla, M. (1998) Ultrafiltration as an Advanced Tertiary Treatment Process for Municipal Wastewater. Desalination, 119 (1-3), 315-322.
43. Waite, T. D.; Schäfer, A. I.; Fane A. G; Heuer, A. (1999) Colloidal Fouling of Ultrafiltration Membranes: Impact of Aggregate Structure and Size. J. Colloid Interface Sci., 212 (2), 264-274.
44. Wiesner, M. R.; Aptel, P. (1996) Mass Transport and Permeate Flux and Fouling in Pressure-Driven Processes. In Water Treatment Membrane Processes; Mallevialle, J., Odendaal, P. E., Wiesner, M. R., Eds.; McGraw-Hill: New York.
45. Williams, D. D.; Williams, N. E.; Cao, Y. (1999) Road Salt Contamination of Groundwater in a Major Metropolitan Area and Development of a Biological Index to Monitor its Impact. Water Res., 34 (1), 127-138.
46. Yeo, A. P. S.; Law, A. W. K.; Fane, A. G. (2006) Factors Affecting the Performance of a Submerged Hollow Fiber Bundle. J. Membr. Sci., 280 (1-2), 969-982.
47. Zhang, H.; Meng, F.; Yang, F.; Li, Y.; Xiao, J.; Zhang, X. (2006) Effect of Filamentous Bacteria on Membrane Fouling in Submerged Membrane Bioreactor. J. Membr. Sci., 272 (1-2), 161-168.
48. Zhang, J.; Chua, H. C.; Zhou, J.; Fane, A. G. (2006) Factors Affecting the Membrane Performance in Submerged Membrane Bioreactors. J. Membr. Sci., 284 (1-2), 54-66.
49. Zheng, X.; Ernst, M., and Jekel, M. (2009) Identification and Quantification of Major Organic Foulants in Treated Domestic Wastewater Affecting Filterability in Dead-end Ultrafiltration. Water Res., 43 (1), 238-244.
50. Zondervan, E.; Blanker, B., Betlem, B. H. L.; Roffel, B. (2008) Development of a Multi-objective Coagulation System for Longterm Fouling Control in Dead-end Ultrafiltration. J. Membr. Sci., 325 (2), 823-830.