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Effect of Pretreated Seawater Quality on SDI in SWRO Desalination Process

SWRO 해수담수화 공정에서 전처리된 수질조건이 SDI에 미치는 영향

  • Son, Dong-Min (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kang, Lim-Seok (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2012.05.11
  • Accepted : 2013.03.05
  • Published : 2013.03.30
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Abstract

Pretreatment process is the critical step of RO (Reverse Osmosis) membrane desalination plant in order to prevent RO membrane fouling. The pretreatment as a key component of RO process must be designed to produce a constant and high quality RO feedwater which has low silt density index (SDI). This experiment was conducted to assess parameters affecting SDI value, such as pH, seawater turbidity, temperature, and coagulant dose. The experimental results indicated that the source seawater turbidity did cause little effects on SDI values of filtered water. The 0.45 um hydrophilic membrane was more appropriate than the hydrophobic membrane for measuring SDI. The SDI value was increased with decreasing pH under the condition of below pH 7.0. In addition, the water temperature significantly affected the SDI values, showing higher SDI value with lower water temperature.

전처리 공정은 막의 오염 정도를 제어할 수 있는 유일한 방법이다. 막의 오염 현상은 피할 수 없는 중요한 문제이며 RO 공급수로 적합한 전처리 공정의 선택이 중요하다. 본 연구는 pH, 해수의 탁도, 수온, 응집제 주입량 그리고 SDI 측정 막재질과 같은 SDI 값에 영향을 미치는 인자들을 평가 하기위해 수행되었다. 그 결과 해수의 탁도는 여과수의 SDI 값에 약간의 영향을 미친것으로 조사되었다. 0.45 um 공극 크기를 가지는 SDI 측정 막은 소수성 막 보다 동일한 재질의 친수성 막을 이용하는 것이 분석 결과의 신뢰성과 재현성을 확보할 수 있었다. pH 7.0 이하의 조건에서 pH가 감소할수록 SDI 값은 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 수온은 SDI 값은 큰 영향을 미친것으로 조사되었다.

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