Mitigation Mechanism of Membrane Fouling in MnFeOx Functionalized Ceramic Membrane Catalyzed Ozonation Process for Treating Natural Surface Water
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Process Parameter Setting
2.3. Characterization of Membrane Rejection Performance and Membrane Fouling
3. Results and Discussions
3.1. Effect of Different Treatment Process on the Removal of DOC, UV254 and Fluorescent Substances
3.2. Effect of Ozone Concentration on Removal Performance and Transmembrane Pressure Variation
3.3. Analysis of Membrane Fouling during Long-Term Operation
3.3.1. Transmembrane Pressure Variation in Different Combined Treatment Process
3.3.2. Characterization Analysis and the Anti-Membrane Fouling Mechanism Analysis
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Index | Raw Water | 0 mg/L | 0.5 mg/L | 1.0 mg/L | 2.0 mg/L |
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pH | 7.39 | 7.32 | 7.21 | 7.05 | 6.86 |
DOC (mg/L) | 7.57 | 5.98 | 4.28 | 3.42 | 3.05 |
SUVA (L/mg·m) | 1.45 | 1.42 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.25 |
NH4+-N (mg/L) | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.12 |
Fe (mg/L) | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
Mn (mg/L) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.08 |
Systems | DOC Removal | SUVA Removal | TMP Variation | Membrane Flux Recovery with Simple Hydraulic Flushing |
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CM (DOC = 9.0 mg·L−1, SUVA = 1.0 L/mg·m, The ozone concentration of 0.5 mg·L−1) | 5.3% | 6.1% | ||
O3/CM [7] (DOC = 9.0 mg·L−1, SUVA = 1.0 L/mg·m, The ozone concentration of 0.5 mg·L−1) | 4.6% | 43.0% | Increased 45.4% after 120 h operation | 82.4% recovery after 120 min operation |
O3/Mn-Fe-CM (DOC = 9.0 mg·L−1, SUVA = 1.0 L/mg·m, The ozone concentration of 0.5 mg·L−1) | 46.7% | 58.6% | 93.0% recovery after 120 min operation | |
Pretreatment/ O3/Mn-Fe-CM (DOC = 9.0 mg·L−1, SUVA = 1.0 L/mg·m, The ozone concentration of 2 mg·L−1) | 60.0% | 82.8% | Increased 40.0% after 120 h operation | 95.7% recovery after 120 min operation |
O3/CuMn2O4 /CM [9] (DOC= 10 mg·L−1, SUVA = 0.9 L/mg·m, The ozone concentration of 2 mg·L−1) | 10.0% | 81.1% | 85.1% recovery after 120 min operation | |
O3/CMF/ BAC [32] (DOC = 2.3–4.9 mg·L−1, SUVA = 0.058–0.114 L/mg·m, The ozone concentration of 2 mg·L−1) | 47.5% | 73.3% | Increased 30.0% after 120 h operation | 74.0% recovery after 60 min operation |
O3/TiO2-CM [33] (DOC = 5.0 mg·L−1, SUVA = 1.0 L/mg·m, The ozone concentration of 8 mg L−1) | 44.0% | 80.0% | Increased 40.0% after 60 h operation | 70.0% recovery after 10 min operation |
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Guo, H.; Chi, Y.; Jia, Y.; Li, M.; Yang, Y.; Yao, H.; Yang, K.; Zhang, Z.; Ren, X.; Gu, P.; et al. Mitigation Mechanism of Membrane Fouling in MnFeOx Functionalized Ceramic Membrane Catalyzed Ozonation Process for Treating Natural Surface Water. Separations 2022, 9, 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations9110372
Guo H, Chi Y, Jia Y, Li M, Yang Y, Yao H, Yang K, Zhang Z, Ren X, Gu P, et al. Mitigation Mechanism of Membrane Fouling in MnFeOx Functionalized Ceramic Membrane Catalyzed Ozonation Process for Treating Natural Surface Water. Separations. 2022; 9(11):372. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations9110372
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuo, Hui, Yanxiao Chi, Yifan Jia, Manman Li, Yuxuan Yang, Haiyong Yao, Kunlun Yang, Zengshuai Zhang, Xueli Ren, Peng Gu, and et al. 2022. "Mitigation Mechanism of Membrane Fouling in MnFeOx Functionalized Ceramic Membrane Catalyzed Ozonation Process for Treating Natural Surface Water" Separations 9, no. 11: 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/separations9110372