Abstract
In this study, ozonation catalyst nano-MnO2 blended polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane was fabricated via phase inversion method and applied to membrane bioreactors (MBR), and then coupled with in-situ ozonation to study the anti-biofouling performance and reveal its mechanism. Results showed that, compared with pristine PVDF membrane (MBR_M0), 0.75 wt% and 1.00 wt% nano-MnO2 modified PVDF membrane (MBR_M0.75 and MBR_M1.00) could mitigate the membrane biofouling rate. Meanwhile MBR_M1.00 coupled with in-situ ozonation could increase the membrane cleaning cycle to 1.5 and 2.7 times, compared with MBR_M0 and MBR_M0.75 without in-situ ozonation. The possible mechanisms included that the nano-MnO2 modification coupled with in-situ ozonation directly removed the biofouling on the membrane surface, improved the hydrophilicity of the membrane surface and enhanced the chemical oxidation and biodegradation of membrane biofouling contaminants in the sludge mixture. The results of this work provide a new strategy for the control of membrane biofouling in MBR to treat industrial wastewater.
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