Abstract:To determine the effects of coagulation pretreatment on the removal of antibiotics by forward osmosis the subsequent membrane treatment, PAC, FeCl3 and Al2(SO4)3 were used to conduct coagulation pretreatment. The effects of coagulation pretreatment on water flux, NaCl reverse flux, antibiotic rejection and membrane fouling during forward osmosis were investigated. The results showed that both HA residues in raw material liquor and zeta potential determined the effect of coagulation pretreatment on membrane fouling level. After coagulation pretreatment, the more residual HA led to the thicker filter cake layer, and the lower absolute value of Zeta potential resulted in the denser filter cake layer. The morphology of the filter cake layer affected the concentration polarization of the forward osmosis, and further affected operating characteristics of forward osmosis and antibiotic rejection, then determined the ease of membrane cleaning. Key words:coagulation/ forward osmosis/ ceftazidime/ membrane fouling.
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School of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, China Received Date: 2019-01-26 Accepted Date: 2019-04-24 Available Online: 2019-12-28 Keywords:coagulation/ forward osmosis/ ceftazidime/ membrane fouling Abstract:To determine the effects of coagulation pretreatment on the removal of antibiotics by forward osmosis the subsequent membrane treatment, PAC, FeCl3 and Al2(SO4)3 were used to conduct coagulation pretreatment. The effects of coagulation pretreatment on water flux, NaCl reverse flux, antibiotic rejection and membrane fouling during forward osmosis were investigated. The results showed that both HA residues in raw material liquor and zeta potential determined the effect of coagulation pretreatment on membrane fouling level. After coagulation pretreatment, the more residual HA led to the thicker filter cake layer, and the lower absolute value of Zeta potential resulted in the denser filter cake layer. The morphology of the filter cake layer affected the concentration polarization of the forward osmosis, and further affected operating characteristics of forward osmosis and antibiotic rejection, then determined the ease of membrane cleaning.