Photooxidative Pretreatment to Improve Sustainable Operation of the Microfiltration of Drinking Water

Abstract

Membrane fouling by natural organic matter (NOM) is a major factor limiting the

Effect of feedwater pre-treatment using UV/H 2 O 2 for mitigating the fouling of a ceramic MF membrane caused by soluble algal organic matter

“…The positive effect of the UV/H 2 O 2 treatment in mitigating membrane fouling caused by natural organic matter has also been reported in a study by Malek et al [17,28], who found UV-based oxidation feed pre-treatment could significantly mitigate the organic fouling of a polymeric MF membrane. They also found that the irreversible fouling was increased due to the small molecules generated from the irradiation process.…”