The effect of pretreatment to ultrafiltration of biologically treated sewage effluent: A detailed effluent organic matter (EfOM) characterization

Shon, HK; Vigneswaran, S; Kim, IS; Cho, J; Ngo, HH

The effect of pretreatment to ultrafiltration of biologically treated sewage effluent: A detailed effluent organic matter (EfOM) characterization

Shon, HK

Vigneswaran, S

Kim, IS Cho, J Ngo, HH

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Citation:: Water Research, 2004, 38 (7), pp. 1933 - 1939
Issue Date:: 2004-01-01

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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.contributor.author	Kim, IS	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Cho, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.date.available	2004-01-05	en_US
dc.date.issued	2004-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Water Research, 2004, 38 (7), pp. 1933 - 1939	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0043-1354	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/3880
dc.description.abstract	Ultrafiltration alone can remove only a portion of the effluent organic matter (EfOM) from biologically treated sewage effluent (BTSE). Use of pretreatment not only improves the EfOM removal but also reduces the membrane fouling. In this research, NTR 7410 ultrafiltration membrane was employed to remove EfOM from BTSE. Different pretreatments namely FeCl3 flocculation and powder activated carbon adsorption were evaluated. The highest removal of organic matter was observed when flocculation followed by adsorption was used as pretreatment. The flocculation and adsorption removed 68.5% and 71.4% of hydrophobic organics, respectively. The molecular weight (MW) of the EfOM in BTSE ranged from 300 to about 400,000Da. After the flocculation pretreatment, the majority of large MW organic matter was removed. The pretreatment of the flocculation followed by adsorption led to very high removal of both small and large organic matter. Further, this pretreatment led to practically no filtration flux decline. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0211955
dc.relation.ispartof	Water Research	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.watres.2004.01.015	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Organic Chemicals	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Membranes, Artificial	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Filtration	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Sewage	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Purification	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Molecular Weight	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Particle Size	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Flocculation	en_US
dc.title	The effect of pretreatment to ultrafiltration of biologically treated sewage effluent: A detailed effluent organic matter (EfOM) characterization	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	7	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	38	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0799 Other Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences	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	7	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	38	en_US

Abstract:

Ultrafiltration alone can remove only a portion of the effluent organic matter (EfOM) from biologically treated sewage effluent (BTSE). Use of pretreatment not only improves the EfOM removal but also reduces the membrane fouling. In this research, NTR 7410 ultrafiltration membrane was employed to remove EfOM from BTSE. Different pretreatments namely FeCl3 flocculation and powder activated carbon adsorption were evaluated. The highest removal of organic matter was observed when flocculation followed by adsorption was used as pretreatment. The flocculation and adsorption removed 68.5% and 71.4% of hydrophobic organics, respectively. The molecular weight (MW) of the EfOM in BTSE ranged from 300 to about 400,000Da. After the flocculation pretreatment, the majority of large MW organic matter was removed. The pretreatment of the flocculation followed by adsorption led to very high removal of both small and large organic matter. Further, this pretreatment led to practically no filtration flux decline. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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