1. Performances of RO and NF processes for wastewater reuse: Tertiary treatment after a conventional activated sludge or a membrane bioreactor
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Matthieu Jacob, Corinne Cabassud, Christelle Guigui, Gwenaelle Lavison, Laurent Moulin, Hélène Darras, Pôle d′études et de Recherches de Lacq (PERL), Pôle économique 2, TOTAL SA, Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés (LISBP), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA), Eau de Paris, Direction Recherche et Développement Qualité de l'Eau (DRDQE), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Université de Toulouse (UT), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées - Toulouse (INSA Toulouse), and Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
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General Chemical Engineering ,Ultrafiltration ,02 engineering and technology ,010501 environmental sciences ,Membrane bioreactor ,01 natural sciences ,Membrane technology ,[SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics] ,[SPI.GPROC]Engineering Sciences [physics]/Chemical and Process Engineering ,General Materials Science ,ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Water Science and Technology ,Fouling ,[SDE.IE]Environmental Sciences/Environmental Engineering ,Chemistry ,Mechanical Engineering ,Membrane fouling ,Environmental engineering ,General Chemistry ,021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology ,6. Clean water ,Activated sludge ,13. Climate action ,Sewage treatment ,Nanofiltration ,0210 nano-technology - Abstract
Wastewater reclamation requires processes and technologies having the ability to reduce the presence of micropollutants which are not wholly treated in conventional WWTP. Due to the complexity of membrane–solute interactions and the diversity of secondary treatment effluent (STE) matrices, deeper investigations are required to identify the major foulant species and more specifically their behaviour at high concentration in real waters. This study investigates the rejection and fouling potential of nanofiltration (NF) and low-pressure reverse osmosis (RO) membranes with two STEs sampled from i) a conventional activated sludge process coupled with ultrafiltration (CAS-UF) and from ii) a membrane bioreactor MBR (AquaRM ® , SAUR (France)). Whatever the origin of the effluent, RO seems to be the best solution to prevent pollution of tertiary effluents (expected result) but also to obtain low fouling levels. The different composition and molecular weight distribution of MBR and CAS-UF effluents can explain the different fouling behaviours that were observed.
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- 2010