Optimization of chemical cleaning condition for microfiltration process using response surface methodology

Autor: Younghoon Ko, Sangho Lee, Ji-sun Choi, Jungwoo Jung
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Desalination and Water Treatment. 57:7466-7478
ISSN: 1944-3986
1944-3994
Popis: Microfiltration (MF) processes are used in a variety of separation and concentration applications. Since membrane fouling is inevitable, membranes must be regularly cleaned to remove both organic and inorganic material deposited on the surface and/or into the membrane bulk. Optimization of the cleaning conditions for MF membranes is especially important. If the dose of cleaning chemical or cleaning time is inadequate, the membrane permeability is not recovered. If a dose of the chemical or the time is excess, irreversible damages in membrane properties occur. However, it is difficult to find the optimum conditions for chemical cleaning of MF. In this study, response surface methodology (RSM), a facile tool for optimization, was employed to determine the optimum conditions for chemical cleaning of MF. The Box–Behnken center-united experimental design was used to quantify the effects of respective chemicals (citric acid and sodium hypochlorite) dose and treatment time on fouling control and organic ...
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