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Nanofiltration systems are generally cleaned chemically. The optimal choice of the cleaning agent is a function of membrane material and foulant in a complex manner. This study evaluated the cleaning efficiency and effects of several cleaning agents on NF255 nanofiltration membrane. The nanofiltration pilot plant was fed with conventionally-treated surface water from a water treatment plant in southern Finland. Fouled membranes were cleaned weekly with different chemicals and procedures, and the cleaning efficiencies were compared in terms of flux recoveries and foulant removals. On the basis of the cleaning chemical analysis, the fouling material consisted of biofouling, organic deposits and metal complexes. In these circumstances, alkaline cleaners with chelatants resulted in the most efficient cleaning both in terms of flux recovery and foulant removal. Alkaline cleaning modified the membrane and improved the flux substantially in comparison to the virgin state. The results demonstrate that the choice of chemical cleaning agent is critical to cleaning efficiency, both technically and economically. The same flux recovery could be reached either by a single cleaning phase or by th

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Author

Riina Liikanen; Jukka Yli-Kuivila; Risto Laukkanen

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0376-7388)

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)