Joerg Winter, Benoit Barbeau and Pierre Bérubé
Article (2017)
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Cite this document: | Winter, J., Barbeau, B. & Bérubé, P. (2017). Nanofiltration and tight ultrafiltration membranes for natural organic matter removal-contribution of fouling and concentration polarization to filtration resistance. Membranes, 7(3). doi:10.3390/membranes7030034 |
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Abstract
Nanofiltration (NF) and tight ultrafiltration (tight UF) membranes are a viable treatment option for high quality drinking water production from sources with high concentrations of contaminants. To date, there is limited knowledge regarding the contribution of concentration polarization (CP) and fouling to the increase in resistance during filtration of natural organic matter (NOM) with NF and tight UF. Filtration tests were conducted with NF and tight UF membranes with molecular weight cut offs (MWCOs) of 300, 2000 and 8000 Da, and model raw waters containing different constituents of NOM. When filtering model raw waters containing high concentrations of polysaccharides (i.e., higher molecular weight NOM), the increase in resistance was dominated by fouling. When filtering model raw waters containing humic substances (i.e., lower molecular weight NOM), the increase in filtration resistance was dominated by CP. The results indicate that low MWCO membranes are better suited for NOM removal, because most of the NOM in surface waters consist mainly of humic substances, which were only effectively rejected by the lower MWCO membranes. However, when humic substances are effectively rejected, CP can become extensive, leading to a significant increase in filtration resistance by the formation of a cake/gel layer at the membrane surface. For this reason, cross-flow operation, which reduces CP, is recommended.
Uncontrolled Keywords
concentration polarization; fouling; nanofiltration; natural organic matter; tight ultrafiltration
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Subjects: |
1800 Génie chimique > 1806 Procédés de séparation 6100 Science et technologie de l'alimentation > 6101 Chimie alimentaire et analyse 6100 Science et technologie de l'alimentation > 6103 Transformation, conditionnement, conservation et stockage des aliments |
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Department: | Département des génies civil, géologique et des mines |
Research Center: | Non applicable |
Funders: | IC-Impacts |
Date Deposited: | 09 Mar 2020 16:10 |
Last Modified: | 08 Apr 2021 10:43 |
PolyPublie URL: | https://publications.polymtl.ca/3598/ |
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Journal Title: | Membranes (vol. 7, no. 3) |
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Publisher: | MDPI |
Official URL: | https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes7030034 |
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