1. Fouling mitigation behavior of magnetic responsive nanocomposite membranes in a magnetic membrane bioreactor.
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Mehrnia, Mohammad Reza and Homayoonfal, Maryam
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NANOCOMPOSITE materials , *FOULING , *MEMBRANE reactors , *ULTRAFILTRATION , *MAGNETIC flux density - Abstract
The aim of this study is the synthesis of a magnetic nanocomposite membrane to reduce fouling in a magnetic membrane bioreactor. To this end, Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles with an approximate size of 60–70 nm were settled into the polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane matrix through blending of Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles with the dope solution. Nanocomposite membranes containing 0–0.11 wt% Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles submerged in the magnetic bioreactor system in which the MLSS was considered between 8000–16,000 g/L and the magnetic field intensity was 40–160 mT. The results showed that an increase in the concentration of nanoparticles reduced the filtration resistance as much as 48% and developed the COD removal as much as 24% and increased the flux as large as 30%. The presence of a magnetic field around the bioreactor reduced the total filtration resistance as much as 68% and increased the COD removal as much as 34% due to the production of some changes in the membrane morphology and the sludge properties. Comparing the performance of the synthesized nanocomposite membranes with a MICRODYN-NADIR commercial membrane sample showed that magnetic nanocomposite membranes possess 30% higher flux, 27% lower filtration resistance, 41% higher COD removal compared to a commercial membrane. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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