• Membrane Journal
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.26-34
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• 2008

In this study, periodic water-back-flushing using permeate water was performed to minimize membrane fouling and to enhance permeate flux in advanced water treatment system by ceramic microfiltration. We investigated effect of water-back-flushing period (FT) and time (BT), and tried to find the optimal operating conditions. BT was fixed at 3 sec and FT was changed in $30{\sim}120$ sec to inspect effect of FT. Also, FT was fixed at 120 sec and BT was changed as $3{\sim}12$ sec at experiment of BT effect. At both two experiments, TMP was fixed at 1.52 bar, water-back-flushing pressure at 0.98 bar, feed flow rate at 0.5 L/min, and feed water temperature at $20^{\circ}C$. As the result, optimal FT was 30 sec at fixed BT 3 sec in our experimental range. It means that the more frequent back-flushing was the more effective to reduce membrane fouling. However, there were not large effects of FT due to a short BT. Then, increasing BT at fixed FT 120 sec could decrease resistance of membrane fouling ($R_f$) and increase permeate flux (J) and dimensionless permeate flux ($J/J_o$), and the most total permeate volume ($V_T$) could be produced at the maximum BT 12 sec.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.31-38
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• 2006

The ceramic microfiltration system with periodic $N_2$-back-flushing was operated for treating paper wastewater discharged from a company making toilet papers by recycling milk or juice cartons. Two kinds of alumina membranes with 7 channels used here for recycling paper wastewater. The optimal filtration time interval for HC04 membrane with $0.4{\mu}m$ pore size was lower value of 4 min than 16 min for HC10 with $1.0{\mu}m$ pore size at fixed back-flushing time 40 sec, trans-membrane pressure $1.0kg_f/cm^2$ and back-flushing pressure $5.0kg_f/cm^2$. From the results of TMP effect at fixed filtration time interval and back-flushing time, the lower TMP was better on membrane fouling because high TMP could make easily membrane cake and fouling inside membrane structure. However, we could acquire the highest volume of total permeate at the highest TMP for the reason that TMP was driving force in our filtration system to treat paper wastewater. Then the permeate water of low turbidity was acquired in our microfiltration system using multi channels ceramic membranes, and the treated water could be reused in paper process.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1999.04a
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• pp.131-134
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• 1999

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.169-171
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• 1998

막오염을 저감하는 여러 방법중의 하나인 backpulsing은 짧은 시간동안 고빈도로 역세척을 하는 것이다. 본 연구는 주기적인 역충격(frequence backpulsing)에 의한 중공사막의 오염을 줄이는데 있어서 적절한 역세 주기를 구하기 위하여 막이 오염되기 이전의 순수투과능을 나타내는 시간인 임계시간(critical time)을 구하는 것이 목적이다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1997.04b
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• pp.43-44
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• 1997

세척제는 금속 표면에 도포되어 있는 왁스, 그리스, 방청유 등의 윤활유 및 금속 가공 중에 사용한 절삭유, 연마유 등의 유지성 물질을 제거하는 탈지 효과와 표면에 묻어 있는 오물을 제거하는 목적으로 우수한 세정력을 지니고 있다. 세척제는 현장의 세척조의 상태가 가동 시간이 길어짐에 따라 유분이 과포화하게 되고 한정된 계면활성제량 때문에 미처 Micelle을 형성하지 못한 광유중 일부는 에멀젼 내 Oil Drop 형태로 존재하고 나머지는 에멀젼층 위에 부유하게 된다. 따라서 세척제의 세정력을 유지하기 위하여는 주기적으로 세척액중의 유분을 제거하여야 한다. 본 연구에서는 한외여과막을 이용하여 세척수 중 존재하는 Oil 성분을 제거함으로써 세척수의 수명을 극대화시키고자 한다. 또한 한외여과시 동반되는 농도 분극화 현상을 줄이고 투과특성을 향상시키기 위하여 압축질소로 주기적으로 역세척하며 최적운전 조건을 확인하는데 있다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.116-119
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• 2001

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.112-115
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• 2001

• Membrane Journal
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.216-223
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• 2012

The effect of water back-flushing period (FT) was investigated in hybrid process of carbon fiber microfiltration membrane and photocatalyst for advanced drinking water treatment in this study, and compared with the previous study using alumina ultrafiltration membrane. The FT was changed in the range of 2~10 min with fixed 10 sec of BT. Then, the FT effects on resistance of membrane fouling ($R_f$), permeate flux (J) and total permeate volume ($V_T$) were observed during total filtration time of 180 min. As decreasing FT, $R_f$ decreased and J increased, which was same with the previous result using alumina ultrafiltration membrane. The treatment efficiency of turbidity was high beyond 99.2%, and the effect of FT was not shown on treatment efficiency of turbidity, which was different with the previous result. The treatment efficiency of organic matters was the lowest value of 65.6% at NBF, and it increased as decreasing FT, which was different with the previous result, too. The reason was that the membrane fouling phenomena could show a different mechanism depending on ceramic membrane materials.

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.213-220
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• 2002

This reserch was focused upon experimental study for wastewater reuse and conducted to evaluate optimum operating conditions of rapid filtration process such as filter flow rate, filtration time and backwashing condition for reuse of secondary-treated effluent using the pilot plant installed in real wastewater treatment plant. Also, the experiment on treatment char-acteristics of coagulant-added activated sludge process was performed to compare with activated sludge succeeded to rapid filtration. As the filtration velocity was 100m/day, the filtration time of the rapid filter connected with activated sludge system was revealed to 40 hours. Backwashing of filter was conducted by water wash and air scour. The optimum backwashing time and backwash flow rate were 10min and 10LPM, respectively. The quantity of backwashing water of the rapid filter was about 2% of total treated water.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.124-133
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• 2007

In this study, we treated lake water by 2 kinds of multichannel ceramic micro filtration membranes. We could investigate effects of $N_2-back-flushing$ time (BT) and transmembrane pressure (TMP), and find optimal operating conditions. The BT were changed in $10{\sim}60$ sec, TMP in $0.6{\sim}2.0$ bar at fixed filtration time (FT) 8 min, flow rate 2.0 L/min and back-flushing pressure 2.0 bar. Also, the optimal conditions were discussed in the viewpoints of resistance of membrane fouling $(R_f)$, dimensionless permeate flux $(J/J_o)$, permeate flux (J) and total permeate volume $(V_T)$. As result, optimal back-flushing conditions for HC04 ($0.4{\mu}m$ pore size) and HC10 membrane $(1.0{\mu}m)$ were BT=10 sec and BT=20 sec, respectively. Then, higher TMP should increase the driving force, and could produce more VT. Average rejection rates of pollutants were higher than 95.4% for turbidity, $12.7{\sim}20.1%\;for\;COD_{Mn},\;0.0{\sim}6.4%\;for\;NH_3-N,\;1.9{\sim}4.6%$ for T-N and $34.9{\sim}88.4%$ for T-P.