Assessment of micropollutants removal efficiency by an integrated MBR-RO process for wastewater and reuse
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Keywords:
membrane bioreactor MBR, reverse osmosis RO, integrated MBR-RO, domestic wastewater, micropollutants
Abstract
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) process can produce consistently hight quality of effluent from municipal wastewater, it is not always possible to use this water directly as irrigation and process water if especially the micropollutants in water is high. Therefore, additional treatment, such as reverse osmosis (RO), should be followed to produce excellent quality water by removing micropollutants. This study focuses on the application of a combined MBR-RO process for removal of various pollutants, especially micropollutants, in urban wastewater. Three pharmaceutical micropollutants, including carbamazepine, diclofenac and ketoprofen, were selected to examine the removal capacity of the MBR and the integrated MBR-RO process. The results show that ketoprofen was easily removed by the biological treatment in the MBR (> 80%); meanwhile, the removal rate of carbamazepine could be negative (-7%), indicating that the concentration in the MBR permeate was higher than the influent concentration. The removal efficiency of diclofenac was low, at about 16%, in the MBR. However, the integrated membrane systems, MBR-RO, achieve higher removal rates of above 92% for all three micropollutants. Notably, good denitrification efficiency of the RO membrane was observed, > 86%, demonstrating that the reverse osmosis membrane might be used as tertiary treatment after a membrane bioreactor to achieve higher water quality recoveryReferences
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[13]. R. Li, H. Kadrispahic, M.K. Jorgensen, S.B. Berg, D. Thornberg, A.T. Mielczarek, K. Bester, Removal of micropollutants in a ceramic membrane bioreactor for the post-treatment of municipal wasterwater, Chemical Engineering Journal, 427 (2022) 13145.
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Received
12/09/2024
Revised
24/10/2024
Accepted
12/11/2024
Published
15/12/2024
Type
Research Article
How to Cite
Vũ Thị Thu, N., Cao Quang, K., & Christelle, G. (1734195600). Assessment of micropollutants removal efficiency by an integrated MBR-RO process for wastewater and reuse. Transport and Communications Science Journal, 75(9), 2278-2288. https://doi.org/10.47869/tcsj.75.9.4
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