Organic Foulants Characteristics in Membrane Bioreactor

Authors

  • R. K. Aryal Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
  • S. Vigneswaran Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
  • J. Lebegue UMR Génie des Procédés Eau et Bioproduits (UMR–CIRAD 016), Université Montpellier II, CC005, Place Eugène Bataillon; 34095, Montpellier Cedex 05, France
  • H. K. Shon Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
  • J. Kandasamy Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
  • M. Heran UMR Génie des Procédés Eau et Bioproduits (UMR–CIRAD 016), Université Montpellier II, CC005, Place Eugène Bataillon; 34095, Montpellier Cedex 05, France
  • Alain Grasmick UMR Génie des Procédés Eau et Bioproduits (UMR–CIRAD 016), Université Montpellier II, CC005, Place Eugène Bataillon; 34095, Montpellier Cedex 05, France

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/amst.v5i1.46

Abstract

A laboratory scale side stream membrane bioreactor system with flat sheet membrane was operated for 5–days run at three different aeration rates (100, 200 and 300 L/h). The organic foulants deposited on the membrane surface was studied after extraction with 5% NaOH solution using three spectroscopic techniques. The IR spectra showed no distinct similarity in peaks among the three. The fluorescence spectra showed increase of soluble microbial products in foulant with decrease of aeration rate. This was supported by the size exclusion chromatography in which biopolymers concentration in fouling decreased with increasing aeration rate.

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2017-11-20

How to Cite

Aryal, R. K., Vigneswaran, S., Lebegue, J., Shon, H. K., Kandasamy, J., Heran, M., & Grasmick, A. (2017). Organic Foulants Characteristics in Membrane Bioreactor. Journal of Applied Membrane Science & Technology, 5(1). https://doi.org/10.11113/amst.v5i1.46

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Vol. 5 No. 1: June 2007

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