Gravity-driven submerged membrane filtration and its application for drinking water purification
HU Changxin1,, WU Ruijun1,,, MA Baiwen2, GAO Xu1, LI Liangliang1, HU Xiaoyu1, LIU Ruiping2 1.Stake Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Membrane Applications, Tianjin Motimo Membrane Technology Co. Ltd., Tianjin 300457, China 2.Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
Abstract:Many drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in China need upgrade of treatment process due to the serious pollution of source water and the requirement of meeting tighter drinking water standards. The submerged membrane filtration technology has been widely used in the upgrade of DWTPs due to the advantages of stable effluent water quality and low land use and maintenance requirement. To further minimize energy costs, this study proposes an optimization of the design of the influent and drainage systems, the chemicals dosing system, membrane filters basin, and auxiliary facilities. This strategy can achieve long-term stable performance of the membrane filtration process and avoids the use of pumps as the driving force. The demonstration engineering work demonstrates the feasibility and advantages of the gravity-driven membrane filtration. The energy costs and land use are reduced by nearly 50% and 10%, respectively. Besides, the stability of the membrane system improves and the operational requirements are simplified. This study suggests the good application prospects of the gravity-driven membrane filtration technology in practice. Key words:gravity-driven/ submerged membrane filtration/ drinking water/ process upgrade/ energy cost.
图1重力驱动浸没式超滤膜过滤工艺原理示意图 Figure1.Schematic diagram of the gravity-driven submerged ultrafiltration membrane filtration process
图4唐山某自来水厂超滤出水水质主要指标(能耗)对比 Figure4.Comparison of key indices (energy consumption) of ultrafiltration effluent water quality of a tap-water treatment plant in Tangshan
1.Stake Key Laboratory of Membrane Materials and Membrane Applications, Tianjin Motimo Membrane Technology Co. Ltd., Tianjin 300457, China 2.Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China Received Date: 2020-05-21 Accepted Date: 2020-10-10 Available Online: 2021-03-24 Keywords:gravity-driven/ submerged membrane filtration/ drinking water/ process upgrade/ energy cost Abstract:Many drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in China need upgrade of treatment process due to the serious pollution of source water and the requirement of meeting tighter drinking water standards. The submerged membrane filtration technology has been widely used in the upgrade of DWTPs due to the advantages of stable effluent water quality and low land use and maintenance requirement. To further minimize energy costs, this study proposes an optimization of the design of the influent and drainage systems, the chemicals dosing system, membrane filters basin, and auxiliary facilities. This strategy can achieve long-term stable performance of the membrane filtration process and avoids the use of pumps as the driving force. The demonstration engineering work demonstrates the feasibility and advantages of the gravity-driven membrane filtration. The energy costs and land use are reduced by nearly 50% and 10%, respectively. Besides, the stability of the membrane system improves and the operational requirements are simplified. This study suggests the good application prospects of the gravity-driven membrane filtration technology in practice.