Fouling of reverse osmosis membrane: Autopsy results from a wastewater treatment facility at central park, Sydney

Park, MJ; Pathak, NB; Wang, C; Tran, VH; Han, DS; Hong, S; Phuntsho, S; Shon, HK

Fouling of reverse osmosis membrane: Autopsy results from a wastewater treatment facility at central park, Sydney

Park, MJ Pathak, NB Wang, C Tran, VH Han, DS Hong, S Phuntsho, S Shon, HK

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Citation:: Desalination, 2023, 565
Issue Date:: 2023-11-01

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dc.contributor.author	Park, MJ
dc.contributor.author	Pathak, NB
dc.contributor.author	Wang, C
dc.contributor.author	Tran, VH
dc.contributor.author	Han, DS
dc.contributor.author	Hong, S
dc.contributor.author	Phuntsho, S
dc.contributor.author	Shon, HK
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-12T00:46:15Z
dc.date.available	2024-01-12T00:46:15Z
dc.date.issued	2023-11-01
dc.identifier.citation	Desalination, 2023, 565
dc.identifier.issn	0011-9164
dc.identifier.issn	1873-4464
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174331
dc.description.abstract	Membrane fouling is an inevitable phenomenon and common issue in Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane systems used for water reclamation. Severe membrane fouling in RO system could consequently increases the operation cost as it requires frequent membrane chemical cleaning process thus consuming more chemical agents and shorten lifespan of RO membrane module. In this study, potential foulants of RO membranes that are used at Sydney's urban wastewater recycling facility which treated for domestic and commercial wastewaters, were investigated via membrane autopsy method. The three-year-old spiral wound RO membrane modules were taken from the site for membrane autopsy and to investigate major fouling factors as well as in-depth study of fouling mechanisms throughout various characterization methods. Additionally, a flux recovery rate of fouled RO membranes via the chemical cleaning was also examined using different kind of chemical cleaning agents to find a most effective chemical cleaning combination.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP210101361
dc.relation.ispartof	Desalination
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.desal.2023.116848
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	03 Chemical Sciences, 09 Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Chemical Engineering
dc.subject.classification	34 Chemical sciences
dc.subject.classification	40 Engineering
dc.title	Fouling of reverse osmosis membrane: Autopsy results from a wastewater treatment facility at central park, Sydney
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	565
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utslib.for	09 Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-12T00:46:14Z
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Membrane fouling is an inevitable phenomenon and common issue in Reverse Osmosis (RO) membrane systems used for water reclamation. Severe membrane fouling in RO system could consequently increases the operation cost as it requires frequent membrane chemical cleaning process thus consuming more chemical agents and shorten lifespan of RO membrane module. In this study, potential foulants of RO membranes that are used at Sydney's urban wastewater recycling facility which treated for domestic and commercial wastewaters, were investigated via membrane autopsy method. The three-year-old spiral wound RO membrane modules were taken from the site for membrane autopsy and to investigate major fouling factors as well as in-depth study of fouling mechanisms throughout various characterization methods. Additionally, a flux recovery rate of fouled RO membranes via the chemical cleaning was also examined using different kind of chemical cleaning agents to find a most effective chemical cleaning combination.

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