The performance of contact flocculation-filtration as pretreatment of seawater reverse osmosis

Jeong, S; Nguyen, TV; Shon, HK; Vigneswaran, S

The performance of contact flocculation-filtration as pretreatment of seawater reverse osmosis

Jeong, S

Nguyen, TV

Shon, HK

Vigneswaran, S

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Citation:: Desalination and Water Treatment, 2012, 43 (1-3), pp. 246 - 252
Issue Date:: 2012-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Jeong, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8995-3497	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, TV https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3893-1217	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Shon, HK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-7169	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Vigneswaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8117-4322	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Desalination and Water Treatment, 2012, 43 (1-3), pp. 246 - 252	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1944-3994	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/32258
dc.description.abstract	Deep bed filtration has traditionally been used as a pretreatment in seawater desalination. The performance of contact flocculation-filtration (CFF) as pretreatment of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) was evaluated in terms of pressure drop through the filter and removal of organics and turbidity. The average turbidity, total suspended solids, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of raw seawater were 0.92 NTU, 3.6, and 1.12mg/L, respectively. The performances of CFF were experimentally evaluated with different flocculant doses (0.5-3.0mg Fe3+/L) and rapid mixing times (1.7-14.4 s). Here rapid mixing was performed in a spiral flocculation unit which consisted of a PVC tube of length 0.5m and internal diameters of 0.16 and 0.40 cm. The experimental results show that the filtration rate of 10.0m/h led to an extensive increase in both head loss (pressure drop) and turbidity as compared to those at filtration rates of 5.0 and 7.5 m/h. The head loss also significantly decreased when the flocculant dose was reduced from 3 to 0.5mg Fe3+/L. However, the organic matter (26% of DOC) removal was lower at a lower dose of ferric chloride (1.0 mg/L as Fe3+). The removal efficiency of DOC at low concentration of ferric was improved considerably through the improvement of rapid mixing. The application of CFF process also led to a significant decrease in ultrafiltermodified fouling index (UF-MFI). © 2012 Desalination Publications. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Desalination and Water Treatment	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/19443994.2012.672179	en_US
dc.title	The performance of contact flocculation-filtration as pretreatment of seawater reverse osmosis	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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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
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Abstract:

Deep bed filtration has traditionally been used as a pretreatment in seawater desalination. The performance of contact flocculation-filtration (CFF) as pretreatment of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) was evaluated in terms of pressure drop through the filter and removal of organics and turbidity. The average turbidity, total suspended solids, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) of raw seawater were 0.92 NTU, 3.6, and 1.12mg/L, respectively. The performances of CFF were experimentally evaluated with different flocculant doses (0.5-3.0mg Fe3+/L) and rapid mixing times (1.7-14.4 s). Here rapid mixing was performed in a spiral flocculation unit which consisted of a PVC tube of length 0.5m and internal diameters of 0.16 and 0.40 cm. The experimental results show that the filtration rate of 10.0m/h led to an extensive increase in both head loss (pressure drop) and turbidity as compared to those at filtration rates of 5.0 and 7.5 m/h. The head loss also significantly decreased when the flocculant dose was reduced from 3 to 0.5mg Fe3+/L. However, the organic matter (26% of DOC) removal was lower at a lower dose of ferric chloride (1.0 mg/L as Fe3+). The removal efficiency of DOC at low concentration of ferric was improved considerably through the improvement of rapid mixing. The application of CFF process also led to a significant decrease in ultrafiltermodified fouling index (UF-MFI). © 2012 Desalination Publications. All rights reserved.

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