CHEMICAL CLEANING OF MICROFILTRATION CERAMIC MEMBRANE FOULED BY NOM

Maisarah Mohamed Bazin; Yuzo Nakamura; Norhayati Ahmad

doi:10.11113/jt.v80.12156

Authors

Maisarah Mohamed Bazin Mechanical Engineering Section, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia France Institute, Section 14, Jalan Teras Jernang, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia
Yuzo Nakamura Department of Nanostructured and Advanced Materials, Kagoshima University, 1-21-40 Korimoto, Kagoshima, 890-0065 Japan
Norhayati Ahmad Department of Materials, Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v80.12156

Keywords:

Ceramic membrane, microfiltration, NOM, flux recovery, sintering temperature

Abstract

Microfiltration membrane made from Sayong ball clay by using uniaxial dry compaction method was used to treat natural organic matter (NOM) source water. A sintering temperature of 900 Â°C to 1000 Â°C were applied. The effect of sintering temperature on membrane porosity, strength and water flux were identified. The porosity of the membrane decreased with increasing sintering temperature and the strength and flux increased with temperature. The membrane was subjected to NOM filtration experiments. The results showed an improvement to the quality of permeate water, where there is a reduction in COD, TSS, BOD₅, turbidity, hardness and salinity; and an increased pH value. The effect of chemical cleaning on the fouled membrane also was studied. After cleaning with NaOH solution, a high flux recovery was achieved (up to 50% from the initial pure water flux). The degree of cleanliness of fouled membranes after chemical cleaning was further observed with SEM and EDX analysis.

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