Effect of hydraulic retention time on organic removal and biofilm development in gravity-driven membrane filtration for rainwater treatment
Water scarcity is a pressing issue that a large part of the world faces. Rainwater harvesting has been used for decades as a source of water, particularly in areas with few water catchments, or lack advanced technologies to treat water. However, even for non-potable use, it needs to be treated as it...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-742372023-03-03T16:55:13Z Effect of hydraulic retention time on organic removal and biofilm development in gravity-driven membrane filtration for rainwater treatment Soon, Genevieve Qian Yi Chong Tzyy Haur School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Singapore Membrane Technology Centre DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Water treatment Water scarcity is a pressing issue that a large part of the world faces. Rainwater harvesting has been used for decades as a source of water, particularly in areas with few water catchments, or lack advanced technologies to treat water. However, even for non-potable use, it needs to be treated as it contains bacteriological contaminants. There is huge potential for gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration to be used for rainwater treatment as it has low operating costs, does not require a centralized water system and frequent chemical cleanings. This is due to its unique characteristic of a biofouling layer formed on the membrane surface. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of hydraulic retention time and short-term backwashing on membrane performance and permeate quality of submerged GDM filtration systems for rainwater treatment. Results showed that hydraulic retention time and backwashing period did not have a significant impact on membrane performance. Furthermore, for all the backwash periods, the recovery in permeate flux was temporary and returned to the original flux within a day, and was lower than the flux of the membrane without backwashing. This implies that the biofilm/cake layer has a significant role in flux stabilization and the removal of this layer through backwashing will decrease the permeate quality and membrane performance. Bachelor of Engineering (Environmental Engineering) 2018-05-14T02:21:03Z 2018-05-14T02:21:03Z 2018 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/74237 en Nanyang Technological University 41 p. application/pdf |
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Water scarcity is a pressing issue that a large part of the world faces. Rainwater harvesting has been used for decades as a source of water, particularly in areas with few water catchments, or lack advanced technologies to treat water. However, even for non-potable use, it needs to be treated as it contains bacteriological contaminants. There is huge potential for gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration to be used for rainwater treatment as it has low operating costs, does not require a centralized water system and frequent chemical cleanings. This is due to its unique characteristic of a biofouling layer formed on the membrane surface. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of hydraulic retention time and short-term backwashing on membrane performance and permeate quality of submerged GDM filtration systems for rainwater treatment. Results showed that hydraulic retention time and backwashing period did not have a significant impact on membrane performance. Furthermore, for all the backwash periods, the recovery in permeate flux was temporary and returned to the original flux within a day, and was lower than the flux of the membrane without backwashing. This implies that the biofilm/cake layer has a significant role in flux stabilization and the removal of this layer through backwashing will decrease the permeate quality and membrane performance. |
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Effect of hydraulic retention time on organic removal and biofilm development in gravity-driven membrane filtration for rainwater treatment |
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