In-line coagulation prior to ceramic microfiltration for surface water treatment — minimisation of flocculation pre-treatment

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 163-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Meyn ◽  
Johannes Altmann ◽  
TorOve Leiknes
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Surface Water Treatment ◽  
Pre Treatment

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON SURFACE WATER TREATMENT USING ALUMINIUM SULPHATE AND POLYALUMINIUM CHLORIDES AS COAGULANT REAGENTS

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 859-863 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Simina Stefan ◽  
Cristina Costache ◽  
Viorica Ruxandu ◽  
Monica Balas ◽  
Mircea Stefan
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Aluminium Sulphate ◽  
Surface Water Treatment

A rapid small scale evaluation of ultrafiltration performance for surface water treatment at Alcantarilha's water treatment works (Algarve, Portugal)

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
M. Ribau Teixeira ◽  
H. Lucas ◽  
M.J. Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Water Treatment ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Conventional Treatment ◽  
Apparent Molecular Weight ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Hydraulic Permeability ◽  
Scale Evaluation ◽  
Surface Water Treatment ◽  
Drinking Water Production ◽  
Pre Treatment

A rapid small-scale evaluation of ultrafiltration (UF) performance with and without physical–chemical pre-treatment was performed to up-grade the conventional treatment used for drinking water production in Alcantarilha's water treatment works, Algarve, Portugal. Direct UF and pre-ozonation/coagulation/flocculation/sedimentation/UF (O/C/F/S/UF) were evaluated using polysulphone membranes of different apparent molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) (15–47 kDa). The results indicated that (i) UF is an effective barrier against microorganisms, including virus larger than 80 nm; (ii) for surface waters with low to moderate SUVA values, direct UF performance is equivalent or better than the conventional treatment in terms of residual turbidity, while UV254 nm and TOC residuals require the use of O/C/F/S/UF; (iii) the permeate quality improves with the membrane apparent MWCO decrease, especially for the direct UF, although the conventional treatment performance is never reached using UF; (iv) membrane fouling and adsorption phenomena are more severe in direct UF than in O/C/F/S/UF sequence (pre-ozonation decreases the membrane foulants by decreasing their hydrophobicity) and these phenomena increase with the membrane hydraulic permeability and, particularly, with the membrane apparent MWCO.

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