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Effects of Fouling Reduction by Intermittent Aeration in Membrane Bioreactors

MBR에서 간헐포기에 의한 오염저감 효과

  • Received : 2015.05.21
  • Accepted : 2015.06.22
  • Published : 2015.06.30
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Abstract

The effects of relaxation and backwashing on fouling in ultrafiltration were investigated using full-scale membrane bioreactors (MBRs) which operated at a constant flux of 30 LMH. This paper also estimated the feasibility of using intermittent aeration strategies for minimizing the hydraulic resistance to filtration in comparison with the continuous aeration for running MBRs. Multiple cycles of filtration (14.5 min each) and relaxation (0.5 min each) were repeated. Similarly, a backwash was conducted by replacing a relaxation after each filtration cycle for the comparative performance test. The attached cake thickness on the membrane rapidly increased, caused by subsequent no aeration leading to easier combining with gel layer and the formation of heterogeneous layer on the membrane surface. During periodic backwashing, it is expected that gel and thin cake layer might sufficiently be removed by heterogeneous layer. After periodic backwashing, subsequent cake layer formation during time of no aeration was rapid than frequent no aeration, acting as a prefilter and preventing further irreversible fouling. Based on the Pearson correlation analysis, overall period fouling (dTMP/min) and average of all cycles (dTMP/min) were strongly correlated with the on-off period of aeration for operating MBRs.

30 LMH의 정유량 플럭스로 운전하는 MBR에서, 휴지 및 역세정에 따른 한외여과 분리막의 오염을 조사하였다. 또한, 연속적인 공기세정과 비교하여 분리막 여과저항을 최소화하기 위한 간헐적인 공기세정을 평가하였다. 여과 조건은 14.5분 여과와 0.5분의 휴지를 유지하였으며, 역세정 시간은 휴지 시간과 동일하게 운전하였다. 공기세정이 정지하는 동안에 분리막 표면의 겔층 위에 케?이 빠르게 축척되었으며, 역세정으로 겔층과 케?층의 복합층은 쉽게 제거되었다. 역세정 후에 공기세정이 정지하는 동안 분리막 표면에 케?이 형성되어 공경 내부의 오염현상을 억제하였다. Pearson 상관성을 조사한 결과, 간헐적인 공기세정에서 공기 세정이 정지하는 시간과 분리막의 오염은 매우 연관성이 높다는 것을 알았다. 즉, 간헐적인 세정에서 공기세정이 정지하는 시간이 갈수록 오염억제에 효과적이었다.

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