Abstract
This study investigated the mitigating effect of micro-flocculation as an ultrafiltration (UF) membrane pretreatment process on membrane fouling caused by organic matter in urban micro-polluted river water. The removal characteristics of organic matter by micro-flocculation were analyzed using three-dimensional fluorescence excitation emission matrix (3D-FEEM) and liquid chromatography organic carbon detector (LC-OCD). Furthermore, the variation of floc properties such as flocculation index and fractal dimension of micro-flocs formed under different flocculant dosages and their effects on UF membrane flux were investigated. The experimental results show that micro-flocculation using ferric chloride (FeCl3) can effectively remove large molecular weight organics. The features of flocs, which are influenced by the amount of FeCl3, affect the formation of the cake layer. Micro-flocculation can control the formation of a floc cake layer with a larger size and lower fractal dimension. It is helpful to effectively delay the attenuation rate of membrane flux by reducing membrane pore blockage and forming a filter cake layer with high porosity, which is of great significance for improving membrane technology. After the FeCl3 micro-flocculation treatment, the final specific flux of the membrane increased by 57.0 %. The combination of FeCl3 micro-flocculation and UF is a superior technical and economical treatment scheme for micro-polluted river water.
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