Abstract
In the present study, three ceramic ultrafiltration (UF) membranes UF1 (20 nm), UF2 (50 nm) and UF3 (100 nm) were optimized using the Box-Behnken design (BBD) of response surface methodology (RSM) to determine the most adaptable membrane for reuse. The effectiveness of membranes was based on the retention capacity of chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand at 5 days (BOD5) and total suspended solids (TSS) as a function of transmembrane pressure (TMP), circulation velocity (CV) and volume concentration factor (VCF). In addition, the study investigated membrane fouling based on the variation in permeate flux under different operational conditions. Among the tested membranes, UF1 demonstrated superior retention efficiency compared to UF2 and UF3. Using granular activated carbon (GAC) and powdered activated carbon (PAC) with UF1 significantly improved water quality. Moreover, the combination of UF1 separately with GAC and PAC reduced amoxicillin residues by 60 % and 69 %, respectively. Furthermore, the UF1 membrane alone showed significant removal of bacterial loads, exceeding 90 % removal of total coliforms, fecal coliforms and Escherichia coli, as well as complete (100 %) elimination of helminth eggs. The treatment process ended with disinfection by sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), providing total (100 %) elimination of all remaining bacteria in the water.
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