Abstract
In 1986 PCI Membrane Systems installed a reverse osmosis plant to concentrate an effluent arising from the manufacture of bakers yeasty The plant was installed in Europe, and contained 810 m2 of membrane area. The membrane was a thin film composite membrane designated AFC99.
Following commissioning, and changes to the feed to the plant fouling of the membranes was experienced. A change to cellulosic membranes alleviated the fouling problems but restricted the water removal capacity of the plant.
The appearance of nanofiltration membranes gave the opportunity to both increase the capacity of the plant, and to overcome the fouling problems.
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Abbreviations
- J:
-
Flux 1.m-2 h-1
- K:
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Permeability coefficient. 1.m-2 .h-1 .bar-1
- P:
-
Applied pressure. bar
- πw:
-
Osmotic pressure at membrane wall. bar
- πp:
-
Osmotic pressure in permeate. bar
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Merry, A. (1991). A Case Study of Reverse Osmosis Applied to the Concentration of Yeast Effluent. In: Turner, M.K. (eds) Effective Industrial Membrane Processes: Benefits and Opportunities. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3682-2_2
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