Application of immersed-type membrane separation activated sludge process to municipal wastewater treatment

Citation
T. Murakami et al., Application of immersed-type membrane separation activated sludge process to municipal wastewater treatment, WATER SCI T, 41(10-11), 2000, pp. 295-301
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ISSN journal
02731223 → ACNP
Volume
41
Issue
10-11
Year of publication
2000
Pages
295 - 301
Database
ISI
SICI code
0273-1223(2000)41:10-11<295:AOIMSA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Pilot plant studies were carried out using actual wastewater to investigate the applicability of a membrane separation activated sludge (MSAS) process to municipal wastewater treatment. A small-scale pilot plant (8.7 m(3)/day ) with immersed flat sheet membrane was operated at the flux of 0.4 m(3)/m( 2)/day. Continuous operation for 140 days without chemical cleaning was pos sible. Average Sludge production ratio was about 0.6. No significant differ ence was observed in the dewaterability between membrane separation activat ed sludge and conventional activated sludge at the CST test. Large-scale pi lot plants (30-70 m(3)/day) with five types of membrane were also operated. In these plants nitrogen removal by nitrification and denitrification, and phosphorus removal by coagulant addition were carried out. Stable operatio n with HRT of six hours, flux of 0.4-0.8 m(3)/m(2)/day was possible. the av erage nitrogen and phosphorus removal efficiency being more than 80 and 95% , respectively.