Manufacture of Layered-type MF Ceramic Membrane for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and its Fouling Control using Modularized Mechanical Scraper

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1 Department of Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

2 Division of Water Supply and Sewerage Research, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea

3 Materials & Membranes Co., Ltd., Gangnung-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea

4 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Abstract

In this study, a novel layered-type microfiltration (MF) ceramic membrane for advanced wastewater treatment was fabricated; composed of the support, buffer layer, and active layer. The buffer and active layers allow for the easy  formation of the active layer on the support and selective permeation of the ceramic membrane, respectively. The  average pore sizes of the support, buffer layer, and active layer were 2,677, 773.3, and 33.1 nm, respectively. The  diameters of the active layer pores were <0.1 μm. The ceramic membrane performance and mechanical scraping effects  on the membrane permeability improvement were evaluated. Mixed liquor suspended solids (MLSS) were used for the  feed of an enhanced ceramic membrane filtration system, by combining the fabricated membranes and devised scrapers.  The average flux recovery by scraping was 54% of the clean water flux; maintained by scraping despite the high turbidity  feed. The permeation concluded within 0.2 h during scrape-off. This was not recovered despite scraping because the  internal membrane pores became blocked due to the material turbidity and could not be separated at the surface of the  ceramic membrane. 

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Manufacture of Layered-type MF Ceramic Membrane for Advanced Wastewater Treatment and its Fouling Control using Modularized Mechanical Scraper

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Journal of Membrane Science and Research
Volume 8, Issue 1
Special Issue: Membranes for Development and Sustainable Future
January 2022

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  • Receive Date: 13 July 2021
  • Revise Date: 07 September 2021
  • Accept Date: 07 September 2021

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