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Chemical and physical aspects of natural organic matter (NOM) fouling of nanofiltration membranes

03 Sep 1997-Journal of Membrane Science (Elsevier)-Vol. 132, Iss: 2, pp 159-181
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of chemical and physical interactions in natural organic matter (NOM) fouling of nanofiltration membranes is systematically investigated, and it is demonstrated that the rate of fouling is controlled by an interplay between permeation drag and electrostatic double layer repulsion.
About: This article is published in Journal of Membrane Science.The article was published on 1997-09-03. It has received 1281 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Membrane fouling & Fouling.
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TL;DR: Today, the use of membrane technologies, more especially reverse osmosis (RO), either as a main step in a landfill leachate treatment chain or as single post-treatment step has shown to be an indispensable means of achieving purification.

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  • ...It was shown that most of the colloidal particles such as natural organic matter (NOM) that deposit on the membrane surface are negatively charged [185]....

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TL;DR: In this paper, a review of different fouling mechanisms in the membrane distillation process, their possible mitigation and control techniques, and characterization strategies that can be of help in understanding and minimizing the fouling problem.

764 citations


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  • ...A study showed an increasing negative charge of the membrane surface at pH 4, which was attributed to the adsorption of HA, but the membrane became less negative when the concentration of calcium in the solution was increased [165]....

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  • ...The Ca acted as a binding agent, which complexes with the negatively-charged carboxyl groups of HA, leading to the formation of bigger aggregates [165]....

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  • ...of dissociation of HA, which translates to lower availability of carboxyl groups for the divalent ions to complex with, thus lower amount of coagulate was produced [87, 165]....

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"Chemical and physical aspects of na..." refers background in this paper

  • ...These include dissolved and macromolecular organic substances, sparingly soluble inorganic compounds, colloidal and suspended particles, and microorganisms [ 2 ,9]....

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  • ...Fouling, often associated with accumulation of substances on the membrane surface or within the membrane pore structure, worsens membrane performance and ultimately shortens membrane life [ 2 ]....

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  • ...In recent years, membrane filtration has emerged as a viable treatment alternative to comply with existing and pending water quality regulations [1, 2 ]....

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10 Mar 1993
TL;DR: The authors presents aquatic chemistry in a way that is truly useful to those with diverse backgrounds in the sciences Major improvements to this edition include a complete rewrite of the first three background chapters making them user-friendly.
Abstract: Presents aquatic chemistry in a way that is truly useful to those with diverse backgrounds in the sciences Major improvements to this edition include a complete rewrite of the first three background chapters making them user-friendly There is less emphasis on mathematics and concepts are illustrated with actual examples to facilitate understanding

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  • ...This striking result can be explained by disruption of the fouling layer structure through a ligand exchange between NOM-calcium complexes and EDTA [ 45 ]....

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  • ...Unlike indifferent monovalent cations, divalent cations interact specifically with NOM and form metal-humic complexes [ 45 ]....

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  • ...A ligand exchange reaction of humic substances with synthetic chelating agents, analogous to the reaction discussed above for NOM fouling, is often observed in natural aquatic systems [ 45 ]....

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  • ...Unlike Na ÷, Ca 2+ binds specifically through complex formation with the acidic functional groups (predominantly carboxylic) of NOM (Fig. 5) [ 45 ]....

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TL;DR: A review of the field of thin film composite reverse osmosis membranes, with emphasis on the chemistry and composition of these membranes, is given in this article, with particular attention given to composite membranes that have found commercial use, whether in the present or past.

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TL;DR: The concept of critical flux is introduced in this article to identify the critical flux and the desirability of starting filtration operations at a low flux, where a flux below which a decline of flux with time does not occur.

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"Chemical and physical aspects of na..." refers background in this paper

  • ...The effectiveness of membrane processes operating below the critical flux has recently been discussed by Field et al. [ 57 ] and Howell [58]....

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