Hydrodynamic control of bioparticle deposition in a MBR applied to wastewater treatment

Autor: V Geaugey, J Manem, Alain Grasmick, E Tardieu
Přispěvatelé: Institut Européen des membranes (IEM), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)
Rok vydání: 1998
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Zdroj: Journal of Membrane Science
Journal of Membrane Science, Elsevier, 1998, 147 (1), pp.1-12. ⟨10.1016/S0376-7388(98)00091-X⟩
ISSN: 0376-7388
DOI: 10.1016/s0376-7388(98)00091-x
Popis: The study of fouling for tubular ceramic ultrafiltration (MWCO 300 kD) membranes during activated sludge filtration under constant flux conditions led to the experimental identification of two fouling processes: (1) At low recirculation velocity (0.5 m/s; Re ∼1200), sludge floc particles were deposited on the membrane surface and this cake layer provoked a very quick increase of hydraulic resistance (>10 9 m −1 s −1 ). (2) However, under the usual recirculation conditions (4 m/s; Re ∼9000), floc was not deposited. Filtration was stable for several days even with high fluxes (75–150 l/h m 2 ). Progressive membrane fouling resulted in a linear increase of transmembrane pressure over a certain time, and could be described by an increase in the hydraulic resistance, with d R /d t varying between 10 5 and 10 8 m −1 s −1 depending on hydrodynamic and biological conditions. Mechanism models (shear induced diffusion, inertial lift, surface transport) led to a very good qualitative description of these results, and revealed the major role of convective backtransport phenomena in fouling processes.
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