Impact of Magnetically Induced Vibration on the Performance of Pilot-Scale Membrane Bioreactor
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 146, Issue 3
Abstract
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been gaining acceptance as the best available technology for treating domestic and industrial wastewater. Relatively high operational costs, however, limit a broader adoption of MBRs. Air scouring, which is commonly used as a strategy to alleviate membrane fouling, suffers from inherent limitations such as low shear at the membrane surface. Vibration-based approaches offer promise as alternative or complementary methods of fouling mitigation. In this study, we evaluated magnetically induced membrane vibration (MMV) as a means of controlling membrane fouling in a pilot-scale MBR equipped with reinforced hollow-fiber membranes. Two vibration frequencies (30 and 150 Hz) were tested at a subcritical permeate flux of . Membrane vibration retarded the transmembrane pressure buildup and saved of the costs associated with chemical and energy consumption.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to express their gratitude to the financial support by TUBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) under the Project No. 113Y341. VVT was supported in part by the US National Science Foundation Partnerships for International Research and Education program under Grant No. IIA-1243433.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 146 • Issue 3 • March 2020
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Received: Jan 17, 2019
Accepted: Aug 6, 2019
Published online: Jan 3, 2020
Published in print: Mar 1, 2020
Discussion open until: Jun 3, 2020
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