Evaluating membrane performance in recycled water treatment plants for assets replacement strategy

Petra Reeve, Rudi Regel, Isabelle Le Moigne, Ben Van Den Akker, Paul Monis, Jennifer Dreyfus, Helen Beard, Anne Brehant

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

    2 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    Membranes are an important barrier used in recycled water treatment plants for pathogen removal. Understanding performance over operational life is important to inform membrane replacement. In this study, full scale virus challenge testing was conducted on newly commissioned membranes to validate virus log removal values for accreditation. After six years of operation, the membrane integrity was repeated to ensure compliance with the state regulatory health authority and gain an understanding of the asset's condition. Membrane performance was assessed using a combination of complementary tests including membrane autopsy and chemical tolerance testing to assess individual modules and selected membrane fibres, followed by a full scale virus challenge for whole of unit assessment. The results demonstrated that the aged membrane fibres were intact and had not been affected by long-term exposure to chlorine, which provides valuable information for membrane asset replacement strategies.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2941-2948
    Number of pages8
    JournalWater Science and Technology
    Volume76
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 6 Dec 2017

    Keywords

    • Autopsy
    • Challenge testing
    • Membrane
    • Ultrafiltration

    Fingerprint

    Dive into the research topics of 'Evaluating membrane performance in recycled water treatment plants for assets replacement strategy'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

    Cite this