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Ceramic Based Photocatalytic Membrane for Wastewater Treatment: A Review (폐수처리를 위한 세라믹 기반 광촉매 분리막: 총설)

  • Kwak, Yeonsoo;Patel, Rajkumar
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.32 no.3
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    • pp.181-190
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    • 2022
  • Membrane separation provides various advantages including cost effectiveness and high efficiency over traditional wastewater treatment methods such as flocculation and adsorption. However, the effectiveness of membrane separation greatly declines due to membrane fouling, where pollutants are accumulated on the membrane surface. Among different groups of membranes, ceramic membranes can provide good antifouling properties due to its hydrophilicity and chemical stability. In addition, composite membranes such as graphene oxide modified membranes can help prevent membrane fouling. Recently, hybrid photocatalytic membranes have been proposed as a solution to prevent membrane fouling and provide synergetic effects. Membrane separation can solve the disadvantages of photocatalytic oxidation such as low reutilization rate, while photocatalytic oxidation can help reduce membrane fouling.

Method of Reducing Separation Membrane Fouling Using Microbubbles (마이크로버블을 이용한 분리막 파울링 저감방법)

  • Kyung-Hwan Ku;Younghee Kim
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.31-38
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    • 2023
  • Due to water shortages caused by water pollution and climate change, total organic carbon (TOC) standards have been implemented for wastewater discharged from public sewage treatment facilities. Furthermore, there is a growing interest and body of research pertaining to the reuse of sewage treatment water as a secure alternative water resource. The membrane bio-reactor (MBR) method is commonly used for advanced wastewater treatment because it can remove organic and inorganic ions and it does not require or emit any chemicals. However, the MBR process uses a separation membrane (MF), which requires frequent film cleaning due to fouling caused by a high concentration of mixed liquor suspended solid (MLSS). In this study, process improvement and microbubble cleaning efficiency were evaluated to improve the differential pressure, water flow, and MF fouling, which are the biggest disadvantages of operating the MF. The existing MBR method was improved by installing a precipitation tank between the air tank and the MBR tank in which raw water was introduced. Microbubbles were injected into a separation membrane tank into which the supernatant water from the precipitation tank was introduced. The microbubble generator was operated with a 15 day on, 15 day off cycle for 5 months to collect discharged water samples (4L) and measure TOC. As the supernatant water from the precipitation tank flowed into the separation membrane tank, about 95% of the supernatant water MLSS was removed so the MF fouling from biological contamination was prevented. Due to the application of microbubbles to supernatant water from the precipitation tank, the differential pressure of the separation membrane tank decreased by 1.6 to 2.3 times and the water flow increased by 1.4 times. Applying microbubbles increased the TOC removal rate by more than 58%. This study showed that separately operating the air tank and the separation membrane tank can reduce fouling, and suggested that applying additional microbubbles could improve the differential pressure, water flow, and fouling to provide a more efficient advanced treatment method.

Hybrid Water Treatment of Tubular Ceramic MF and Photocatalyst Loaded Polyethersulfone Beads : Effect of Water Back-flushing Period and Time (관형 세라믹 정밀여과와 광촉매 첨가 PES 구의 혼성 수처리 : 물 역세척 주기와 시간의 영향)

  • Park, Jin Yong;Park, Sung Woo;Byun, Hongsik
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.267-277
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    • 2013
  • The effect of water back-flushing period (FT) and water back-flushing time (BT) was compared with the previous study of nitrogen back-flushing in viewpoints of resistance of membrane fouling ($R_f$), permeate flux (J), and total permeate volume ($V_T$) in hybrid process of tubular ceramic microfiltration and PES (polyethersulfone) beads loaded $TiO_2$ photocatalyst for advanced drinking water treatment. As FT decreasing, Rf decreased, but J and $V_T$ increased. Turdity treatment efficiency was the maximum at NBF (no back-flushing) and increased a little as FT decreasing in both water and nitrogen back-flushing. Organic matter treatment efficiency was the maximum at FT 4 min in water back-flushing, but increased as FT decreasing in nitrogen back-flushing. As BT increasing, Rf and resistance of reversible membrane fouling ($R_{rf}$) decreased, but J and $V_T$ increased. The turdity treatment efficiency was almost constant beyond 98% in water back-flushing, but increased as BT increasing except NBF in nitrogen. The organic matter treatment efficiency was the maximum at BT 6 sec in water back-flushing, but increased as BT increasing except NBF in nitrogen. The $V_T$ was the maximum at BT 30 and FT 2 min, and optimal condition was BT 30 sec per FT 2 min in this experimental range.

Effects of Membrane Size and Organic Matter on Membrane Fouling (천연유기물질의 특성과 막의 종류에 따른 막오염 메카니즘 분석)

  • Jung, Chul-Woo;Son, Hee-Jong
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.28 no.10
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    • pp.1046-1054
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    • 2006
  • The raw water DOC contained 39.3% of hydrophilics, 42.9% of hydriophobic, and 17.8% of transphilic. The hydrophobic fraction in this raw water was mostly fulvic acid. Fulvic acid comprised of 62% and the rest was humic acid(38%). There was more carboxylic acid functional group(64%) than phenolic group(36%). HPI-N and HPI-C comprised of 17% and 22% in the hydrophilic portion, respectively. The fouling mechanisms on the membrane surface and into its porous structure were analyzed in terms of several kinetic models. In order to analyze the fouling kinetics, the various kinetic models described in this paper were used to fit the experimental results. The kinetic models and kinetic constants obtained for each operation condition. The permeate flux was rapidly declined by simultaneous pore blocking and cake formation. Also, the permeate flux declined with decreasing internal pore size resulted from organic deposition into the membrane pore. The results of the membrane fouling test using UF membrane according to NOM fractions. HPI-N caused more fouling than HPI-C. Humic acid caused more fouling than fulvic acid probably due to higher adsorption capacity. Since humic acid has higher adsorption capacity than fulvic acid, it would be more adsorbed onto the membrane pores.

A Study on the Removal of harmful life from Ballast by Water Pretreatment (선박 밸러스트수의 유해생물 제거를 위한 전처리 연구)

  • Park Sang-Ho;Lim Jae-Dong;Park Sun-Jung;Kim In-Soo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • 2006.06b
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    • pp.221-226
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    • 2006
  • This study is about backwash condition and membrane fouling at continuous filtration process in ballast water treatment. Displayed result that handle particle contaminant and hydrospace organism included a number of ballast that is happened in ship using automatic back washing filter. Reason that removes first contaminant that is included in number of ballast is that heighten processing effect of after processing process of the filter. Another advantage is to drop off the solids with controlling revolution of drum screen in pretreatment filtration process. The capacity of pilot plant was $10m^3/h$. The result of the test, Backwash cycle time and duration time and a signification effect on the efficiency of system and backwash Backwash duration time was determined to be fixed in 6 seconds of the system with more than 95% removal rate, It needed 1hour backwash frequency. Filtration system removal aquatic organism over $70{\mu}m$ in ballast water. This study shows that the filtration treatment system has a potential for the treatment of ballast water.

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Fouling Characteristics in Submerged Membrane System of Two-Phase Anaerobic Reactor for Piggery Wastewater Treatment (축산폐수 처리를 위한 막결합형 이상 혐기성 반응조에서 여과막 저항특성)

  • Lee, Sang-Min;Jung, Jin-Young;Chung, Yun-Chul
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.523-533
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    • 2000
  • A two-phase anaerobic reactor with submerged membrane system was developed for increasing acidogen concentration and methane recovery. The membrane used was mixed esters of cellulose of $0.5{\mu}m$ pore size and $0.8m^2$ of effective surface area. The methanogenic reactor comprised of UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) and AF (Anaerobic Filter). COD removal efficiency was 70~80% and the methane content in the biogas increased up to 90% for the submerged membrane system in the anaerobic reactor. As the cake resistance of membrane caused a serious problem, stainless steal prefilters (40, 53, $63{\mu}m$) and air backwashing methods were applied to minimize the cake resistance effectively. Among the tested prefilters. the $63{\mu}m$ prefilter showed the best performance for reduction of cake resistance and a successful long-tern operation. By cleaning with alkali first and acidic solution later. the permeate flux decreased by long term operation was recovered to 89% of that with a new membrane.

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Development of Wastewater Treatment and Recycle Technology Using a Tubular Ceramic Ultrafiltration Membrane 1, Effect of Periodic Backflushing (관형 세라믹 한외여과막을 사용한 폐수처리 및 재활용기술개발 : 1, 주기적 역세척 효과)

  • 박진용
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.178-184
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    • 1999
  • A periodic backflushing was performed to reduce the membrane fouling of ultrafiltration for wastewater, and the effect and the optimum condition were investigated in this study. The alumina¬ceramic tubular membrane with pore size of 0.02${\mu}m$ was used for the wastewater treated by coagulation and sedimentation from two paper plants, of which A plant made toilet paper by recycling milk paper cartons and B plant recycled corrugated cardboards. And the effect of periodic backflushing to membrane fouling and quality of permeate were studied with a constant backflushing time of 3 sec. As results of measuring SS, TDS, and COD of source and permeate, the rejection rate of SS showed the highest value at the backflushing period of 15 see, which was the shortest time in these experiments, in case of waste¬water discharged from A plant. However, the rejection rate of COD had the highest value at the period of 30 sec for wastewater from both A and B plant. Then, the rejection rate of TDS was almost same at 30 and 60 sec for A plant wastewater, and the highest at 60 see for B plant. The effect of periodic back¬flushing to membrane fouling was investigated by change of permeate flux according to operating time. The permeate flux decreased slowly at the operation with backflushing, and was higher compared with that without backflushing in both case of A and B wastewater. But, the optimum period with the highest flux of A wastewater was different from that of B, because SS and COD of A was higher than those of Band TDS of B was higher than that of A.

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Membrane Fouling Control Effect of Periodic Water-back-flushing in the Tubular Carbon Ceramic Ultrafiltration System for Recycling Paper Wastewater (제지폐수 재활용을 위한 관형 탄소계 세라믹 한외여과장치에서 물 역세척의 막오염 제어 효과)

  • 김미희;박진용
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.190-203
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    • 2001
  • In this study the discharged wastewater from a paper plant was filtrated by 4 kinds of tubular carbon ceramic ultrafiltration membranes with periodic water-back-flushing. We could investigate effects of watch-back-flushing period, transmembrane pressure (TMP) and flow rate, and find optimal operating conditions. The back-f1ushing time (BT) was fixed at 3 sec, and fi1tration times (FT) werc changed in 15~60 scc, TMP in 1.00~2.50$kg_{f}$/$cm^2$, and the flow rates in 0.27~1.75 L/min. The optimal conditions were discussed in 7he viewpoints of dimensionless permeate flux (J/J$_{0}$), total permeate volume ($V^T$) and resistance of membrane fouling ($R^f$). Optima1 back-flushing period was BT/FT=0.20, suggesting that the frequent back-flushing should decrease membrane fouling. Optimal TMP in the viewpoint of $V^T$ was 1.00~1.55$kg_{f}$/$cm^2$, suggesting that rising TMP should increase membrane fouling and decrease permeate flux. But, rising f1ow rate should decrease membrane fouling and increase permeate flux. Then, average rejection rates of pollutants filtratedby carbon ceramic membranes were 88~98 % for turbidity, 48~72% fort $COD_{cr}$ and 37~76% for TDS.

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Development of Steam Cleaning Technique to Improve Removal Efficiency of Membrane Fouling Matter in Water Treatment Process Using Ceramic Membrane (정수처리용 세라믹 분리막의 막오염 물질의 제거 효율 향상을 위한 스팀세정 기법 개발)

  • Kang, Joon-Seok;Park, Seo Gyeong;Lee, Jeong Eun;Kang, So Yeon;Lee, Jeong Jun;Quyen, Vo Thi Kim;Kim, Han-Seung
    • Journal of Korean Society of Water Science and Technology
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.99-107
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    • 2018
  • This research has developed a high temperature steam cleaning technology using a ceramic membrane with durability against temperature and pressure conditions. In steam cleaning, steam of $120^{\circ}C$ is injected into the ceramic membrane to induce pyrolysis by the endothermic reaction to remove fouling from the membrane. The water quality of raw water was adjusted to turbidity 10, 25 NTU and DOC 2.5 mg/L, and the membrane was uniformly fouled by constant pressure operation at 100, 200, and 300 kPa. Physical backwashing was performed with water and air at a pressure of 500 kPa and steam at $120^{\circ}C$ was injected for 0 to 5 minutes. As the turbidity concentration and the operating pressure increased, the flux decreased by 0.7 to 14.4%. It is confirmed that 10.7 to 53.8% recovery is possible than physical cleaning at the injection of steam for 3 minutes, so it is considered that the steam cleaning of the ceramic membrane is effective. Compared with CEB after NaOCl (300 mg/L) filtration at 25 NTU and 300 kPa of turbidity, the steam cleaning result for 3 minutes was similar to 46.7% of CEB for 3 hours. It has been confirmed that steam cleaning is suitable for a ceramic membrane having excellent heat resistance against high temperature. It was considered to have better cleaning efficiency as compared with general physical backwashing.

Improving Physical Fouling Tolerance of PES Filtration Membranes by Using Double-layer Casting Methods (PES 여과막의 물리적 막오염 개선을 위한 기공 구조 개선 연구)

  • Chang-Hun Kim;Youngmin Yoo;In-Chul Kim;Seung-Eun Nam;Jung-Hyun Lee;Youngbin Baek;Young Hoon Cho
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.191-200
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    • 2023
  • Polyethersulfone (PES) is a widely employed membrane material for water and industrial purification applications owing to its hydrophilicity and ease of phase separation. However, PES membranes and filters prepared using the nonsolvent induced phase separation method often encounter significant flux decline due to pore clogging and cake layer formation on the dense membrane surfaces. Our investigation revealed that tight microfiltration or loose ultrafiltration membranes can be subject to physical fouling due to the formation of a dense skin layer on the bottom side caused by water intrusion to the gap between the shrank membrane and the substrate. To investigate the effect of the bottom surface porosity on membrane fouling, two membranes with the same selective layers but different sub-layer structures were prepared using single and double layer casting methods, respectively. The double layered PES membrane with highly porous bottom surface showed high flux and physical fouling tolerance compared to the pristine single layer membrane. This study highlights the importance of physical optimization of the membrane structure to prevent membrane fouling.