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Maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting

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Main Authors: Eliseus, Arthur, Muhammad Roil, Bilad, Dr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) 2017
Subjects:
Air bubbles
Membrane fouling
Membrane Photobioreactor
Shear-rate
Tilted module
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/50807
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spelling my.unimap-508072017-12-19T12:40:15Z Maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting Eliseus, Arthur Muhammad Roil, Bilad, Dr Air bubbles Membrane fouling Membrane Photobioreactor Shear-rate Tilted module Link to publisher’s homepage at http://www.myiem.org Harvesting microalgae using membrane is challenging due to the nature of microalgae having very high membrane fouling potential. Numerous techniques have been proposed for membrane fouling control, including optimizing operational cycles, imposing shear-rates via air bubbles and dosing chemicals for feed conditioning and membrane cleaning. As an established method, the eficacy of air bubbles for membrane fouling control can be improved by maximizing the impact of shear-rates in scouring foulant from the membrane surface. In this study, we investigate the effect of tilting angles, switching periods as well as aeration rates in a lab-scale submerged iltration system by iltering microalgae solution. Results showed that higher tilting angles improve the cleaning eficiency by offering higher lux of up to 2.7 times at an angle of 20◦ as opposed to the vertical one. It was also found that operating a one-sided panel (without switching) was about 20% better than a two-sided panel, in which the latter involved switching mode to offer aeration of both panel sides. This technique is effective in controlling fouling and can lead to energy saving for full-scale modules. 2017-12-19T12:40:15Z 2017-12-19T12:40:15Z 2017-06 Article The Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, Vol. 78(1), 2017, pages 18-21 0126-513x http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/50807 http://www.myiem.org en The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)
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topic Air bubbles
Membrane fouling
Membrane Photobioreactor
Shear-rate
Tilted module
spellingShingle Air bubbles
Membrane fouling
Membrane Photobioreactor
Shear-rate
Tilted module
Eliseus, Arthur
Muhammad Roil, Bilad, Dr
Maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting
description Link to publisher’s homepage at http://www.myiem.org
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author Eliseus, Arthur
Muhammad Roil, Bilad, Dr
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Muhammad Roil, Bilad, Dr
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title Maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting
title_short Maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting
title_full Maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting
title_fullStr Maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting
title_full_unstemmed Maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting
title_sort maximizing the impact of air bubbles for membrane fouling control in microalgae harvesting
publisher The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM)
publishDate 2017
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/50807
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