A new combined inorganic-organic flocculant (CIOF) as a performance enhancer for aerated submerged membrane bioreactor

Nguyen, TT; Guo, W; Ngo, HH; Vigneswaran, S

A new combined inorganic-organic flocculant (CIOF) as a performance enhancer for aerated submerged membrane bioreactor

Nguyen, TT Guo, W

Ngo, HH

Vigneswaran, S

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Separation and Purification Technology, 2010, 75 (2), pp. 204 - 209
Issue Date:: 2010-10-13

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dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, TT	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Guo, W https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-2858	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vigneswaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4322	en_US
dc.date.issued	2010-10-13	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Separation and Purification Technology, 2010, 75 (2), pp. 204 - 209	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1383-5866	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/13131
dc.description.abstract	In this study, a new combined inorganic-organic flocculant (CIOF) of FeCl3 and membrane performance enhancer (MPE50) was prepared and added to an aerated submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR). The effects of CIOF on the performance of an aerated submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR) were evaluated. The results indicated that the SMBR with CIOF addition could remove almost 100% total phosphate while eliminating over 90% ammonia (NH 4-N) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) during an 80-day of operation. The respiration tests revealed that the specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR) was stable around 1.5-2.0 mg O2/gMLVSS h. The sludge volume index (SVI) of less than 100 mL/g during the operation showed the importance of CIOF on the improvement of settling properties of the sludge. Soluble carbohydrate concentration was also well correlated with DOC of the supernatant. CIOF was successful in the reduction of fouling of membrane as the membrane was only chemically cleaned after 53 days of operation. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Separation and Purification Technology	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.seppur.2010.07.010	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Chemical Engineering	en_US
dc.title	A new combined inorganic-organic flocculant (CIOF) as a performance enhancer for aerated submerged membrane bioreactor	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	75	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0301 Analytical Chemistry	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.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	75	en_US

Abstract:

In this study, a new combined inorganic-organic flocculant (CIOF) of FeCl3 and membrane performance enhancer (MPE50) was prepared and added to an aerated submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR). The effects of CIOF on the performance of an aerated submerged membrane bioreactor (SMBR) were evaluated. The results indicated that the SMBR with CIOF addition could remove almost 100% total phosphate while eliminating over 90% ammonia (NH 4-N) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) during an 80-day of operation. The respiration tests revealed that the specific oxygen uptake rate (SOUR) was stable around 1.5-2.0 mg O2/gMLVSS h. The sludge volume index (SVI) of less than 100 mL/g during the operation showed the importance of CIOF on the improvement of settling properties of the sludge. Soluble carbohydrate concentration was also well correlated with DOC of the supernatant. CIOF was successful in the reduction of fouling of membrane as the membrane was only chemically cleaned after 53 days of operation. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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