Le colmatage membranaire demeure l’un des verrous majeurs des bioréacteurs à membrane (BAM). Ces travaux visent à apporter une contribution à la compréhension de la dynamique de structuration de dépôts complexes formés lors de la filtration frontale de (bio)fluides et son impact sur les performances de filtration. Pour cela, différents outils permettant la mesure in-situ des propriétés structurelles locales des dépôts ont été utilisés de manière à pouvoir relier ces propriétés aux performances globales de filtration. Les propriétés électrocinétiques des dépôts ont également été étudiées. Deux méthodes, l’une optique et l’autre acoustique, ont été utilisées pour caractériser les propriétés structurelles locales des dépôts (épaisseur, cinétique de croissance). Dans un premier temps, les épaisseurs obtenues par les méthodes optiques et acoustiques ont été comparées. Il a été montré que, dans le cas de dépôts peu poreux, les deux méthodes conduisent aux mêmes épaisseurs de dépôts. Dans le cas de dépôts plus poreux, ces deux méthodes permettent l’obtention de données complémentaires à deux niveaux de profondeur différents au sein du dépôt. L’influence des conditions opératoires sur la structuration de dépôts de particules modèles a ensuite été étudiée. Grâce à la méthode optique il a été montré que, quelles que soient les conditions opératoires, il existe une variation temporelle des propriétés du dépôt. De plus, une répartition non homogène du dépôt à la surface de la membrane peut également exister, favorisée par de faibles répulsions entre particules. Enfin, l’applicabilité des différentes méthodes au cas des biofluides issus de BAM a été évaluée. La structure de dépôts complexes constitués lors de la filtration de ces biofluides a ensuite été étudiée. La compressibilité des dépôts, mise en évidence à l’échelle globale par suivi des performances de filtration, a également été observée à l’échelle locale : l’épaisseur du dépôt décroît avec une augmentation de la PTM. De plus, à l’échelle locale, une variabilité spatiale des propriétés du dépôt a été mise en évidence. Afin de contrôler la compressibilité des dépôts l’impact de l’ajout de particules au sein du biofluide a été évalué / Membrane fouling is one of the major drawbacks of membrane bioreactors. This study is thus a contribution to the understanding of the dynamic structuring of complex deposits build-up during dead-end filtration of complex biofluids. Several tools were used to perform in-situ characterization of cake layer structural properties at local scale and to link them to global filtration performances. The electrokinetics properties of the deposit were also investigated. An optical and an acoustic method were used to measure local cake thickness and growth kinetics. The thicknesses given by the two methods were first compared. It was shown that for compact deposits the two different methods lead to the same thickness of the deposit. For more porous deposits, these two methods allow to obtain complementary data at two different depths of the deposits. The influence of operating conditions on cake layer structuring during filtration of modelled particles was evaluated. Using the optical method it was shown that, whatever the operating conditions, the cake structure is not constant in time. Furthermore, a spatial variability of the cake layer thickness might exist especially in the case of weak particle-particle repulsion. Finally, it has been investigated whether the different methods could be applied or not to the case of biofluid filtration. The structural properties of the complex deposits built up during diluted activated sludge filtration were investigated. Cake compressibility was observed at global scale by a monitoring of process performances and was also observed at local scale: cake thickness decreases as TMP increases. Furthermore, at local scale, a spatial variability of deposit structure was found. Particle addition into the biofluid was assessed in order to mitigate compressibility effects

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Kyoto University (京都大学) / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(工学) / 甲第17538号 / 工博第3697号 / 新制||工||1563(附属図書館) / 30304 / 京都大学大学院工学研究科都市環境工学専攻 / (主査)教授 田中 宏明, 教授 清水 芳久, 教授 伊藤 禎彦 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当

L'accumulation du soluté à la surface d'une membrane entraîne le phénomène de polarisation de concentration. Ceci est un problème qui affecte tous les systèmes de filtration membranaire car il a pour effet une augmentation de la pression osmotique et par conséquence une réduction substantielle du flux de perméat. Afin de comprendre ce phénomène, nous avons d'abord mené une étude analytique de la filtration tangentielle en solvant pur prenant en compte de l'influence de la pression motrice locale sur le taux de perméation. Lors de cette étude, des solutions analytiques qui augmentent en précision avec l'ordre développé ont ete dérivées. Ensuite nous avons développé une approche analytique qui couple l'hydrodynamique aux transferts de matière pour le cas d'un système de filtration qui opère sous haute pression avec un taux de récupération faible. Dans le but d'intégrer à la fois la dépendance de la pression transmembranaire locale sur le flux de perméat et l'influence de la polarisation de concentration à travers leurs effets osmotiques sur la pression effective, nous avons développé un modèle numérique qui résout l'équation de conservation du soluté couplée aux équations de Navier-Stokes en régime stationnaire dans l'approximation de Prandtl. Nous avons validé cette approche grâce aux solutions analytiques précédemment dérivées. Ensuite, nous avons testé l'influence des principaux paramètres de fonctionnement sur la performance du système et comparé nos résultats avec ceux d'autres modèles numériques. Finalement, la pertinence du modèle a été quantitativement vérifiée grâce à des données tirées des expériences bien documentées en osmose inverse. / Concentration polarization of solute at the membrane surface, because of osmotic pressure effects, is an important phenomenon that can cause substantial reductions in permeation. To understand these phenomena: we first analyze the filtration process for a pure solvent, imposing the influence of the driving pressure on permeation at the membrane. We obtain accurate analytical solutions for the flow fields. We then derive an analytical solution that coupled hydrodynamics to mass transfer for filtration systems working in a situation of High Pressure and Low Recovery. Second, we develop a numerical model that incorporates both physical aspects: the dependency of pressure on permeation and the influence of concentration polarization and their related osmotic effects in the effective pressure at the membrane. For that, the numerical approach solves the solute conservation equation coupled with the Navier-Stokes equations under the steady Prandtl approximation. The solution of the system is performed using a finite difference method of order 2. The validity of this approach is successfully demonstrated with the previous analytical solutions for hydrodynamics, as well as for the coupling with mass transfer. We then test the influence of the main operating parameters (inlet concentration, axial flow rate, operating pressure and membrane permeability) on the performance of the filtration system and compare the results with other numerical models that takes into account concentration polarization phenomenon. Finally, the validity of this model is quantitatively well-proved when using the reported data resulting from reverse osmosis experiments.

Submitted in fulfillment of the academic requirement for the degree Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017. / Provision of microbiologically safe drinking water for people living in the rural areas of developing countries remains a major challenge to date. One of the reasons is due to the inability to access potable water mainly because of poor existing water purification systems. Current measures have been put in place to address the challenges of rural water supply. Development of appropriate technologies such as decentralized water treatment supply in the form of point of use (POU) systems are been considered. In lieu of the above, an appropriate POU system known as the Remote Rural Water Treatment System (RRWTS) was developed at Durban University of Technology (DUT). The RRWTS is polyester based locally sourced Woven Fabric Microfiltration (WFMF) membrane system. The unit is made up of flat sheet modules that are assembled into a pack. It is a robust gravity driven system with the ability to remove suspended solids and colloids in the form of turbidity. The system has high flux of 35 ± 7 LMH and turbidity below 1 NTU, it has the ability to remove pathogens well above 95%. However, this does not comply with WHO and SANS drinking water standards of zero E. coli count/100 ml of treated water. In order to bring the water treated by RRWTS to a satisfactory level for drinking, it is then necessary to add a separate disinfection step like chlorination step to further remove the remaining microbial contaminants. Thus the main objective of the study was to evaluate the disinfection efficacy of two disinfectants namely waterguard and bromochlor tablet disinfectants and investigate their integration with the WFMF membrane. The study was categorised into three parts. The first part is the addition of disinfectants to unfiltered river water sources for the determination of residual chlorine and the most optimum dose that will yield effective disinfection and also evaluate the extent of E. coli removal by the disinfectants. The second stage was the filtration of four river water sources using the woven fibre membrane (WFM) to determine the efficiency of WFMF. Finally the effect of disinfection kinetics on disinfection was achieved by agitating the water after disinfection and allowing it to stand at different contact times. Performance of the RRWTS was determined by the amount of E. coli and turbidity removed during filtration using WFMF and by chemical disinfectants after filtration. The results on residual chlorine for different water sources showed that feed quality and disinfectant dose determines the quantity of residual chlorine on all the water sources. The effectiveness of chemical disinfectants in E. coli removal is affected by the quality of water to be disinfected. The study showed that turbidity plays a major role on disinfection by increasing chlorine demand on water sources with high turbidity levels. The WFMF demonstrated excellent filtration performance by producing permeates with turbidity less than 1 NTU for feed turbidities ranging from 10 to 200 NTU. The E. coli removal efficiency by WFMF was very high on all the water sources treated. There was 95-99.8% E. coli removal on raw feeds with influent E. coli ranging between 500 and 44500 CFU/100 ml. It was seen that major benefits are derived from integrating the WFMF (RRWTS) with chemical disinfection. The benefits includes; better disinfection that meets drinking water set guidelines of zero E. coli and improved quality of water. The need for disinfection kinetics in order to obtain superior disinfection was eliminated. The possibility of disinfection-by-product formation was reduced as smaller quantities of chemical disinfectants were required for complete disinfection on the filtered water. / M

The concept of reusing wastewater in buildings has recently become more important. This is due to change in climatic conditions and reduction of the yield of water resources. Greywater can broadly be defined as not extremely polluted wastewater coming from basins, showers, baths, kitchen sinks and washing machines. The concept based on the use of alternative rate sources wouldn't need same strict parameters as drinking water. Dissertation engage in collecting greywater from basins, showers and wash machines separately from the other more polluted domestic wastewater at the dorms, the laundry machines, the hotels, detached houses, the swimming pools, the office buildings and other buildings. The research showed that membrane filtration meets all needed parameters of water quality and can be used in house systems where we use cleansed white water to flush toilets, watering garden or grass areas. There is still a lack of experience and documentation for such system of operation in our country. Systems of use of greywater in selected objects are detaily solved in my dissertation directed at system proposal.

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Abstract The removal of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) from water supplies is crucial for the provision of clean, safe drinking water. Lab-scale experiments have been extensively utilized in water treatment facilities to optimize this process. The most used lab-scale method is known as jar test. However, with emerging membrane filtration, lab-scale inline coagulation has been recently utilized to mimic the inline coagulation over membrane filtration in water treatment plants (WTPs).     This study aims to compare the jar test with inline coagulation micro pilot methods from different aspects, including the NOM removal, time, and cost needed for each process. Three case studies were conducted using different water sources in Sweden: Katrineholm, Mälaren, and Mjörn.     In the experiments conducted to find the optimal NOM removal condition, the inline coagulation micro pilot method outperforms the jar test in terms of removal efficiency. In the Katrineholm case, the micro pilot method with a coagulant dosage of 4.5mg/l Al at pH 6.7 achieved removal efficiencies of 63% for fluorescent dissolved organic matter (fDOM), whereas the jar test showed 60% for fDOM but with a significantly higher coagulant dosage (7mg/l) . In the Mälaren case, the micro pilot method using a dosage of 2.5mg/l Al at pH 6.4 yielded removal efficiencies of 62% for UV254, absorbing organic matter and the jar test showed almost the same removal (64%) for UV254 but with a significantly higher coagulant dosage. Finally, in the Mjörn case, the micro pilot method with a coagulant dosage of 3.5mg/l Al at a pH of 6.6 resulted in removal efficiencies of 76% for UV254, the jar test also resulted in 76% for UV254 at the same pH level.     While the micro pilot method showed better removal efficiencies, it consumed more chemicals compared to the jar test. The micro pilot experiments required higher volumes of coagulant and additional chemical backwashing after each set of experiments. In contrast, the jar test method used lesser quantities of coagulant and chemicals due to the smaller scale of the experiments.     The findings of this study highlight the superiority of the inline coagulation micro pilot method over the jar test for optimizing NOM removal in water treatment processes. Despite the jar test being quicker and more cost-effective, it often required higher coagulant dosages to achieve comparable results. This was mainly because jar test demands heavy and large enough flocs to be removed from the water. Conversely, the micro pilot method, although more time-consuming and costly, provided more precise coagulant dosage control, resulted in higher removal efficiencies, and offered a more comprehensive understanding of the coagulation process. This is achieved by using a sensor called EXO sensor, which allows for immediate monitoring of the treatment results.

Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering, Durban University of Technology. Durban. South Africa, 2015. / Several areas in the world such as the United States of America, Sri Lanka, China, Argentina, Canada, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa and many others have a problem of high fluoride content in drinking water. Generally fluoride levels above 1.5 ppm in water may result in dental and skeletal fluorosis in humans depending on quantity consumed (Fan et al., 2003; Meenakshi, 2004). Remote rural areas where there are no water treatment facilities are more vulnerable to this problem. Adsorbents such as activated alumina and FR-10 resin seem to have a potential for successful application in rural areas. These methods however require pre-treatment if the feed has high turbidity. A membrane based system called woven fabric microfiltration gravity filter (WFMFGF) developed by Durban University of Technology proved to be suitable for turbidity removal. The main objective of this research was to develop a small water treatment system for fluoride removal. The small water treatment system developed in this study consists of WFMFGF for pre-treatment and an adsorption column. The WFMFGF is made up of a 40 L container packed with 15 immersed flat sheet membrane elements. The operation of the WFMFGF is in batch mode, driven by varying static head. The static head variation results in flow rate variation through the system. This in turn result in variation of contact time, velocity as well as pressure drop in the fluoride removal unit. Specific objectives of the study were: (1) to establish the maximum and minimum flow rates through the WFMFGF system, the total run time before cleaning is required and the best cleaning method for this particular membrane system. (2) to evaluate and compare the performance of activated alumina and FR-10 resin on varying contact time, velocity and pressure drop on the fluoride removal unit. The adsorbents were also compared on adsorption capacity, cost and ease of operation. The minimum and maximum flow rates through the WFMFGF were found to be 5 l/hr and 100 l/hr respectively. It was found that the system can be run for more than a month before requiring cleaning. The suitable cleaning method was found to be soaking the membranes in 0.0225 percent sodium hypochlorite solution overnight and brushing them using a plastic brush. The comparison of the performance of FR-10 resin to activated alumina found that the adsorbents gave equal performance based on the given criteria. FR-10 resin had higher adsorption capacity, gave good quality treated water even with shorter contact time and operated at wider velocity range. Activated alumina on the other hand had an advantage of lower costs, lower pressure drop and ease of use. According to Pontius (1990), the performance of activated alumina can be improved by intermittent operation. Point of use (POU) systems are generally operated intermittently. This improves the fluoride removal efficiency of activated alumina giving it more advantage over FR-10 resin. Based on this activated alumina was selected as the best adsorbent for the system. After the adsorbent was selected, the adsorption column was designed. The column operation regime was 3.5 minutes minimum contact time and 1.17 to 7.8 m/hr velocity range. The activated alumina adsorption capacity was 1.53mg/g. The column had an inside diameter of 70 mm. It was packed with activated alumina to a bed height of 400 mm. The column inlet and outlet pipes were made of PVC with a standard pipe size of 20 mm outside diameter. A valve at the column inlet pipe allowed water to flow through the system.

O presente trabalho avaliou o desempenho de filtros de areia biológicos no tratamento da água do mar a fim de controlar a formação de biofilmes microbianos em membranas de osmose reversa, utilizadas para o processo de dessalinização, e posteriormente em tanques de cultivo de peixes. Para isto, proteínas e carboidratos (principais componentes de biofilmes) foram quantificados em corpos de prova expostos à diferentes tratamentos. A água produzida pelos tratamentos também foi avaliada por meio da quantificação de microrganismos e teor de carbono orgânico assimilável (AOC), que está associado ao potencial de crescimento microbiano (PCM). A capacidade dos filtros em reduzir turbidez e SDI a partir da água captada no mar, também constituiu um parâmetro de avaliação. A partir dos dados obtidos foi possível verificar que os sistemas de tratamento da água do mar constituídos por filtros lentos de areia são capazes de reduzir a incidência de biofilmes em membranas de osmose reversa (reduzindo em até cerca de 80% a concentração de proteínas e 88% a de carboidratos). Porém, para que se tenha uma taxa significativa de remoção do AOC e redução do PCM, esses sistemas requerem um tempo de maturação entre 50 e 60 dias. Por outro lado, em termos de redução de turbidez e SDI, esses sistemas demonstram eficiência praticamente imediata, resultando em uma água com turbidez sempre menor que 0.3 UNT e SDI sempre menor que 4. Como forma de tratamento de água do mar para sistemas de aquicultura, os filtros lentos de areia demonstraram capacidade em reduzir a formação de biofilmes e a deposição de material particulado dentro dos tanques de cultivo, sendo esta redução mais evidente no fundo dos tanques e na observação realizada após 31 dias. O uso de filtros de areia para o tratamento da água utilizada no cultivo de peixes pode contribuir para redução da frequência de manejo e limpeza de tanques. / The present work has evaluated the performance of biological sand filters in seawater treatment in order to control microbial biofilms formation in reverse osmosis membranes used for the desalination process. The same filters were also evaluated as a seawater treatment system for aquaculture, and the performance in biofilms control inside the fish tanks was verified. To evaluate the performance in terms of biofilms control, proteins and carbohydrates (main components of biofilms) were quantified in specimens exposed to different treatments. The water produced by the treatments was also evaluated by microorganisms concentration and assimilable organic carbon content, which is associated with microbial growth potential. The performance of turbidity removal and SDI reduction from raw water was also an evaluation parameter. From the data obtained, it was observed that seawater treatment systems by of slow sand filters are able to reduce reverse osmosis membranes biofilms (up to 80% proteins concentration and 88% carbohydrate concentration). However, in order to have a significant rate of AOC removal and PCM reduction, these systems need a maturation time between 50 and 60 days. On the other hand, in terms of turbidity removal and SDI reduction, these systems demonstrate immediate efficiency, resulting in water turbidity always less than 0.3 NTU and SDI always less than 4. The slow sand filters showed efficience to reduce the biofilm formation and material deposition inside the fish tanks, this reduction was more evident at the bottom of the tanks and after 31 days. The use of sand filters as a water treatment for fish farming can contribute to reduce the number of procedures for handling and cleaning tanks.