Comparison study on the performance of two different gas-permeable membranes used in a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor

Wu, Y; Wu, Z; Chu, H; Li, J; Ngo, HH; Guo, W; Zhang, N; Zhang, H

Comparison study on the performance of two different gas-permeable membranes used in a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor

Wu, Y Wu, Z Chu, H Li, J Ngo, HH

Guo, W

Zhang, N Zhang, H

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Citation:: Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 658 pp. 1219 - 1227
Issue Date:: 2019-03-25

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dc.contributor.author	Wu, Y	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wu, Z	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chu, H	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Li, J	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	Zhang, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, H	en_US
dc.date.available	2021-04-01T18:02:24Z
dc.date.issued	2019-03-25	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 658 pp. 1219 - 1227	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0048-9697	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/132572
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Elsevier B.V. This study compared the performance of two different gas-permeable membranes, PVDF and PP membrane, in a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR). The surface characteristics and membrane pore blocking of these two membrane materials were studied utilizing AFM, SEM and CLSM. The PVDF membrane surface was more rough and hydrophilic, and possessed a better microbial affinity compared to PP. Furthermore, the MABR equipped with a PVDF membrane removed more COD (97.06 ± 0.97%) and TN (85.66 ± 0.87%) compared to the MABR with PP membrane (87.13 ± 0.87% and 71.13 ± 0.71%, respectively). As well, the PP membrane exhibited severe membrane pore blocking and had a lower oxygen transfer rate than the PVDF membrane. It is concluded that the PVDF membrane has potential as an aeration membrane material for MABRs.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science of the Total Environment	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.121	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biofilms	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Carbon	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Nitrogen	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Membranes, Artificial	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Bioreactors	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Biomass	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Porosity	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions	en_US
dc.title	Comparison study on the performance of two different gas-permeable membranes used in a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	658	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	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	658	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. This study compared the performance of two different gas-permeable membranes, PVDF and PP membrane, in a membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR). The surface characteristics and membrane pore blocking of these two membrane materials were studied utilizing AFM, SEM and CLSM. The PVDF membrane surface was more rough and hydrophilic, and possessed a better microbial affinity compared to PP. Furthermore, the MABR equipped with a PVDF membrane removed more COD (97.06 ± 0.97%) and TN (85.66 ± 0.87%) compared to the MABR with PP membrane (87.13 ± 0.87% and 71.13 ± 0.71%, respectively). As well, the PP membrane exhibited severe membrane pore blocking and had a lower oxygen transfer rate than the PVDF membrane. It is concluded that the PVDF membrane has potential as an aeration membrane material for MABRs.

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