Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems

Bucs, Szilárd; Farhat, Nadia; Kruithof, Joop C.; Picioreanu, Cristian; Loosdrecht, Mark C.M. van; Vrouwenvelder, Johannes S.

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2018.01.023

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“…Similarly, Ashhab et al [274] reported that the secreted microbial substances not only influence film formation but also increase the viscosity of the mixed liquor. Consequently, this effect resulted in a significant increase in the overall hydraulic drag force [275,276]. However, measures and techniques to avert biofouling in MBR have been investigated under different conditions by several researchers.…”

Section: Microbial Foulants As Related To Pome Treatmentmentioning

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Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Membrane Bioreactor: Novel Processes and Their Major Drawbacks

Abdulsalam

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Idris

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Over the years, different types of alternative technologies have been developed and used for palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment. Specifically, membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been employed to relegate pollutants contained in POME under different operating conditions, and the technology was found to be promising. The major challenge impeding the wider application of this technology is membrane fouling, which usually attracts high operating energy and running cost. In this regard, novel methods of mitigating membrane fouling through the treatment processes have been developed. Therefore, this review article specifically focuses on the recent treatment processes of POME using MBR, with particular emphasis on innovative processes conditions such as aerobic, anaerobic, and hybrid processing as well as their performance in relation to fouling minimization. Furthermore, the effects of sonication and thermophilic and mesophilic conditions on membrane blockage were critically reviewed. The types of foulants and fouling mechanism as influenced by different operating conditions were also analyzed censoriously.

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Section: Microbial Foulants As Related To Pome Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Membrane Bioreactor: Novel Processes and Their Major Drawbacks

Abdulsalam

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Idris

et al. 2018

Water

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“…Membranes are affected by four main types of foulants, namely: (a) inorganic/crystalline, (b) organic, colloidal, (c) microbiological or biofouling and (d) particulate [68][69][70]. Among these, biofouling is the major problem because it reduces the efficiency of the system and also contributes to high economic and environmental costs of operating by attachment and proliferation of microorganisms on the surface of membrane [71][72][73]. Therefore, many efforts have been implemented to prevent fouling problems, namely pre-treatment, cleaning-in-place, and membrane modifications [74,75].…”

Section: Membrane and Membrane Processesmentioning

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The Recent Progress in Modification of Polymeric Membranes Using Organic Macromolecules for Water Treatment

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For decades, the water deficit has been a severe global issue. A reliable supply of water is needed to ensure sustainable economic development in population growth, industrialization and urbanization. To solve this major challenge, membrane-based water treatment technology has attracted a great deal of attention to produce clean drinking water from groundwater, seawater and brackish water. The emergence of nanotechnology in membrane science has opened new frontiers in the development of advanced polymeric membranes to enhance filtration performance. Nevertheless, some obstacles such as fouling and trade-off of membrane selectivity and permeability of water have hindered the development of traditional polymeric membranes for real applications. To overcome these issues, the modification of membranes has been pursued. The use of macromolecules for membrane modification has attracted wide interests in recent years owing to their interesting chemical and structural properties. Membranes modified with macromolecules have exhibited improved anti-fouling properties due to the alteration of their physiochemical properties in terms of the membrane morphology, porosity, surface charge, wettability, and durability. This review provides a comprehensive review of the progress made in the development of macromolecule modified polymeric membranes. The role of macromolecules in polymeric membranes and the advancement of these membrane materials for water solution are presented. The challenges and future directions for this subject are highlighted.

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“…The microbial biofilm is developed by dynamic processes: (i) reversible attachment by attractive interactions between membrane surface and bacteria, (ii) irreversible attachment by specific or non-specific bacterial adhesions, (iii) micro-colony formation, (iv) biofilm maturation, and (v) dispersion [22]. It is claimed that even if 99.9% of all bacteria are eliminated by pretreatment, some bacteria will still enter the membrane system, adhering and multiplying utilizing biodegradable nutrients in the water passing the pretreatment [23,24].…”

Section: Lh Kim Et Al / Desalination and Water Treatment 126 (2018mentioning

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“…Modified spacer geometries and surfaces may be a suitable solution to control biofouling [24]. The impact of spacer design on (i) biofilm development, (ii) membrane performance, and (iii) biofouling reduction can be studied using MFSs.…”

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The membrane fouling simulator: development, application, and early-warning of biofouling in RO treatment

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Loosdrecht³

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Kruithof, Joop C.; Vrouwenvelder, Johannes S. Citation Kim LH, Nava-Ocampo, M, van Loosdrecht MCM, Kruithof JC, Vrouwenvelder JS (2018) The membrane fouling simulator: development, application, and early-warning of biofouling in RO treatment. DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT 126: 1-23. Available: http://dx. a b s t r a c tThe growing demand for fresh water has resulted in increasing use of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane systems for seawater desalination. A major operational problem of RO membrane filtration systems is biofouling -biomass growth causing an unacceptable membrane performance decline. Biofouling reduces the produced water quantity and quality and increases costs. The need for fouling remediation is mainly derived from destructive trial-and-error research with practical membrane modules. Therefore, a clear need existed for the development of a small-sized membrane fouling simulator (MFS) for systematic, low-cost studies. Since the introduction of the MFS in 2006, many articles have appeared which are evaluated in this review. The review describes (i) the location of biofouling in full-scale installations, (ii) development of MFS, (iii) characterization, reproducibility and representativeness of fouling development in the MFS, (iv) applications such as assessing the impact of anti-scalant or biocide dosage, phosphate limitation, feed spacer geometry and linear flow velocity and (v) early warning for biofouling. MFS studies have increased the understanding of biofouling and enabled improved practical membrane performance such as selection of dosed chemicals and feed spacer design. Future MFS studies are anticipated to enable the development of advanced biofouling control strategies.

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Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems

Abstract: Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems. Desalination.

Cited by 100 publications

References 96 publications

Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Membrane Bioreactor: Novel Processes and Their Major Drawbacks

Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Membrane Bioreactor: Novel Processes and Their Major Drawbacks

The Recent Progress in Modification of Polymeric Membranes Using Organic Macromolecules for Water Treatment

The membrane fouling simulator: development, application, and early-warning of biofouling in RO treatment

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