Existing Filtration Treatment on Drinking Water Process and Concerns Issues
Mashitah Che Razali1,2, Norhaliza Abdul Wahab2, Noorhazirah Sunar2
1Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Hang Tuah Jaya, Durian Tunggal, Melaka 76100, Malaysia.
Membranes
|March 29, 2023
Summary
This review examines drinking water filtration technologies, focusing on membrane filtration and its challenges like membrane fouling. Prevention is common but uses chemicals, while automated fouling control remains under-researched.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Science
- Chemical Engineering
- Water Treatment Technology
Background:
- Access to safe drinking water is crucial for human survival.
- Various filtration technologies exist for producing high-quality drinking water.
- Membrane filtration is a key technology, but membrane fouling is a significant challenge.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review available filtration technologies for drinking water treatment.
- To focus on membrane filtration and its associated challenges, particularly membrane fouling.
- To identify parameters influencing fouling and discuss mitigation strategies.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive literature review of conventional and advanced filtration treatments.
- Specific focus on membrane filtration technologies.
- Analysis of membrane fouling parameters and control strategies (prevention, prediction, automation).
Main Results:
- Membrane fouling is a primary concern in membrane filtration.
- Prevention is the most common fouling treatment, often involving chemical agents.
- Automated control strategies for membrane fouling are under-explored in current research.
Conclusions:
- While prevention is widely used, chemical agents pose health risks.
- Prediction methods aim to mitigate fouling development.
- There is a need for more research into automated membrane fouling control strategies for integrated treatment design.
Keywords:
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