Effect of imposed flux on fouling behavior in high rate membrane bioreactor

M. A. H. Johir; J. George; S. Vigneswaran; J. Kandasamy; A. Sathasivan; A. Grasmick

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.107

Effect of imposed flux on fouling behavior in high rate membrane bioreactor

M. A. H. Johir, J. George, S. Vigneswaran, J. Kandasamy, A. Sathasivan, A. Grasmick

School of Engineering, Design & Built Environment

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The influence of imposed flux and aeration rates on membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor was studied. The experiments were conducted at four imposed fluxes and three aeration rates. The effect of flux on the reduction of membrane fouling was much higher than that caused by aeration rate. A lower flux of 20 L/m2 h produced 75 times more water than a higher flux of 40 L/m2 h with an aeration rate of 2 L/min. Low flux showed slightly higher removal of NH4-N and 93-96% removal of dissolved organic matter and chemical oxygen demand. Imposed flux also had a significant effect on the composition of organics present in the soluble microbial product (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). At a higher flux, both SMP and EPS had organics of high molecular weight (MW) of around 48 kDa as well as lower MW organics below 200 Da.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-49
Number of pages	8
Journal	Bioresources Technology
Volume	122
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.107
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

biofilms
fouling
imposed flux
membrane bioreactor
membranes (technology)
microbial polymers
wastewater treatment

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Effect of imposed flux on fouling behavior in high rate membrane bioreactor

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