Coagulation performance and membrane fouling of polyferric chloride/epichlorohydrin-dimethylamine in coagulation/ultrafiltration combined process

  • Shenglei Sun
  • , Zhonglian Yang
  • , Xin Huang
  • , Fan Bu
  • , Defang Ma
  • , Hongyu Dong
  • , Baoyu Gao*
  • , Qinyan Yue
  • , Yan Wang
  • , Qian Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Polyferric chloride (PFC) and epichlorohydrin-dimethylamine (DAM-ECH) with different PFC (as Fe3+)/DAM-ECH mass ratios (MR) and dose methods were used in the treatment of humic acid-kaolin (HA-kaolin) simulated water under different pH conditions. Coagulation performance, floc characteristics and membrane fouling of PFC/DAM-ECH in coagulation-ultrafiltration (C-UF) process were investigated in this study. Results showed that the optimum coagulation performance was achieved when PFC dose was 15mg/L with PFC/DAM-ECH MR of 2:1 under pH6.0. Opposite adding sequence (DAM-ECH/PFC) would reduce UV254 (ultraviolet adsorption at 254nm) and DOC (dissolved organic carbon) removal efficiency. Addition of DAM-ECH on the basis of PFC produced larger and stronger flocs with better regrowth ability. Proper dosage of DAM-ECH under certain coagulation condition could achieve the best coagulation performance and keep the UF membrane operating under a preferable status. Results of this study would be beneficial for application of composite coagulant PFC-DAM-ECH and DAM-ECH as coagulant aid in water treatment processes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-170
Number of pages8
JournalDesalination
Volume357
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Coagulation
  • Floc properties
  • Membrane fouling
  • PFC/DAM-ECH

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