Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process

The main objective of this research is to study on the influence of NOM characteristics on the membrane rejection mechanisms. Polysulfone (PSF) and cellulose acetate (CA) membranes formed by a simple phase inversion technique were used in this study. The experiments were carried out through a hydrop...

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Main Authors: Zularisam, A. W., Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Salim, Mohd Razman
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author Zularisam, A. W.
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
Salim, Mohd Razman
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Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
Salim, Mohd Razman
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description The main objective of this research is to study on the influence of NOM characteristics on the membrane rejection mechanisms. Polysulfone (PSF) and cellulose acetate (CA) membranes formed by a simple phase inversion technique were used in this study. The experiments were carried out through a hydrophobic 68 kDa MWCO PSF and a hydrophilic 50 kDa MWCO CA of a submerged ultrafiltration (UF) membrane reactor. The Ulu Pontian Kecil river water was fractionated into several components which were hydrophobic (HPO), transphilic (TPI) and hydrophilic (HPI) fractions using DAX-8 and XAD-4 ion exchange resins. The isolated surface water components were characterized by dissolved organic carbon (DOC), ultra violet absorbance at 254 run (UV254nm), specific ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA) or a measure of relative abundance of relative aromaticity, etc. The experimental results showed that the hydrophilic component of NOM exhibited the worst flux decline despite lesser DOC and UV rejection compared to other fractions (HPO and TPI). The electrostatic interaction has been found to play a more influential role than steric hindrance mechanism when filtering NOM fractions with a negatively charged membrane. The quantitative results of Resistance in-Series Model analysis on clean and fouled membranes elucidated that both reversible and irreversible fouling mechanisms occurred during surface water filtration.
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spelling utm-76492017-10-23T04:36:28Z http://eprints.utm.my/7649/ Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process Zularisam, A. W. Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi Salim, Mohd Razman TP Chemical technology The main objective of this research is to study on the influence of NOM characteristics on the membrane rejection mechanisms. Polysulfone (PSF) and cellulose acetate (CA) membranes formed by a simple phase inversion technique were used in this study. The experiments were carried out through a hydrophobic 68 kDa MWCO PSF and a hydrophilic 50 kDa MWCO CA of a submerged ultrafiltration (UF) membrane reactor. The Ulu Pontian Kecil river water was fractionated into several components which were hydrophobic (HPO), transphilic (TPI) and hydrophilic (HPI) fractions using DAX-8 and XAD-4 ion exchange resins. The isolated surface water components were characterized by dissolved organic carbon (DOC), ultra violet absorbance at 254 run (UV254nm), specific ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA) or a measure of relative abundance of relative aromaticity, etc. The experimental results showed that the hydrophilic component of NOM exhibited the worst flux decline despite lesser DOC and UV rejection compared to other fractions (HPO and TPI). The electrostatic interaction has been found to play a more influential role than steric hindrance mechanism when filtering NOM fractions with a negatively charged membrane. The quantitative results of Resistance in-Series Model analysis on clean and fouled membranes elucidated that both reversible and irreversible fouling mechanisms occurred during surface water filtration. 2007-06 Article PeerReviewed Zularisam, A. W. and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi and Salim, Mohd Razman (2007) Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process. Malaysian Journal of Science, 26 (1). pp. 97-107. http://www.myjurnal.my/public//article-view.php?id=10042
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Zularisam, A. W.
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
Salim, Mohd Razman
Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process
title Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process
title_full Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process
title_fullStr Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process
title_full_unstemmed Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process
title_short Ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (NOM): Effect of NOM characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process
title_sort ultrafiltration on natural organic matter (nom): effect of nom characteristics on membrane rejection mechanisms in drinking water process
topic TP Chemical technology
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