In investigations concerning the photocatalytic degradation by TiO2 usually filter discs with a pore size of 0.22 μm and 0.45 μm are used for the removal of photocatalyst particles in aqueous suspensions. In this study the effective rejection of suspended particles by microfiltration in different types of membrane modules and with different membrane materials was investigated. Furthermore, Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC), which can be used to gain an increase in photocatalytic degradation rates, was investigated concerning its influence on the membrane performance. It is shown that by membrane filtration with a pore size above 0.1 μm, irrespective of the experimental conditions, no complete removal can be achieved. However, UV irradiation was found to improve the removal efficiency for all types of tested membrane materials. The addition of PAC also led to a higher performance of membrane filtration with regard to particle rejection. In long-term experiments with a hollow fibre membrane module in the presence of PAC a five-fold decrease of TiO2 particles in the permeate could be proven. Besides, it was shown that added PAC can shield the membrane regarding the abrasivity of TiO2, which could otherwise lead to the destruction of the membrane. Therewith PAC exhibits another crucial advantage besides its synergetic effect in photodegradation.
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September 01 2010
The hybrid process TiO2/PAC: performance of membrane filtration
Markus Ziegmann;
1Engler-Bunte-Institut, Lehrstuhl für Wasserchemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany E-mail: florencia.saravia@kit.edu; fritz.frimmel@kit.edu
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Florencia Saravia;
Florencia Saravia
1Engler-Bunte-Institut, Lehrstuhl für Wasserchemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany E-mail: florencia.saravia@kit.edu; fritz.frimmel@kit.edu
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Pabla A. Torres;
Pabla A. Torres
1Engler-Bunte-Institut, Lehrstuhl für Wasserchemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany E-mail: florencia.saravia@kit.edu; fritz.frimmel@kit.edu
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Fritz H. Frimmel
Fritz H. Frimmel
1Engler-Bunte-Institut, Lehrstuhl für Wasserchemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany E-mail: florencia.saravia@kit.edu; fritz.frimmel@kit.edu
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Water Sci Technol (2010) 62 (5): 1205–1212.
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Markus Ziegmann, Florencia Saravia, Pabla A. Torres, Fritz H. Frimmel; The hybrid process TiO2/PAC: performance of membrane filtration. Water Sci Technol 1 September 2010; 62 (5): 1205–1212. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2010.420
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