Assessing the integration of forward osmosis and anaerobic digestion for simultaneous wastewater treatment and resource recovery

Ansari, AJ; Hai, FI; Price, WE; Ngo, HH; Guo, W; Nghiem, LD

Assessing the integration of forward osmosis and anaerobic digestion for simultaneous wastewater treatment and resource recovery

Ansari, AJ Hai, FI Price, WE Ngo, HH

Guo, W

Nghiem, LD

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Citation:: Bioresource Technology, 2018, 260 pp. 221 - 226
Issue Date:: 2018-07-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ansari, AJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hai, FI	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Price, WE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Guo, W https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-2858	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nghiem, LD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9039-5792	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:12:53Z
dc.date.issued	2018-07-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bioresource Technology, 2018, 260 pp. 221 - 226	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0960-8524	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/130060
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 This study assessed the performance and key challenges associated with the integration of forward osmosis (FO) and anaerobic digestion for wastewater treatment and resource recovery. Using a thin film composite polyamide FO membrane, maximising the pre-concentration factor (i.e. system water recovery) resulted in the enrichment of organics and salinity in wastewater. Biomethane potential evaluation indicated that methane production increased correspondingly with the FO pre-concentration factor due to the organic retention in the feed solution. At 90% water recovery, about 10% more methane was produced when using NaOAc compared with NaCl because of the contribution of biodegradable reverse NaOAc flux. No negative impact on anaerobic digestion was observed when wastewater was pre-concentrated ten-fold (90% water recovery) for both draw solutes. Interestingly, the unit cost of methane production using NaOAc was slightly lower than NaCl due to the lower reverse solute flux of NaOAc, although NaCl is a much cheaper chemical.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/IH170100009
dc.relation.ispartof	Bioresource Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.biortech.2018.03.120	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Biotechnology	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Membranes, Artificial	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Solutions	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Purification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Osmosis	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Water	en_US
dc.title	Assessing the integration of forward osmosis and anaerobic digestion for simultaneous wastewater treatment and resource recovery	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	260	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1002 Environmental Biotechnology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	260	en_US

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© 2018 This study assessed the performance and key challenges associated with the integration of forward osmosis (FO) and anaerobic digestion for wastewater treatment and resource recovery. Using a thin film composite polyamide FO membrane, maximising the pre-concentration factor (i.e. system water recovery) resulted in the enrichment of organics and salinity in wastewater. Biomethane potential evaluation indicated that methane production increased correspondingly with the FO pre-concentration factor due to the organic retention in the feed solution. At 90% water recovery, about 10% more methane was produced when using NaOAc compared with NaCl because of the contribution of biodegradable reverse NaOAc flux. No negative impact on anaerobic digestion was observed when wastewater was pre-concentrated ten-fold (90% water recovery) for both draw solutes. Interestingly, the unit cost of methane production using NaOAc was slightly lower than NaCl due to the lower reverse solute flux of NaOAc, although NaCl is a much cheaper chemical.

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