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Main Title Demineralization of carbon-treated secondary effluent by spiral-wound reverse osmosis process /
Author Chen, Ching-lin, ; Miele, Robert P.
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Miele, Robert P.,
CORP Author Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, Whittier, CA.;Municipal Environmental Research Lab., Cincinnati, OH.
Publisher Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; available through the National Technical Information Service,
Year Published 1978
Report Number EPA-600/2-78-169; DI-14-12-150
Stock Number PB-288 197
OCLC Number 04511823
Subjects Sewage--Purification--Reverse osmosis process ; Saline water conversion--Reverse osmosis process ; Membranes (Technology)
Additional Subjects Demineralizing ; Desalting ; Membranes ; Water pollution control ; Reverse osmosis ; Water reclamation ; Pilot plants ; Activated carbon ; Cleaning ; Graphs ; Stability ; Cost analysis ; Adsorption ; Performance evaluation ; Reverse osmosis desalination ; Waste water reuse ; Spiral wound membranes ; Water quality
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EHAM  TD754.C54 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 04/29/2016
EJBD  EPA 600/2-78-169 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 05/08/2014
EKBD  EPA-600/2-78-169 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 06/27/2003
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-2-78-169 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ESAD  EPA 600-2-78-169 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB-288 197 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation viii, 60 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Abstract
A 56.8 cu m/day (15,000 gallons/day) spiral-wound reverse osmosis pilot plant was operated at the Pomona Advanced Wastewater Treatment Research Facility on the carbon-treated secondary effluent. The specific objectives for this study were (a) to establish the effective membrane life for wastewater demineralization with carbon adsorption pretreatment; (b) to determine the reliability of the process performance; and (c) to derive a realistic process cost estimate. The study was first conducted on a constant feed pressure basis, and then it was run on a constant product water flux rate basis. During the first phase of the study, pH adjustment was not practiced for the weekly enzyme-detergent membrane cleaning procedures. However, this was practiced in the second phase of the study. The results from both phases of studies substantiated the fact that the membrane effective life was only about one year in demineralizing the carbon-treated secondary effluent. A cost estimate for a 37,850 cu m/day (10 MGD) reverse osmosis plant indicated that for membranes with only one-year life the process cost was about 14.9 cents/1,000 liters (57.4 cents/1,000 gallons). However, the cost could be substantially reduced to 10.7 cents/1,000 liters (41.3 cents/1,000 gallons) for membranes with two-year life. Both cost estimates did not include the costs for carbon adsorption pretreatment and brine disposal.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (page 59). Submitted by the County Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County under contract no. Contract Number: 14-12-150.