Abstract:Achieving effective control of membrane fouling was the key to giving full play to the applicability of ceramic membrane in the field of wastewater treatment and reuse. In this study, a flat sheet ceramic membrane reactor was constructed, and the operational optimization control and membrane fouling mechanism analysis of flat sheet ceramic membrane treating secondary effluent from municipal sewage treatment plant were carried out. Through a four-factor three-level orthogonal test, the optimal operating control condition of flat sheet ceramic membrane treating secondary effluent was determined as follows: peristaltic pump speed was 200 r·min?1 corresponding to the initial membrane flux of 200 L·(m2·h)?1, filtration time was 10 minutes, hydraulic backwashing time was 30 seconds, and intermittent running time was 2 minutes. Under this optimal operating condition, the flux of flat sheet ceramic membrane could maintain stable running for 16 d (384 h) over the average membrane flux of 43.08 L·(m2·h)?1. During this period, turbidity, chroma, COD and other water quality indicators of the effluent could stably meet the standard requirements of The Reuse of Urban Recycling Water — Water Quality Standard for Urban Miscellaneous Water Consumption (GB/T 18920-2002). The comparative characterization results of elements and functional groups of the raw water and the membrane fouling layer showed that aliphatics, amides, inorganic silicides and inorganic metal ions were the main pollutants that caused membrane fouling. And the resistance of the gel layer played the leading role in the fouling formation of flat sheet ceramic membrane. Key words:flat sheet ceramic membrane/ secondary effluent from municipal sewage/ orthogonal experiment/ operational optimization/ membrane fouling mechanism.
图1平板陶瓷膜实验装置示意图 Figure1.Schematic diagram of flat sheet ceramic membrane reactor
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1.School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China 2.Jinan Water Group Co, Ltd, Jinan 250012, China 3.Shandong Industry Ceramics Research and Design Institute, Zibo 255000, China Received Date: 2021-06-30 Accepted Date: 2021-09-14 Available Online: 2021-11-18 Keywords:flat sheet ceramic membrane/ secondary effluent from municipal sewage/ orthogonal experiment/ operational optimization/ membrane fouling mechanism Abstract:Achieving effective control of membrane fouling was the key to giving full play to the applicability of ceramic membrane in the field of wastewater treatment and reuse. In this study, a flat sheet ceramic membrane reactor was constructed, and the operational optimization control and membrane fouling mechanism analysis of flat sheet ceramic membrane treating secondary effluent from municipal sewage treatment plant were carried out. Through a four-factor three-level orthogonal test, the optimal operating control condition of flat sheet ceramic membrane treating secondary effluent was determined as follows: peristaltic pump speed was 200 r·min?1 corresponding to the initial membrane flux of 200 L·(m2·h)?1, filtration time was 10 minutes, hydraulic backwashing time was 30 seconds, and intermittent running time was 2 minutes. Under this optimal operating condition, the flux of flat sheet ceramic membrane could maintain stable running for 16 d (384 h) over the average membrane flux of 43.08 L·(m2·h)?1. During this period, turbidity, chroma, COD and other water quality indicators of the effluent could stably meet the standard requirements of The Reuse of Urban Recycling Water — Water Quality Standard for Urban Miscellaneous Water Consumption (GB/T 18920-2002). The comparative characterization results of elements and functional groups of the raw water and the membrane fouling layer showed that aliphatics, amides, inorganic silicides and inorganic metal ions were the main pollutants that caused membrane fouling. And the resistance of the gel layer played the leading role in the fouling formation of flat sheet ceramic membrane.