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DESALINATION
Volume 278, Issue 1-3, Pages 126-131Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.05.012
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Membrane fouling; Soluble microbial products; The ratio of protein to polysaccharide; Membrane bioreactors; Fluorescence excitation emission matrix
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- Chinese Academy of Science [KZCX2-YW-452]
- National Nature Science Foundation of China [50708090]
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Comprehensive fouling propensity associated with the change of soluble microbial products (SMP), especially the concentration of SMP and the ratio of protein to polysaccharide (PN/PS) has been investigated in a lab-scale submerged microfiltration MBR. Results showed that the higher ratio of PN/PS induced less irreversible fouling and improved the interaction of protein and polysaccharide to form cake layer. The rejection efficiency of major components in SMP also increased with higher PN/PS ratios. Fouling mechanisms altered from combination of intermediate pore blocking and cake formation at initial stage to cake formation on the membrane surface during long-term operation. Moreover, the irreversible fouling resistance was found to be proportional to the concentration of SMP. Lower concentration of SMP and higher PN/PS ratio should be an effective strategy in releasing membrane fouling. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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