Reduction of membrane fouling in MBR by ZSM-5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removal

In this paper, the effect of different sludge retention times (SRTs) on membrane fouling of membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems including synthesized ZSM-5 nano-adsorbent was investigated. Three MBRs including nano-adsorbent were applied in SRTs of 10, 50 and 100 d during six months for wastewater tre...

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Main Authors: Hossein Hazrati, Zahra Sadat Sajadian, Nader Jahanbakhshi, Mohammad Rostamizadeh
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Published: Razi University 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater
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Online Access:https://arww.razi.ac.ir/article_1132_9d3e24dedb3ad4ed67b2204fbbf3356f.pdf
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author Hossein Hazrati
Zahra Sadat Sajadian
Nader Jahanbakhshi
Mohammad Rostamizadeh
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description In this paper, the effect of different sludge retention times (SRTs) on membrane fouling of membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems including synthesized ZSM-5 nano-adsorbent was investigated. Three MBRs including nano-adsorbent were applied in SRTs of 10, 50 and 100 d during six months for wastewater treatment. Soluble microbial products (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) concentration analyses were conducted on the sludge of the bioreactors. Particle size distribution (PSD), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, excitation- emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy, gel permission chromatography (GPC) were performed for determining the properties of the formed cake. Based on GPC test, at SRT of 10 d, organic compounds with varied molecular weights had the low concentration, while compounds with lower molecular weight were found more at SRTs of 50 and 100 d. FTIR and EEM analyses also revealed high concentration of protein compounds in MBR. Consequently, the membrane fouling was decreased in MBR at SRT of 10 d compared to SRTs of 50 and 100 d. In fact, transmembrane pressure (TMP) was 15, 21 and 25 kPa for SRTs of 10, 50 and 100 d, respectively. The EEM results showed that in addition to reduction of proteins by nano-adsorbent in SRTs of 10 and 50 d, the humic compounds were also reduced. The results showed the high efficiency of ZSM-5 nano-adsorbent for reducing of membrane fouling at the low SRT.
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spelling doaj.art-b338bc609d484aa9b0aff55d5d8d824f2022-12-21T17:43:44ZengRazi UniversityJournal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater2476-62832476-62832019-01-0161626610.22126/arww.2019.11321132Reduction of membrane fouling in MBR by ZSM-5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removalHossein Hazrati0Zahra Sadat Sajadian1Nader Jahanbakhshi2Mohammad Rostamizadeh3Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran. Environmental Engineering Research Center, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.Ghesha Gostar Dalahoo Company, Tehran, Iran.Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran. Environmental Engineering Research Center, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.In this paper, the effect of different sludge retention times (SRTs) on membrane fouling of membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems including synthesized ZSM-5 nano-adsorbent was investigated. Three MBRs including nano-adsorbent were applied in SRTs of 10, 50 and 100 d during six months for wastewater treatment. Soluble microbial products (SMP) and extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) concentration analyses were conducted on the sludge of the bioreactors. Particle size distribution (PSD), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, excitation- emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy, gel permission chromatography (GPC) were performed for determining the properties of the formed cake. Based on GPC test, at SRT of 10 d, organic compounds with varied molecular weights had the low concentration, while compounds with lower molecular weight were found more at SRTs of 50 and 100 d. FTIR and EEM analyses also revealed high concentration of protein compounds in MBR. Consequently, the membrane fouling was decreased in MBR at SRT of 10 d compared to SRTs of 50 and 100 d. In fact, transmembrane pressure (TMP) was 15, 21 and 25 kPa for SRTs of 10, 50 and 100 d, respectively. The EEM results showed that in addition to reduction of proteins by nano-adsorbent in SRTs of 10 and 50 d, the humic compounds were also reduced. The results showed the high efficiency of ZSM-5 nano-adsorbent for reducing of membrane fouling at the low SRT.https://arww.razi.ac.ir/article_1132_9d3e24dedb3ad4ed67b2204fbbf3356f.pdfmbrzsm-5 nano- adsorbentmembrane foulingsrtcake propertieswastewater
spellingShingle Hossein Hazrati
Zahra Sadat Sajadian
Nader Jahanbakhshi
Mohammad Rostamizadeh
Reduction of membrane fouling in MBR by ZSM-5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removal
Journal of Applied Research in Water and Wastewater
mbr
zsm-5 nano- adsorbent
membrane fouling
srt
cake properties
wastewater
title Reduction of membrane fouling in MBR by ZSM-5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removal
title_full Reduction of membrane fouling in MBR by ZSM-5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removal
title_fullStr Reduction of membrane fouling in MBR by ZSM-5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removal
title_full_unstemmed Reduction of membrane fouling in MBR by ZSM-5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removal
title_short Reduction of membrane fouling in MBR by ZSM-5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removal
title_sort reduction of membrane fouling in mbr by zsm 5 nano adsorbent in various sludge retention times for phenol removal
topic mbr
zsm-5 nano- adsorbent
membrane fouling
srt
cake properties
wastewater
url https://arww.razi.ac.ir/article_1132_9d3e24dedb3ad4ed67b2204fbbf3356f.pdf
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