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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Investigation of Different Pre-Treatment Techniques and 3D Printed Turbulence Promoter to Mitigate Membrane Fouling in Dairy Wastewater Module.

Szabolcs Kertész, Aws N Al-Tayawi, Gréta Gergely, Bence Ott, Nikolett Sz Gulyás, Zoltán Jákói, Sándor Beszédes, Cecilia Hodúr, Tamás Szabó, Zsuzsanna László

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Szabolcs KertészDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, Moszkvai Krt. 9, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-9760-3008
Aws N Al-TayawiDoctoral School of Environmental Sciences, University of Szeged, Tisza Lajos Krt. 103, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-6639-2471
Gréta GergelyDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, Moszkvai Krt. 9, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0009-0001-1497-2201
Bence OttDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, Moszkvai Krt. 9, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.
Nikolett Sz GulyásDoctoral School of Environmental Sciences, University of Szeged, Tisza Lajos Krt. 103, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.
Zoltán JákóiDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, Moszkvai Krt. 9, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-1502-1029
Sándor BeszédesDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, Moszkvai Krt. 9, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0003-2301-765X
Cecilia HodúrDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, Moszkvai Krt. 9, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.
Tamás SzabóDepartment of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Szeged, Rerrich Béla Tér. 1, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0001-8182-640X
Zsuzsanna LászlóDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged, Moszkvai Krt. 9, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary.

Funding

Hungarian Academy of Sciences János Bolyai Research Scholarship (BO/00576/20/4)National Research, Development and Innovation Office NKFI-FK-142414New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the Source of the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund ÚNKP-22-5-SZTE-210
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Abstract

This study investigates the enhancement of dairy wastewater treatment using chemical and physical pre-treatments coupled with membrane separation techniques to reduce membrane fouling. Two mathematical models, namely the Hermia and resistance-in-series module, were utilized to comprehend the mechanisms of ultrafiltration (UF) membrane fouling. The predominant fouling mechanism was identified by fitting experimental data into four models. The study calculated and compared permeate flux, membrane rejection, and membrane reversible and irreversible resistance values. The gas formation was also evaluated as a post-treatment. The results showed that the pre-treatments improved UF efficiency for flux, retention, and resistance values compared to the control. Chemical pre-treatment was identified as the most effective approach to improve filtration efficiency. Physical treatments after microfiltration (MF) and UF showed better fluxes, retention, and resistance results than ultrasonic pre-treatment followed by UF. The efficacy of a three-dimensionally printed (3DP) turbulence promoter was also examined to mitigate membrane fouling. The integration of the 3DP turbulence promoter enhanced hydrodynamic conditions and increased the shear rate on the membrane surface, shortening filtration time and increasing permeate flux values. This study provides valuable insights into optimizing dairy wastewater treatment and membrane separation techniques, which can have significant implications for sustainable water resource management. The present outcomes clearly recommend the application of hybrid pre-, main- and post-treatments coupled with module-integrated turbulence promoters in dairy wastewater ultrafiltration membrane modules to increase membrane separation efficiencies.

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3DP turbulence promoterdairy wastewater treatmentmembrane fouling mitigationpre-treatmentsultrafiltration

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PMID37109952
PMCPMC10146657

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