Hybrid microfiltration (MF)–ultrafiltration (UF) and hybrid coagulation–ultrafiltration membrane processes were investigated and compared for dissolved organic matter (DOM) reduction in the low turbidity raw water supply from Sri-Trang Reservoir, Thailand. The coagulation process was operated with 20 mg/L polyaluminum chloride (PACl) at pH 7. The MF used had a pore size of 0.1 μm and the UF was of immersible polysulfone hollow fiber membrane with a pore size of 0.008 μm. The hybrid coagulation–UF process could effectively reduce DOM in terms of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and UV-254 by 64% whereas the hybrid MF–UF membrane process yielded lower efficiency, 58% DOC reduction and 50% UV-254, respectively. In regards to trihalomethane formation potential (THMFP) analysis, the hybrid coagulation–UF membrane process showed slightly higher efficiency in THMFP reduction than that of the hybrid MF–UF process, 87.6 and 87.1%, respectively. The resin adsorption technique using DAX-8 was also employed to fractionate DOM in all water samples into two fractions; hydrophobic (HPO) and hydrophillic (HPI) organic matter. Significantly, HPO was the major fraction of DOM in the raw water source and it was the main precursor of THMFP.
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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua
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December 01 2011
Reduction of dissolved organic matter and trihalomethane formation potential in raw water supply reservoir by hybrid ultrafiltration process
Warintorn Banchapattanasakda;
Warintorn Banchapattanasakda
1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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Charongpun Musikavong;
Charongpun Musikavong
1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
2National Center of Excellence for Environmental and Hazardous Waste Management (EHWM), Satellite Center at Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj;
Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj
2National Center of Excellence for Environmental and Hazardous Waste Management (EHWM), Satellite Center at Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
3Faculty of Environmental Management, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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Chaisri Suksaroj
1Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
2National Center of Excellence for Environmental and Hazardous Waste Management (EHWM), Satellite Center at Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua (2011) 60 (8): 494–501.
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Received:
December 24 2010
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October 27 2011
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Warintorn Banchapattanasakda, Charongpun Musikavong, Thunwadee Tachapattaworakul Suksaroj, Chaisri Suksaroj; Reduction of dissolved organic matter and trihalomethane formation potential in raw water supply reservoir by hybrid ultrafiltration process. Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua 1 December 2011; 60 (8): 494–501. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/aqua.2011.001
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