Fouling formation in membrane contactors for methane recovery from anaerobic effluents
Fouling in membrane contactors for recovery of dissolved methane (CH4) was investigated in this work. Two types of effluents from anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) were tested under a continuous operational mode. Due to the higher fouling propensity of...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1512002021-08-31T05:51:09Z Fouling formation in membrane contactors for methane recovery from anaerobic effluents Rongwong, Wichitpan Goh, Kunli Sethunga, Godakooru Sethunga Mudiyanselage Dilhara Prebhashwari Bae, Tae-Hyun School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Walailak University Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute Singapore Membrane Technology Centre Engineering::Chemical engineering Membrane Contactor Fouling Biomethane Fouling in membrane contactors for recovery of dissolved methane (CH4) was investigated in this work. Two types of effluents from anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) were tested under a continuous operational mode. Due to the higher fouling propensity of the UASB effluent, membrane fouling was more drastic, leading to a greater decline in the CH4 desorption flux with respect to the operational time. Also, the flux was observed to be influenced by the gas-liquid contact time and declined more severely with increasing liquid velocity. Membrane characterization revealed cake layer formation as the source of membrane fouling while foulants characterization indicated that the majority of the foulants were protein-like-substances with fluorescence spectra showing signals close to that of extracellular polymeric substances. On this basis, a mass transfer analysis was performed to understand the fouling resistance exerted by the cake layer and identify a parameter which best described the fouling mechanism. It was found that cake thickness can be used to express the change in fouling resistance in the case of the AnMBR effluent, while cake porosity was a better parameter in the case of the UASB effluent. National Research Foundation (NRF) Public Utilities Board (PUB) This research grant is supported by the Singapore National Research Foundation under its Environmental & Water Research Programme (Project Ref No: 1301-IRIS-49) and administered by Public Utilities Board, Singapore's national water agency. 2021-08-31T05:51:08Z 2021-08-31T05:51:08Z 2018 Journal Article Rongwong, W., Goh, K., Sethunga, G. S. M. D. P. & Bae, T. (2018). Fouling formation in membrane contactors for methane recovery from anaerobic effluents. Journal of Membrane Science, 573, 534-543. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2018.12.038 0376-7388 0000-0001-5499-5187 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151200 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.12.038 2-s2.0-85058684841 573 534 543 en 1301-IRIS-49 Journal of Membrane Science © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Fouling in membrane contactors for recovery of dissolved methane (CH4) was investigated in this work. Two types of effluents from anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) and upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) were tested under a continuous operational mode. Due to the higher fouling propensity of the UASB effluent, membrane fouling was more drastic, leading to a greater decline in the CH4 desorption flux with respect to the operational time. Also, the flux was observed to be influenced by the gas-liquid contact time and declined more severely with increasing liquid velocity. Membrane characterization revealed cake layer formation as the source of membrane fouling while foulants characterization indicated that the majority of the foulants were protein-like-substances with fluorescence spectra showing signals close to that of extracellular polymeric substances. On this basis, a mass transfer analysis was performed to understand the fouling resistance exerted by the cake layer and identify a parameter which best described the fouling mechanism. It was found that cake thickness can be used to express the change in fouling resistance in the case of the AnMBR effluent, while cake porosity was a better parameter in the case of the UASB effluent. |
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Fouling formation in membrane contactors for methane recovery from anaerobic effluents |
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