Pretreatment and Membrane Hydrophilic Modification to Reduce Membrane Fouling
The application of low pressure membranes (microfiltration/ultrafiltration) has undergone accelerated development for drinking water production. However, the major obstacle encountered in its popularization is membrane fouling caused by natural organic matter (NOM). This paper firstly summarizes the...
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| description | The application of low pressure membranes (microfiltration/ultrafiltration) has undergone accelerated development for drinking water production. However, the major obstacle encountered in its popularization is membrane fouling caused by natural organic matter (NOM). This paper firstly summarizes the two factors causing the organic membrane fouling, including molecular weight (MW) and hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of NOM, and then presents a brief introduction of the methods which can prevent membrane fouling such as pretreatment of the feed water (e.g., coagulation, adsorption, and pre-oxidation) and membrane hydrophilic modification (e.g., plasma modification, irradiation grafting modification, surface coating modification, blend modification, etc.). Perspectives of further research are also discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3281ac06a9a046e3a4b5621aa42417482023-09-02T04:05:02ZengMDPI AGMembranes2077-03752013-09-013322624110.3390/membranes3030226Pretreatment and Membrane Hydrophilic Modification to Reduce Membrane FoulingHuaqiang ChuBingzhi DongJunxia LiuWen SunThe application of low pressure membranes (microfiltration/ultrafiltration) has undergone accelerated development for drinking water production. However, the major obstacle encountered in its popularization is membrane fouling caused by natural organic matter (NOM). This paper firstly summarizes the two factors causing the organic membrane fouling, including molecular weight (MW) and hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity of NOM, and then presents a brief introduction of the methods which can prevent membrane fouling such as pretreatment of the feed water (e.g., coagulation, adsorption, and pre-oxidation) and membrane hydrophilic modification (e.g., plasma modification, irradiation grafting modification, surface coating modification, blend modification, etc.). Perspectives of further research are also discussed.http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/3/3/226pretreatmentNOMmembrane hydrophilic modificationmembrane foulingdrinking water |
| spellingShingle | Huaqiang Chu Bingzhi Dong Junxia Liu Wen Sun Pretreatment and Membrane Hydrophilic Modification to Reduce Membrane Fouling Membranes pretreatment NOM membrane hydrophilic modification membrane fouling drinking water |
| title | Pretreatment and Membrane Hydrophilic Modification to Reduce Membrane Fouling |
| title_full | Pretreatment and Membrane Hydrophilic Modification to Reduce Membrane Fouling |
| title_fullStr | Pretreatment and Membrane Hydrophilic Modification to Reduce Membrane Fouling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pretreatment and Membrane Hydrophilic Modification to Reduce Membrane Fouling |
| title_short | Pretreatment and Membrane Hydrophilic Modification to Reduce Membrane Fouling |
| title_sort | pretreatment and membrane hydrophilic modification to reduce membrane fouling |
| topic | pretreatment NOM membrane hydrophilic modification membrane fouling drinking water |
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