Application of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project

By analyzing and comparing the pressurized-pot microfiltration (MF) system and the ultrafiltration membrane as the pretreatment technology of the nanofiltration (NF) system through pilot testing, the research demonstrates the feasibility of combined technology of NF with pressurized-pot MF for the p...

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Autores principales: Mu Liu, Shaohua Wang, Tongchun Wang, Mengyuan Duan, Yingqiang Su, Huiming Han, Xiaofeng Lin, Zehua Li
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:23793d9a5a384f4eb6385da7160267032021-11-05T17:08:47ZApplication of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project2709-80282709-803610.2166/aqua.2021.020https://doaj.org/article/23793d9a5a384f4eb6385da7160267032021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://aqua.iwaponline.com/content/70/4/619https://doaj.org/toc/2709-8028https://doaj.org/toc/2709-8036By analyzing and comparing the pressurized-pot microfiltration (MF) system and the ultrafiltration membrane as the pretreatment technology of the nanofiltration (NF) system through pilot testing, the research demonstrates the feasibility of combined technology of NF with pressurized-pot MF for the practical application in engineering. The testing result indicates that the combined technology performs over 90% removal rate for organic substances and humus (UV254) and 70–80% removal rate for disinfection by-products including chloroform, bromoform and carbon tetrachloride. In addition, the combined technology also shows 70% minimum removal rate for pigments including chlorophyll and phycocyanobilin, 20–60% removal rate for water hardness, over 95% removal rate for sulfates which occupies the major part of bivalent salts, and 50–70% removal rate for odorous substances. Based on the pilot testing results, a new water purification process, which is sequentially combined by the conventional drinking water treatment technology, pressurized-pot MF and NF, is creatively applied in the large-scale engineering project of drinking water advanced treatment of Zhangjiagang Third Water Plant for the first time in China. The designed water-production amount of this project is 100 thousand tons per day, and the project is aimed at reforming and upgrading the drinking water treatment technology which is currently used in the Zhangjiagang Third Water Plant. The recovery rate of the NF system applied in the project is able to reach 90%, and the predicted electricity consumption of pressurized-pot MF system and NF system is, respectively, 0.003 and 0.197 kWh/ton of water. After accomplishing the project, Zhangjiagang Third Water Plant will be capable of supplying drinking water with higher quality and will simultaneously possess higher capability of replying to water contamination emergencies. HIGHLIGHTS The research described in the paper creatively compares and analyzes the performance of pressurized-pot microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) which are, respectively, regarded as the pretreatment technologies of nanofiltration (NF) through pilot testing.; The paper introduces a new water purification process combined by conventional technology, pressurized-pot MF and NF, which is creatively applied into drinking water advanced treatment for the first time in China.;Mu LiuShaohua WangTongchun WangMengyuan DuanYingqiang SuHuiming HanXiaofeng LinZehua LiIWA Publishingarticledrinking watermicropollutantsnanofiltrationpressurized-pot microfiltrationEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENAqua, Vol 70, Iss 4, Pp 619-636 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic drinking water
micropollutants
nanofiltration
pressurized-pot microfiltration
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle drinking water
micropollutants
nanofiltration
pressurized-pot microfiltration
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TD1-1066
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Mu Liu
Shaohua Wang
Tongchun Wang
Mengyuan Duan
Yingqiang Su
Huiming Han
Xiaofeng Lin
Zehua Li
Application of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project
description By analyzing and comparing the pressurized-pot microfiltration (MF) system and the ultrafiltration membrane as the pretreatment technology of the nanofiltration (NF) system through pilot testing, the research demonstrates the feasibility of combined technology of NF with pressurized-pot MF for the practical application in engineering. The testing result indicates that the combined technology performs over 90% removal rate for organic substances and humus (UV254) and 70–80% removal rate for disinfection by-products including chloroform, bromoform and carbon tetrachloride. In addition, the combined technology also shows 70% minimum removal rate for pigments including chlorophyll and phycocyanobilin, 20–60% removal rate for water hardness, over 95% removal rate for sulfates which occupies the major part of bivalent salts, and 50–70% removal rate for odorous substances. Based on the pilot testing results, a new water purification process, which is sequentially combined by the conventional drinking water treatment technology, pressurized-pot MF and NF, is creatively applied in the large-scale engineering project of drinking water advanced treatment of Zhangjiagang Third Water Plant for the first time in China. The designed water-production amount of this project is 100 thousand tons per day, and the project is aimed at reforming and upgrading the drinking water treatment technology which is currently used in the Zhangjiagang Third Water Plant. The recovery rate of the NF system applied in the project is able to reach 90%, and the predicted electricity consumption of pressurized-pot MF system and NF system is, respectively, 0.003 and 0.197 kWh/ton of water. After accomplishing the project, Zhangjiagang Third Water Plant will be capable of supplying drinking water with higher quality and will simultaneously possess higher capability of replying to water contamination emergencies. HIGHLIGHTS The research described in the paper creatively compares and analyzes the performance of pressurized-pot microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) which are, respectively, regarded as the pretreatment technologies of nanofiltration (NF) through pilot testing.; The paper introduces a new water purification process combined by conventional technology, pressurized-pot MF and NF, which is creatively applied into drinking water advanced treatment for the first time in China.;
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author Mu Liu
Shaohua Wang
Tongchun Wang
Mengyuan Duan
Yingqiang Su
Huiming Han
Xiaofeng Lin
Zehua Li
author_facet Mu Liu
Shaohua Wang
Tongchun Wang
Mengyuan Duan
Yingqiang Su
Huiming Han
Xiaofeng Lin
Zehua Li
author_sort Mu Liu
title Application of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project
title_short Application of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project
title_full Application of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project
title_fullStr Application of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project
title_full_unstemmed Application of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project
title_sort application of microfiltration–nanofiltration combined technology for drinking water advanced treatment in a large-scale engineering project
publisher IWA Publishing
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/23793d9a5a384f4eb6385da716026703
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