期刊
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
卷 258, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.118045
关键词
Ultrafiltration; Polyethersulfone; Atomic force microscopy; Attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy; Transmembrane pressure
资金
- Nazarbayev University [110119FD4533]
Transmembrane flux measurements and tangential pH-streaming potential profiling are used to evaluate the degree of organic fouling and efficiency of chemical cleaning of ultrafiltration membranes. When implemented in parallel, these methods assist in tuning efficient cleaning protocols, reducing costs, and suspending membrane ageing.
Transmembrane flux measurements are the only practical tools used to evaluate the degree of organic fouling and the efficiency of chemical cleaning of ultrafiltration membranes in situ. Tangential pH-streaming potential profiles may become a comprehensive in situ method to analyse cleaning efficiency versus potential membrane damage. A parallel implementation of the two methods was used to assist in tuning an efficient cleaning protocol for 300 kDa polyethersulfone membranes. The membranes were fouled with a mixture of organics and cleaned with nitric acid, acetic acid, caustic soda or liquid bleach, each at concentrations of 1, 5, or 10 mg/L. A modified Kolmogorov-Smirnov test for divergence in datasets clearly indicated cleaning with 5 mg/L NaOH or NaOCl. These findings were confirmed by atomic force microscopy surface contouring and infrared spectra recording. Tangential pH-streaming potential profiling is easy in terms of operation and maintenance, inexpensive, and may be conducted in situ. Implementation of two independent tests is instrumental in the validation of the cleaning agent efficiency, optimisation of the cleaning dose and pH, and assessment of membrane fouling potential by complex organic mixtures. A combination of transmembrane flux and tangential streaming potential tests may reduce the cost of chemical cleaning and suspend membrane ageing.
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