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Fluorescence imaging for biofoulants detection and monitoring of biofouled strength in reverse osmosis membrane
Jinhee Choi,
Wooyeol Choi,
Hyunjung Kim,
Aamir Alaud-din,
Kyung Hwa Cho,
Joon Ha Kim,
Hyuk Lim,
Robert Lovitt,
In Seop Chang
Anal. Methods, Volume: 6, Issue: 4, Pages: 993 - 1000
Swansea University Author: Robert Lovitt
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DOI (Published version): 10.1039/C3AY40870A
Abstract
Biofouling is a crucial issue, and it causes seawater reverse osmosis membrane to deteriorate the performance of desalination. In this study, excitation emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) were used to monitor the strength of biofouling on the foule...
| Published in: | Anal. Methods |
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| ISSN: | 1759-9679 |
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2014
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa28947 |
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Biofouling is a crucial issue, and it causes seawater reverse osmosis membrane to deteriorate the performance of desalination. In this study, excitation emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC) were used to monitor the strength of biofouling on the fouled membrane which was obtained from real plant. Based on EEM and PARAFAC results of raw seawater, feed water, permeate, brine and fouled membrane, three components were identified as the major peaks: (1) microbial product-like materials at Ex/Em = 280/370 nm, (2) humic-like substances at Ex/Em = 330/420 nm, and (3) aromatic proteins at Ex/Em = 240/320 nm. Using the fluorescence intensity changes, the effects of replacing fouled RO membranes were found to be most significant at one of the components (Ex/Em = 270–300/350–380 nm) which could be considered the substances desorbed from fouled RO membrane. Compared to the data for salt rejection, this component monitoring of the brine EEM image is shown to be more sensitive than conductivity monitoring for predicting the biofouling strength during the desalination process. |
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Faculty of Science and Engineering |
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4 |
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993 |
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1000 |