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Publications scientifiques au M2P2
2021
N. Jacquet, S. Wurtzer, G. Darracq, Yvan Wyart, L. Moulin, et al.. Effect of concentration on virus removal for ultrafiltration membrane in drinking water production. Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 634, pp.119417. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119417⟩. ⟨hal-03514692⟩ Plus de détails...
Removal of pathogenic microorganisms as viruses during drinking water production was evaluated by ultrafiltration. Two enteric viruses (ADV 41 and CV-B5) were compared to the MS2 bacteriophage, largely used in literature and by membrane producers as enteric virus surrogate. The effect of feed concentration of viruses on the ultrafiltration efficiency has been assessed. For the three viruses, low retentions about 1 log were observed at the lowest concentrations. At higher concentrations, an increase of removal up to 3.0 log for CV-B5 and MS2 phage and 3.5 log for ADV 41 was observed. These results highlight the potential overestimation of UF efficiency during laboratory experiments realized at high concentrations, compared to low concentrations found in environmental resources used for drinking water production. Virus removals with Evian water and real groundwater were compared and groundwater achieved similar or slightly higher removals for the three viruses. Finally, impact of membrane ageing after chlorine exposure was checked. It was observed that membrane degradations, visible by a water permeability increase with exposure dose did not affect the removal of viruses at low feed concentrations.
N. Jacquet, S. Wurtzer, G. Darracq, Yvan Wyart, L. Moulin, et al.. Effect of concentration on virus removal for ultrafiltration membrane in drinking water production. Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 634, pp.119417. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119417⟩. ⟨hal-03514692⟩
N. Jacquet, S. Wurtzer, G. Darracq, Yvan Wyart, L. Moulin, et al.. Effect of concentration on virus removal for ultrafiltration membrane in drinking water production. Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 634, pp.119417. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119417⟩. ⟨hal-03597528⟩ Plus de détails...
Removal of pathogenic microorganisms as viruses during drinking water production was evaluated by ultrafiltration. Two enteric viruses (ADV 41 and CV-B5) were compared to the MS2 bacteriophage, largely used in literature and by membrane producers as enteric virus surrogate. The effect of feed concentration of viruses on the ultrafiltration efficiency has been assessed. For the three viruses, low retentions about 1 log were observed at the lowest concentrations. At higher concentrations, an increase of removal up to 3.0 log for CV-B5 and MS2 phage and 3.5 log for ADV 41 was observed. These results highlight the potential overestimation of UF efficiency during laboratory experiments realized at high concentrations, compared to low concentrations found in environmental resources used for drinking water production. Virus removals with Evian water and real groundwater were compared and groundwater achieved similar or slightly higher removals for the three viruses. Finally, impact of membrane ageing after chlorine exposure was checked. It was observed that membrane degradations, visible by a water permeability increase with exposure dose did not affect the removal of viruses at low feed concentrations.
N. Jacquet, S. Wurtzer, G. Darracq, Yvan Wyart, L. Moulin, et al.. Effect of concentration on virus removal for ultrafiltration membrane in drinking water production. Journal of Membrane Science, 2021, 634, pp.119417. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119417⟩. ⟨hal-03597528⟩
Mariam Fadel, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. An Efficient Method to Determine Membrane Molecular Weight Cut-Off Using Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles. Membranes, 2020, 10 (10), pp.271. ⟨10.3390/membranes10100271⟩. ⟨hal-02963963⟩ Plus de détails...
Membrane processes have revolutionized many industries because they are more energy and environmentally friendly than other separation techniques. This initial selection of the membrane for any application is based on its Molecular Weight Cut-Off (MWCO). However, there is a lack of a quantitative, liable, and rapid method to determine the MWCO of the membrane. In this study, a methodology to determine the MWCO, based on the retention of fluorescent silica nanoparticles (NPs), is presented. Optimized experimental conditions (Transmembrane pressure, filtration duration, suspension concentration, etc.) have been performed on different membranes MWCO. Filtrations with suspension of fluorescent NPs of different diameters 70, 100, 200 and 300 nm have been examined. The NPs sizes were selected to cover a wide range in order to study NPs diameters larger, close to, and smaller than the membrane pore size. A particle tracking analysis with a nanosight allows us to calculate the retention curves at all times. The retention rate curves were shifted over the filtration process at different times due to the fouling. The mechanism of fouling of the retained NPs explains the determined value of the MWCO. The reliability of this methodology, which presents a rapid quantitative way to determine the MWCO, is in good agreement with the value given by the manufacturer. In addition, this methodology gives access to the retention curve and makes it possible to determine the MWCO as a function of the desired retention rate.
Mariam Fadel, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. An Efficient Method to Determine Membrane Molecular Weight Cut-Off Using Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles. Membranes, 2020, 10 (10), pp.271. ⟨10.3390/membranes10100271⟩. ⟨hal-02963963⟩
Uwe Ehrenstein, Jérémie Labasse, Philippe Meliga. Numerical exploration of the pitching plate parameter space with application to thrust scaling. Applied Ocean Research, 2020, 101, pp.102278. ⟨10.1016/j.apor.2020.102278⟩. ⟨hal-03235146⟩ Plus de détails...
The thrust performance of a two-dimensional plate pitching harmonically in a uniform flow is assessed numerically using the OpenFOAM toolbox [1]. The mesh displacement vector associated with the rigid body motion is computed as the solution of a Laplace equation with variable diffusivity, using the appropriate mesh manipulation class of the toolbox. For a Reynolds number of 2000, the accuracy of the pressure and viscous stress distributions is assessed by comparison with reference data available for an equivalent fluid configuration. The efficiency and flexibility of the solver allows exploring large ranges of the pitching parameter space, that is the pitching frequency, amplitude and pivot-point location of the pitching plate. The forces induced by the pitching motion are computed for pitching amplitudes up to 15 ∘ , for Strouhal numbers varying between 0.2 and 0.5 and for different pitch pivot points. Performing a thrust scaling analysis, a classical theoretical model for the swimming of a waving plate is reliably fitted to the numerical pressure force data. The dependence of the time averaged thrust with the pitching axis is shown to be predicted accurately by a classical potential flow formula (known as Garrick's theory) for pivot points within the front quarter of the plate. The viscous drag is computed as well for the Reynolds number 2000. The time-averaged values are shown to depend on the pitching amplitude and frequency and for instance a Blasius-type scaling, sometimes used to model the viscous drag correction for oscillating two-dimensional foils in this Reynolds number range, is not reliable.
Uwe Ehrenstein, Jérémie Labasse, Philippe Meliga. Numerical exploration of the pitching plate parameter space with application to thrust scaling. Applied Ocean Research, 2020, 101, pp.102278. ⟨10.1016/j.apor.2020.102278⟩. ⟨hal-03235146⟩
Mariam Fadel, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. An Efficient Method to Determine Membrane Molecular Weight Cut-Off Using Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles. Membranes, 2020, 10 (10), pp.271. ⟨10.3390/membranes10100271⟩. ⟨hal-02963963⟩ Plus de détails...
Membrane processes have revolutionized many industries because they are more energy and environmentally friendly than other separation techniques. This initial selection of the membrane for any application is based on its Molecular Weight Cut-Off (MWCO). However, there is a lack of a quantitative, liable, and rapid method to determine the MWCO of the membrane. In this study, a methodology to determine the MWCO, based on the retention of fluorescent silica nanoparticles (NPs), is presented. Optimized experimental conditions (Transmembrane pressure, filtration duration, suspension concentration, etc.) have been performed on different membranes MWCO. Filtrations with suspension of fluorescent NPs of different diameters 70, 100, 200 and 300 nm have been examined. The NPs sizes were selected to cover a wide range in order to study NPs diameters larger, close to, and smaller than the membrane pore size. A particle tracking analysis with a nanosight allows us to calculate the retention curves at all times. The retention rate curves were shifted over the filtration process at different times due to the fouling. The mechanism of fouling of the retained NPs explains the determined value of the MWCO. The reliability of this methodology, which presents a rapid quantitative way to determine the MWCO, is in good agreement with the value given by the manufacturer. In addition, this methodology gives access to the retention curve and makes it possible to determine the MWCO as a function of the desired retention rate.
Mariam Fadel, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. An Efficient Method to Determine Membrane Molecular Weight Cut-Off Using Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles. Membranes, 2020, 10 (10), pp.271. ⟨10.3390/membranes10100271⟩. ⟨hal-02963963⟩
Julie Guilbaud, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. Economic viability of treating ballast water of ships by ultrafiltration as a function of the process position. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2018. ⟨hal-01956600⟩ Plus de détails...
Julie Guilbaud, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. Economic viability of treating ballast water of ships by ultrafiltration as a function of the process position. Journal of Marine Science and Technology, 2018. ⟨hal-01956600⟩
Yannick Manon, Yvan Wyart, Angélique Fabre, Anne Brehant, Reynald Bonnard, et al.. Development of a new method for measuring the abrasive potential of water: risk of membrane failure in water treatment plants. Water Science and Technology, 2018, 77 (12), pp.2781-2793. ⟨10.2166/wst.2018.266⟩. ⟨hal-02114559⟩ Plus de détails...
The objectives of this study were to develop an analytical method to distinguish feed water used to produce drinking water, with varying concentrations of suspended solids, in terms of abrasiveness and to define an index that can assess the abrasive potential of the feed water coming in contact with a polymeric membrane. For such process configurations, membrane abrasion has been identified as one of the most recurring and major concerns in operation because the polymeric materials used in treatment plants are relatively sensitive to abrasion. Five different types of apparatus were benchmarked and were evaluated on their ability to be adapted to particles commonly found in most drinking water treatment plants at low concentrations. After comparing 10 criteria, the MCR302 with a tribological cell of Anton Paar was identified as the most relevant device. For the selected tool (MCR302), a statistical approach was used to provide a safe and robust ranking of the abrasive potential of the different types of water. An analysis of variance allowed the origin of the result variability to be explained. The newly developed methodology enables quantification of the abrasive potential of natural waters used for membrane filtration with a relevance of ranking higher than 90%.
Yannick Manon, Yvan Wyart, Angélique Fabre, Anne Brehant, Reynald Bonnard, et al.. Development of a new method for measuring the abrasive potential of water: risk of membrane failure in water treatment plants. Water Science and Technology, 2018, 77 (12), pp.2781-2793. ⟨10.2166/wst.2018.266⟩. ⟨hal-02114559⟩
Philippe Meliga, Edouard Boujo, Marcello Meldi, François Gallaire. Revisiting the drag reduction problem using adjoint-based distributed forcing of laminar and turbulent flows over a circular cylinder. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 2018, 72, pp.123-134. ⟨10.1016/j.euromechflu.2018.03.009⟩. ⟨hal-02114650⟩ Plus de détails...
This study assesses the ability of a sensitivity-based, span-wise homogeneous control velocity distributed at the surface of a circular cylinder to cut down the cost of reducing drag by more classical techniques, e.g., base bleed and lateral suction. At Reynolds number Re = 100, achieving the linear optimal reduction requires a time-dependent control velocity, set at each time instant against the sensitivity of the instantaneous drag. This approach however fails against even small control amplitudes because the system does not have time to adjust to the rapid change in the value of the wall velocity, and drag essentially increases. An efficient (albeit linearly suboptimal) reduction is however achieved using a steady control velocity set against the time averaged sensitivity. By doing so, drag decreases monotonically with the control momentum coefficient, and the sensitivity-based design exhibits a significant advantage over base bleed and lateral suction, that both reduce drag to a far lesser extent. Similar results are reported using various levels of modeling to compute approximations to the exact, time averaged sensitivity. The mean flow approach, that requires knowledge of the sole time averaged cylinder flow, yields especially promising results given the marginal computational effort. This approach is thus extended to the turbulent case at Re = 3900, where it achieves similar efficiency in the frame of both 2-D and 3-D RANS modeling. The study concludes with a discussion about the feasibility to extend the scope to span-wise periodic forcing velocities, following the line of thought of Kim & Choi [Phys. Fluids 17, 033103 (2005)].
Philippe Meliga, Edouard Boujo, Marcello Meldi, François Gallaire. Revisiting the drag reduction problem using adjoint-based distributed forcing of laminar and turbulent flows over a circular cylinder. European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids, 2018, 72, pp.123-134. ⟨10.1016/j.euromechflu.2018.03.009⟩. ⟨hal-02114650⟩
Morgane Le Hir, Yvan Wyart, Gaëlle Georges, Laure Siozade Lamoine, Patrick Sauvade, et al.. Effect of salinity and nanoparticle polydispersity on UF membrane retention fouling. Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 563, pp.405-418. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2018.05.077⟩. ⟨hal-02114445⟩ Plus de détails...
In this study, the retention potential and the fouling of ultrafiltration (UF) multichannel hollow fiber membrane regarding nanoparticles (NPs) have been assessed. Filtration experiments of fluorescent 10 nm and 1.5 nm NPs (respectively NP-10 and NP-1.5) suspensions filtered individually were carried out under different transmembrane pressures. A complexification of the feed suspension through the mix of NPs sizes and/or the salinity adding have been investigated. The retention rate (RR), the fouling location and the membrane productivity have been analyzed and compared in each case to determine the influence of salinity and polydispersity of the feed suspensions on NP retention. Results show that RR of NP-10 stays constant when NPs are filtered in ideal suspension (NP-10/ultrapure water), or when they are filtered with NP-1.5 and/or with 50 mmol L-1 of NaCl and reaches at least 99%. However, RR of NP-1.5 is modified by the presence of NP-10 and/or 50 mmol L-1 of NaCl. This retention rate is considerably decreased by the complexification of suspensions tested. Estimation of NPs quantity blocked at the membrane at the end of the filtration by mass balance showed no significative variation for NP-1.5 (relative to the RR obtained) while a larger quantity of NP-10 remained blocked at the membrane with the adding of NP-1.5 and/or salts in feed suspension. Location of NPs by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM) at the end of the filtration showed that filtered individually, NP-10 are blocked in membrane skin and on membrane surface while NP-1.5 are blocked in the entire membrane material. Filtered simultaneously, the location of these two sizes of NPs is not modified but NP-1.5 seems to form clusters in the membrane material and the participation of NP-10 and NP-1.5 to the deposit formed on the membrane surface is increased. The adding of salinity leads to the same observations than the filtration of both sizes mixed.
Morgane Le Hir, Yvan Wyart, Gaëlle Georges, Laure Siozade Lamoine, Patrick Sauvade, et al.. Effect of salinity and nanoparticle polydispersity on UF membrane retention fouling. Journal of Membrane Science, 2018, 563, pp.405-418. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2018.05.077⟩. ⟨hal-02114445⟩
Morgane Le Hir, Yvan Wyart, Gaelle Georges, Laure Siozade, Philippe Moulin. Nanoparticles Retention Potential of Multichannel Hollow Fiber Drinking Water Production Membrane. Journal of Membrane Science and Research, 2018, 4 (2), pp.74-84. ⟨10.22079/JMSR.2017.69079.1150⟩. ⟨hal-01789032⟩ Plus de détails...
This study aims to investigate the potential of nanoparticle retention of ultrafi ltration (UF) multichannel hollow fiber membrane. Filtration experiments of fl uorescent silica nanoparticles (NPs) (10 and 100 nm) and CdTe quantum dots (1.5 nm) suspensions were carried out under diff erent operating conditions to analyze the retention rate (RT), the fouling zone and the membrane productivity. Fouling mechanism occurring during the experiment has been correlated with the distribution profi les of NPs obtained during the membrane autopsy after fi ltration by Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM). Results show that large NPs are totally retained on the membrane surface. Medium NPs pass through the membrane at the beginning of the fi ltration and are gradually stopped in the membrane skin before forming a deposit on the membrane surface. The retention rate of small NPs also increases over time and an in-depth fouling of the membrane (skin + support) has been identifi ed. Mass balance and determination of NPs surface deposit thickness, in the case of a filtration cake, determined by CLSM and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) allowed the estimation of NPs amount trapped in the membrane structure (skin or support) and have been compared to the fouling resistance observed during the filtration run. The CLSM analysis of the membrane on its section presents, in that study, a signifi cant interest because of the high accuracy of the measures: 538.16 nm compared to the 5000 nm reported in a previous study.
Morgane Le Hir, Yvan Wyart, Gaelle Georges, Laure Siozade, Philippe Moulin. Nanoparticles Retention Potential of Multichannel Hollow Fiber Drinking Water Production Membrane. Journal of Membrane Science and Research, 2018, 4 (2), pp.74-84. ⟨10.22079/JMSR.2017.69079.1150⟩. ⟨hal-01789032⟩
Julie Guilbaud, Yvan Wyart, Klaas Kaag, Philippe Moulin. Comparison of seawater and freshwater ultrafiltration on semi-industrial scale: ballast water treatment application. Journal of Membrane Science and Research, In press. ⟨hal-01789024⟩ Plus de détails...
Non-native aquatic species can be introduced in new areas through emptying of the ballast tanks, with a high impact on health, economy and environment. This is considered by the International Maritime Organization (IMO): (i) in 2004, the IMO adopted the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (BMW Convention) in order to diminish the risk of introducing harmful and/or potentially invasive species through ballast water. (ii) the BWM Convention entered into force on 8 September 2017 and could opens a new market for ballast water treatment. The aim for industry is to operate with an acceptable fouling rate between cleaning steps. Indeed, if fouling rates are low, clean in place will be infrequent. The aim of this work is to develop a sustainable ultrafiltration system designed for ballast water treatment and the first step is to have a better understanding of membrane fouling in relation to intake water variations. The major contribution and novelty of this study is successful ballast water treatment using an ultrafiltration process at industrial scale a high technological readiness level in order to show the applicability of the ultrafiltration processes for the ballast water treatment. In this study operating conditions were determined for seawater and freshwater conditions.
Julie Guilbaud, Yvan Wyart, Klaas Kaag, Philippe Moulin. Comparison of seawater and freshwater ultrafiltration on semi-industrial scale: ballast water treatment application. Journal of Membrane Science and Research, In press. ⟨hal-01789024⟩
Philippe Moulin, Alexandre Favard, Marc Bendahan, Yan Xueru, Stéphane Anguille, et al.. Ionic liquids filter for humidity effect reduction on metal oxide gas sensor response. Sensors & Transducers., 2018. ⟨hal-01888014⟩ Plus de détails...
Philippe Moulin, Alexandre Favard, Marc Bendahan, Yan Xueru, Stéphane Anguille, et al.. Ionic liquids filter for humidity effect reduction on metal oxide gas sensor response. Sensors & Transducers., 2018. ⟨hal-01888014⟩
Philippe Moulin, Nicolas Combernoux, Luc Schrive, V. Labed, Y. Wyart, et al.. Treatment of Radioactive Liquid Effluents By Reverse Osmosis Membranes: From Lab-Scale to Pilot-Scale. Water Research, 2017, 123, pp.311-320. ⟨hal-01889583⟩ Plus de détails...
The recent use of the reverse osmosis (RO) process at the damaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant generated a growing interest in the application of this process for decontamination purposes. This study focused on the development of a robust RO process for decontamination of two kinds of liquid effluents: a contaminated groundwater after a nuclear disaster and a contaminated seawater during a nuclear accident. The SW30 HR membrane was selected among other in this study due to higher retentions (96% for Cs and 98% for Sr) in a true groundwater. Significant fouling and scaling phenomenon, attributed to calcium and strontium precipitation, were evidenced in this work: this underscored the importance of the lab scale experiment in the process. Validation of the separation performances on trace radionuclides concentration was performed with similar retention around 96% between surrogates Cs (inactive) and 137Cs (radioactive). The scale up to a 2.6 m2 spiral wound membrane led to equivalent retentions (around 96% for Cs and 99% for Sr) but lower flux values: this underlined that the hydrodynamic parameters (flowrate/cross-flow velocity) should be optimized. This methodology was also applied on the reconstituted seawater effluent: retentions were slightly lower than for the groundwater and the same hydrodynamic effects were observed on the pilot scale. Then, ageing of the membrane through irradiation experiments were performed. Results showed that the membrane active layer composition influenced the membrane resistance towards γ irradiation: the SW30 HR membrane performances (retention and permeability) were better than the Osmonics SE at 1 MGy. Finally, to supplement the scale up approach, the irradiation of a spiral wound membrane revealed a limited effect on the permeability and retention. This indicated that irradiation conditions need to be controlled for a further development of the process.
Philippe Moulin, Nicolas Combernoux, Luc Schrive, V. Labed, Y. Wyart, et al.. Treatment of Radioactive Liquid Effluents By Reverse Osmosis Membranes: From Lab-Scale to Pilot-Scale. Water Research, 2017, 123, pp.311-320. ⟨hal-01889583⟩
Nicolas Combernoux, L. Schrive, V. Labed, Yvan Wyart, Emilie Carretier, et al.. Treatment of radioactive liquid effluents by reverse osmosis membranes: From lab-scale to pilot-scale. Water today, 2017, 123, pp.311-320. ⟨10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.062⟩. ⟨hal-01656412⟩ Plus de détails...
The recent use of the reverse osmosis (RO) process at the damaged Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant generated a growing interest in the application of this process for decontamination purposes. This study focused on the development of a robust RO process for decontamination of two kinds of liquid effluents: a contaminated groundwater after a nuclear disaster and a contaminated seawater during a nuclear accident. The SW30 HR membrane was selected among other in this study due to higher retentions (96% for Cs and 98% for Sr) in a true groundwater. Significant fouling and scaling phenomenon, attributed to calcium and strontium precipitation, were evidenced in this work: this underscored the importance of the lab scale experiment in the process. Validation of the separation performances on trace radionuclides concentration was performed with similar retention around 96% between surrogates Cs (inactive) and 137Cs (radioactive). The scale up to a 2.6 m2 spiral wound membrane led to equivalent retentions (around 96% for Cs and 99% for Sr) but lower flux values: this underlined that the hydrodynamic parameters (flowrate/cross-flow velocity) should be optimized. This methodology was also applied on the reconstituted seawater effluent: retentions were slightly lower than for the groundwater and the same hydrodynamic effects were observed on the pilot scale. Then, ageing of the membrane through irradiation experiments were performed. Results showed that the membrane active layer composition influenced the membrane resistance towards γ irradiation: the SW30 HR membrane performances (retention and permeability) were better than the Osmonics SE at 1 MGy. Finally, to supplement the scale up approach, the irradiation of a spiral wound membrane revealed a limited effect on the permeability and retention. This indicated that irradiation conditions need to be controlled for a further development of the process.
Nicolas Combernoux, L. Schrive, V. Labed, Yvan Wyart, Emilie Carretier, et al.. Treatment of radioactive liquid effluents by reverse osmosis membranes: From lab-scale to pilot-scale. Water today, 2017, 123, pp.311-320. ⟨10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.062⟩. ⟨hal-01656412⟩
Nicolas Combernoux, Luc Schrive, Véronique Labed, Yvan Wyart, Emilie Carretier, et al.. Irradiation effects on RO membranes: Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2016, 134, pp.126-135. ⟨10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2016.09.034⟩. ⟨hal-01461790⟩ Plus de détails...
In this study, the investigation of the degradation of polyamide composite reverse osmosis membrane under gamma irradiation was carried out in aerobic and anaerobic conditions. A gamma Co-60 source was used to reach irradiation doses ranging from 0.1 to 1 MGy, with a constant dose rate of 0.5 kGy h(-1). The RO membranes degradation was assessed using XPS and ATR-FTIR for the chemical modification of the membrane active layer. Ion chromatography, pH measurement and gas chromatography were also used to identify and quantify the species release in aqueous and gaseous phases. Results showed a difference in the degradation of the membrane active layer and support layer between aerobic and anaerobic conditions. The different analysis performed suggested that the breakage of amide bonds was significantly higher in aerobic conditions rather than in anaerobic. This observation was confirmed by the measurement of an increasing amount of release species in aqueous and gaseous phase in aerobic conditions. Ester bonds scissions were highlighted as soon as the dose reached the value of 0.1 MGy in both conditions indicating an important sensitivity of the PVA-type coating of the RO membrane towards irradiation. Nevertheless, investigation of the top 10 nm surface of the active layer composition by XPS showed that the scissions of amide and ester bonds were similar in both conditions. Finally, all these results underlined a difference in the degradation mechanisms of the RO membranes: in anaerobic conditions, the degradation was limited to the top surface of the membrane and reductive species were involved in the degradation reactions. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Nicolas Combernoux, Luc Schrive, Véronique Labed, Yvan Wyart, Emilie Carretier, et al.. Irradiation effects on RO membranes: Comparison of aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2016, 134, pp.126-135. ⟨10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2016.09.034⟩. ⟨hal-01461790⟩
Nicolas Combernoux, Véronique Labed, Luc Schrive, Yvan Wyart, Emilie Carretier, et al.. Effect of gamma irradiation at intermediate doses on the performance of reverse osmosis membranes. International Journal for Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2015, ⟨10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.11.017⟩. ⟨hal-01294902⟩ Plus de détails...
The goal of this study is to explain the degradation of Polyamide (PA) composite reverse osmosis membrane (RO) in function of the irradiation dose. Irradiations were performed with a gamma 60Co source in wet conditions and under oxygen atmosphere. For different doses of 0.2 and 0.5 MGy with a constant dose rate of 0.5 kGy h−1, RO membranes performances (NaCl retention, permeability) were studied before and after irradiation. ATR-FTIR, ion chromatography and gas chromatography were used to characterize structural modification. Results showed that the permeability of RO membranes irradiated at 0.2 MGy exhibited a small decrease, related to scissions of the PVA coating. However, retention did not change at this dose. At 0.5 MGy, permeability showed a large increase of a factor around 2 and retention began to decrease from 99% to 95%. Chromatography measurements revealed a strong link between permselectivity properties variation, ion leakage and oxygen consumption. Add to ATR-FTIR observations, these results emphasized that the cleavages of amide and ester bonds were observed at 0.5 MGy, more precisely the loss of hydrogen bonds between polyamide chains. By different analysis, modifications of the polysulfone layer occur until a dose of 0.2 MGy.
Nicolas Combernoux, Véronique Labed, Luc Schrive, Yvan Wyart, Emilie Carretier, et al.. Effect of gamma irradiation at intermediate doses on the performance of reverse osmosis membranes. International Journal for Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2015, ⟨10.1016/j.radphyschem.2015.11.017⟩. ⟨hal-01294902⟩
Journal: International Journal for Radiation Physics and Chemistry
Nicolas Combernoux, Luc Schrive, Véronique Labed, Yvan Wyart, Emilie Carretier, et al.. Study of polyamide composite reverse osmosis membrane degradation in water under gamma rays. Journal of Membrane Science, 2015, 480 (2), pp.64-73. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2015.01.019⟩. ⟨hal-01295140⟩ Plus de détails...
This study aims to investigate the impact of irradiation on the behavior of Polyamide (PA) composite reverse osmosis (RO) membranes. Irradiations were performed for two doses (0.1 and 1 MGy) in wet conditions under an oxygen atmosphere, with a gamma 60Co source. Irradiation effect on RO membranes performances (NaCl rejection, permeability) was studied before and after irradiation. ATR-FTIR, XPS, AFM, FESEM microscopy, ion chromatography were also used to characterize structural modifications. Results show that NaCl rejection of RO membranes irradiated at 1 MGy decreased until 64% and permeability increased by a factor of three. Nevertheless, membranes irradiated at 0.1 MGy did not exhibit any change in theirs permselectivity properties. Advanced analysis techniques confirmed that the firsts effects of gamma rays on RO membranes occurred between 0.1 and 1 MGy. Results emphasize that gamma rays effects on the RO membranes led to the breaking of amide and ester bonds at 1 MGy. These breakings resulted in loss of hydrogen bonds between polyamide chains, and consequently to a relaxation of the polyamide network. Finally, modifications of the polysulfone layer underneath were highlighted. Both relaxation of the polyamide network and modifications of the polysulfone layer could be involved in the drop of the permselectivity properties.
Nicolas Combernoux, Luc Schrive, Véronique Labed, Yvan Wyart, Emilie Carretier, et al.. Study of polyamide composite reverse osmosis membrane degradation in water under gamma rays. Journal of Membrane Science, 2015, 480 (2), pp.64-73. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2015.01.019⟩. ⟨hal-01295140⟩
N. Wu, Yvan Wyart, Jérôme Rose, B Angeletti, Philippe Moulin. Size fractionation of elements and nanoparticles in natural water by both dead-end and tangential flow filtration. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2015, 57 (18), pp.8194-8203. ⟨10.1080/19443994.2015.1019371⟩. ⟨hal-01294903⟩ Plus de détails...
The influence of membrane filtration modes on the estimation of size distribution for natural elements in water was investigated. The stepwise membrane filtration is used to distinguish different size fractions including large particulate (>18 μm), particulate (0.2–18 μm), colloidal/nanoparticle (10 kDa–0.2 μm), and truly dissolved fractions (<10 kDa) in river water samples and wastewater treatment plants effluents. Dead-end and tangential flow filtrations were compared during fractionation process. For most elements, concentrations in different size fractions obtained by two filtration modes were generally similar. The obvious difference was only found in acid fractions for some elements, which might be related to the cake grown at membrane surfaces between two filtration modes. In case of elemental partitioning, the influence of filtration modes was normally negligible, when the membranes used and operational factors were exactly the same.
N. Wu, Yvan Wyart, Jérôme Rose, B Angeletti, Philippe Moulin. Size fractionation of elements and nanoparticles in natural water by both dead-end and tangential flow filtration. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2015, 57 (18), pp.8194-8203. ⟨10.1080/19443994.2015.1019371⟩. ⟨hal-01294903⟩
N. Wu, Yvan Wyart, Jérôme Rose, B Angeletti, Philippe Moulin. Application of membrane processes in fractionation of elements in river water. Water Science and Technology, 2015, 72 (12), pp.2277-90. ⟨10.2166/wst.2015.444⟩. ⟨hal-01294900⟩ Plus de détails...
The influence of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents from one microelectronic industrial zone on element concentrations and partitioning in river water was investigated. The stepwise membrane filtration is used to distinguish different size fractions including large particulate (>18 μm), particulate (0.2-18 μm), colloidal/nanoparticle (10 kDa-0.2 μm) and truly dissolved fractions (<10 kDa) in river water samples and WWTP effluents. Results demonstrated that anthropogenic inputs (WWTP effluents and industrial area) had an important influence on concentrations and partitioning of some elements in river water. Mass balance results showed that membrane filtration processes could realize a good fractionation for many elements (good recoveries) in water samples. Flux decline during 0.2 μm and 10 kDa filtrations were analyzed, and corresponding fouling mechanisms are discussed.
N. Wu, Yvan Wyart, Jérôme Rose, B Angeletti, Philippe Moulin. Application of membrane processes in fractionation of elements in river water. Water Science and Technology, 2015, 72 (12), pp.2277-90. ⟨10.2166/wst.2015.444⟩. ⟨hal-01294900⟩
Yvan Wyart, R. Tamime, L. Siozade, I. Baudin, K. Glucina, et al.. Morphological analysis of flat and hollow fiber membranes by optical and microscopic methods as a function of the fouling. Journal of Membrane Science, 2014, 472, pp.241-250. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2014.08.012⟩. ⟨hal-01270789⟩ Plus de détails...
In order to provide a better understanding of the impact of flocculant used on membrane properties in drinking water production, a complete structural characterization of membranes was carried out from microscopic to macroscopic scale. New flat-sheet PES membranes with 10, 30 and 100 kDa MWCO were characterized by SEM, ellipsometry of angle resolved scattering (EARS), white light interferometry (WLI) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). It was shown that AFM is able to differentiate between membranes according to their MWCO and their manufacturing processes. The impact of flocculant filtration (PAX-XL 7A and Aqualenc F1) on flat-sheet PES 100 kDa membrane was studied. SEM and AFM characterizations revealed a modification of membrane surface state after flocculant filtration and cleaning step. AFM was finally used to characterize hollow fiber membranes after 1 and 2 years of water production. The results showed that AFM is a very interesting tool to investigate membrane ageing.
Yvan Wyart, R. Tamime, L. Siozade, I. Baudin, K. Glucina, et al.. Morphological analysis of flat and hollow fiber membranes by optical and microscopic methods as a function of the fouling. Journal of Membrane Science, 2014, 472, pp.241-250. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2014.08.012⟩. ⟨hal-01270789⟩
Nan Wu, Yvan Wyart, Laure Siozade, Gaelle Georges, Gaëlle Georges, et al.. Characterization of ultrafiltration membranes fouled by quantum dots by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Journal of Membrane Science, 2014, 470, pp.40-51. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2014.07.001⟩. ⟨hal-01270818⟩ Plus de détails...
The extensive applications of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) can result in their release into waters. Membrane processes have great potential in reducing ENMs release. In that case, the issues of particular concern are membrane fouling caused by ENMs during separation processes. The objective of the present study is to improve the understanding of how ENMs are retained by membranes. An innovative methodology using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CSLM) is developed to locate fluorescent CdTe quantum dots (QDs) in different depths of fouled ultrafiltration membranes. With the help of image analysis software, both qualitative and quantitative information about the distribution of QDs in membranes are obtained. For low molecular weight cut off (MWCO) membranes (1, 5 and 10 kDa), QDs (sizes from 1 to 5 nm) distributed mainly around surfaces or on top of membranes, accompanied with near 100% retention regardless of transmembrane pressure. As membrane MWCO increased (30 and 100 kDa), more QDs could pass through membranes accompanied with decreasing retention efficiencies and the occurrence of QDs was usually in deeper positions of membranes. Distribution results were in agreement with fouling analysis which demonstrated that standard blocking (internal fouling) and/or cake models (external fouling) frequently occurred during filtrations of QDs.
Nan Wu, Yvan Wyart, Laure Siozade, Gaelle Georges, Gaëlle Georges, et al.. Characterization of ultrafiltration membranes fouled by quantum dots by confocal laser scanning microscopy. Journal of Membrane Science, 2014, 470, pp.40-51. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2014.07.001⟩. ⟨hal-01270818⟩
Songlin Wang, Xiuqing Lu, Ning Zhou, Wen Xiong, Xiaohui Wu, et al.. Analysis of performance criteria for ultrafiltration membrane integrity test using magnetic nanoparticles. Desalination, 2014, 353, pp.21-29. ⟨10.1016/j.desal.2014.09.004⟩. ⟨hal-01295147⟩ Plus de détails...
An alternative ultrafiltration membrane integrity test utilizing magnetic nanoparticle as a surrogate has been investigated in previous studies, but the absence of a feasible estimation model for the degree of membrane damage causes that this simple membrane integrity test would be not applied easily. This study proposed a calculating model to predict membrane defect size, and investigated the theoretic resolution of the integrity test method. The results obtained with the evolved prediction model D, which is based on Darcy’s law and Bernoulli equation, were satisfactory in predicting the membrane defect size. In this study, this integrity test method had about 39.33% probability to have a theoretic resolution of 3 μm or less under common experimental conditions.
Songlin Wang, Xiuqing Lu, Ning Zhou, Wen Xiong, Xiaohui Wu, et al.. Analysis of performance criteria for ultrafiltration membrane integrity test using magnetic nanoparticles. Desalination, 2014, 353, pp.21-29. ⟨10.1016/j.desal.2014.09.004⟩. ⟨hal-01295147⟩
C. Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, A. Vincent, et al.. Chemical cleaning/disinfection and ageing of organic UF membranes: a review. Water Research, 2014, 56, pp.325-365. ⟨10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.050⟩. ⟨hal-01053262⟩ Plus de détails...
Membrane separation processes have become a basic unit operation for process design and product development. These processes are used in a variety of separation and concentration steps, but in all cases, the membranes must be cleaned regularly to remove both organic and inorganic material deposited on the surface and/or into the membrane bulk. Cleaning/disinfection is a vital step in maintaining the permeability and selectivity of the membrane in order to get the plant to its original capacity, to minimize risks of bacteriological contamination, and to make acceptable products. For this purpose, a large number of chemical cleaning/disinfection agents are commercially available. In general, these cleaning/disinfection agents have to improve the membrane flux to a certain extent. However, they can also cause irreversible damages in membrane properties and performances over the long term. Until now, there is considerably less literature dedicated to membrane ageing than to cleaning/disinfection. The knowledge in cleaning/disinfection efficiency has recently been improved. But in order to develop optimized cleaning/disinfection protocols there still remains a challenge to better understand membrane ageing. In order to compensate for the lack of correlated cleaning/disinfection and ageing data from the literature, this paper investigates cleaning/disinfection efficiencies and ageing damages of organic ultrafiltration membranes. The final aim is to provide less detrimental cleaning/disinfection procedures and to propose some guidelines which should have been taken into consideration in term of membrane ageing studies. To carry out this study, this article will detail the background of cleaning/disinfection and aging membrane topics in a first introductive part. In a second part, key factors and endpoints of cleaning/disinfection and aging membranes will be discussed deeply: the membrane role and the cleaning parameters roles, such as water quality, storing conditions, cleaning/disinfection/aging agents/conditions/protocols. The third and last part will be developed the parameters, methods and ways of characterization at our disposal and commonly used to develop and implement membrane cleaning and/or ageing studies.
C. Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, A. Vincent, et al.. Chemical cleaning/disinfection and ageing of organic UF membranes: a review. Water Research, 2014, 56, pp.325-365. ⟨10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.050⟩. ⟨hal-01053262⟩
Songlin Wang, Yvan Wyart, J. Pérot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Study of the ageing of hollow fibers in an industrial module for drinking water production. Membrane Water Treatment, 2013, 4 (1), pp.53-67. ⟨10.12989/mwt.2013.4.1.053⟩. ⟨hal-00996029⟩ Plus de détails...
In this study, ageing characteristics of an industrial hollow-fiber membrane module were investigated after 50 months of drinking water production. For this purpose, the industrial module was opened to make 18 smaller modules with hollow-fibers taken from different parts of the industrial module. These modules were probed by the use of a magnetic nanoparticle (NP) challenge test based on magnetic susceptibility (K) measurement of permeate. No magnetic susceptibility was detected in permeate when the challenge test was performed on an intact membrane module, indicating the complete retention of nanoparticles by the membrane. The compromised membrane module can be successfully detected by means of magnetic susceptibility measurement in permeate. So, this study clearly demonstrates that ageing of ultrafiltration membranes can be monitored by measuring the magnetic susceptibility of permeate from an ultrafiltration membrane module. These results showed that the hollow fibers in the center zones of the bundle would age faster than those in the outer zones around the bundle. This result is in agreement with numerical simulation (Daurelle et al. 2011).
Songlin Wang, Yvan Wyart, J. Pérot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Study of the ageing of hollow fibers in an industrial module for drinking water production. Membrane Water Treatment, 2013, 4 (1), pp.53-67. ⟨10.12989/mwt.2013.4.1.053⟩. ⟨hal-00996029⟩
Camille Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, Michel Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Influence of commercial detergents on UF membrane ageing: Case of ă drinking water. Membrane Water Treatment, 2013, 4 (1), pp.27-51. ⟨hal-01464726⟩ Plus de détails...
During cleaning steps, ultrafiltration membranes are mechanically and ă chemically stressed. This may result in membrane degradations and ă failures. In this paper, polysulfone membranes were used to evaluate ă membrane deteriorations by commercial detergents in static conditions. ă Ageing of the membrane was simulated by immersing samples in solutions ă containing commercial detergents with various concentrations, ă temperatures and times defined by experimental designs. Indeed, an ă innovative approach in the chemical membranes ageing researches, based ă on methodological tools, was used in order to achieve significant ageing ă experiments without using an accelerated ageing protocol. The ă macroscopic changes were monitored by permeability measurements and ă mechanical strength tests coupled with a microscopic characterization by ă ATR-FTIR and HRSEM. The present work details results obtained for three ă commercial detergents: an alkaline, an acidic and an enzymatic ă detergent. It was found that the detergents used in the industrial ă advised conditions (concentration, temperature and time of contact) were ă not detrimental for membrane properties (permeability and elongation at ă break) and so for the quality of the produced water. Over the industrial ă cumulated time of contact, different ageing effects can be observed and ă compared with the ones induced by NaOCl.
Camille Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, Michel Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Influence of commercial detergents on UF membrane ageing: Case of ă drinking water. Membrane Water Treatment, 2013, 4 (1), pp.27-51. ⟨hal-01464726⟩
Jérôme Vicente, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. Characterization (2D-3D) of ceramic microfiltration membrane by synchrotron radiation: new and abraded membranes. Journal of Porous Media, 2013, 16 (6), pp.537-545. ⟨10.1615/JPorMedia.v16.i6.50⟩. ⟨hal-00994249⟩ Plus de détails...
Membranes are used in many industrial fields and, when performances of these processes decrease, the issue of modifying the porous structure is often raised. Many optical or microscopic techniques allow us to perfectly characterize the membrane's surface but very few allow the characterization of its depth. Through the comparison between a new and an abraded membrane, this paper presents the post-processing of images obtained by radiation synchrotron and associated dimensions that can be obtained by three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. Thus, the whole thickness of the membrane is obtained from the skin to the permeate exit and a morphological analysis of the solid and pore phase is proposed at the heart of the membrane. The two-dimensional characterization allows one to perfectly define the mapping of the pores and to quantify by different comparisons the modification of the skin of a membrane after usage. The 3D characterization by X-ray tomography at the scale of the thickness of the membrane allows us to obtain the granulometric distribution of the different phases of the porous matrix. This ability to characterize both the solid and the pores is relevant to the study of membranes, showing not only the modification of the solid matrix but also highlighting pore fouling.
Jérôme Vicente, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. Characterization (2D-3D) of ceramic microfiltration membrane by synchrotron radiation: new and abraded membranes. Journal of Porous Media, 2013, 16 (6), pp.537-545. ⟨10.1615/JPorMedia.v16.i6.50⟩. ⟨hal-00994249⟩
J. Vicente, Y. Wyart, P. Moulin. CHARACTERIZATION (TWO-DIMENSIONAL-THREE-DIMENSIONAL) OF CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE BY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION: NEW AND ABRADED MEMBRANES. Journal of Porous Media, 2013, 16 (6), pp.537-545. ⟨hal-01459483⟩ Plus de détails...
Membranes are used in many industrial fields and, when performances of these processes decrease, the issue of modifying the porous structure is often raised. Many optical or microscopic techniques allow us to perfectly characterize the membrane's surface but very few allow the characterization of its depth. Through the comparison between a new and an abraded membrane, this paper presents the post-processing of images obtained by radiation synchrotron and associated dimensions that can be obtained by three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. Thus, the whole thickness of the membrane is obtained from the skin to the permeate exit and a morphological analysis of the solid and pore phase is proposed at the heart of the membrane. The two-dimensional characterization allows one to perfectly define the mapping of the pores and to quantify by different comparisons the modification of the skin of a membrane after usage. The 3D characterization by X-ray tomography at the scale of the thickness of the membrane allows us to obtain the granulometric distribution of the different phases of the porous matrix. This ability to characterize both the solid and the pores is relevant to the study of membranes, showing not only the modification of the solid matrix but also highlighting pore fouling.
J. Vicente, Y. Wyart, P. Moulin. CHARACTERIZATION (TWO-DIMENSIONAL-THREE-DIMENSIONAL) OF CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE BY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION: NEW AND ABRADED MEMBRANES. Journal of Porous Media, 2013, 16 (6), pp.537-545. ⟨hal-01459483⟩
C. Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Drinking water ultrafiltration: state of the art and experimental designs approach. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51 (25-27), pp.4892-4900. ⟨10.1080/19443994.2013.795213⟩. ⟨hal-00995678⟩ Plus de détails...
During cleaning steps, ultrafiltration membranes are mechanically and chemically stressed. This can result in membrane degradations, failures, and be shut down for membrane replacement and therefore affect the production rate of the process and its sustainability. These phenomena raise the problem of necessary optimization of the cleaning procedures that have to tackle simultaneously, the best cleaning efficiency and the less detrimental procedures for the membranes. Despite the fact that aging is becoming a major issue between end-users, membrane manufacturers, and chemical product suppliers, there is considerably less literature dedicated to membrane aging than to cleaning. First, this study briefly reviews articles dedicated to aging damages involved by NaOCl and commercial detergents (especially on polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane). Then, the present study details the innovative way setup: "Designs of experiments" is used to provide additional data that help with a thorough understanding of membrane aging. Thus, contrary to the accelerated aging approach that is commonly used in membrane-aging researches (concentration per time of contact: "c × t parameter"), designs of experiments were used to organize at best the aging experiments in order to achieve a relevant establishment of an aging pattern. Results show that this scientific approach provides a satisfying and reliable pattern to simulate membrane aging in function of the chosen chemical parameters.
C. Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Drinking water ultrafiltration: state of the art and experimental designs approach. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51 (25-27), pp.4892-4900. ⟨10.1080/19443994.2013.795213⟩. ⟨hal-00995678⟩
Philippe Moulin, Camille Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, et al.. Influence of commercial detergents on UF membrane ageing: case of drinking water. Medical Engineering & Physics, 2013, 4 (1), pp.27-51. ⟨10.12989/mwt.2013.4.1.027⟩. ⟨hal-00995692⟩ Plus de détails...
During cleaning steps, ultrafiltration membranes are mechanically and chemically stressed. This may result in membrane degradations and failures. In this paper, polysulfone membranes were used to evaluate membrane deteriorations by commercial detergents in static conditions. Ageing of the membrane was simulated by immersing samples in solutions containing commercial detergents with various concentrations, temperatures and times defined by experimental designs. Indeed, an innovative approach in the chemical membranes ageing researches, based on methodological tools, was used in order to achieve significant ageing experiments without using an accelerated ageing protocol. The macroscopic changes were monitored by permeability measurements and mechanical strength tests coupled with a microscopic characterization by ATR-FTIR and HRSEM. The present work details results obtained for three commercial detergents: an alkaline, an acidic and an enzymatic detergent. It was found that the detergents used in the industrial advised conditions (concentration, temperature and time of contact) were not detrimental for membrane properties (permeability and elongation at break) and so for the quality of the produced water. Over the industrial cumulated time of contact, different ageing effects can be observed and compared with the ones induced by NaOCl.
Philippe Moulin, Camille Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, et al.. Influence of commercial detergents on UF membrane ageing: case of drinking water. Medical Engineering & Physics, 2013, 4 (1), pp.27-51. ⟨10.12989/mwt.2013.4.1.027⟩. ⟨hal-00995692⟩
Gregory Cano, P. Steinle, Jean-Vincent Daurelle, Yvan Wyart, K. Glucina, et al.. Determination of pressure and velocity fields in ultrafiltration membrane modules used in drinking water production. Journal of Membrane Science, 2013, 431, pp.221-232. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.082⟩. ⟨hal-00996064⟩ Plus de détails...
During the process of drinking water production using a hollow fiber ultrafiltration module, the configuration generally used is an inside-out filtration in dead-end mode. In this configuration the energy consumption is limited by outside-in backwashes. Enlarging the membrane packing density and permeability raises the permeate flow and results in an increase of the module compactness. However, this strongly modifies the hydrodynamics into the module. This study allows us to determine the pressure and velocity fields in the hollow fiber network of the modules. The geometry of the module and the membranes, the membrane permeability and compactness as well as the operating entry values such as filtration or backwash pressures and gravity were taken into account. Therefore, whatever these parameters may be, it is possible to determine the pressure and velocity fields in an ultrafiltration module. It was shown that during an inside-out filtration and for the three industrial tested module configurations the hollow fibers work in a homogeneous way ±0.4%. However, in the case of the backwash, a greater heterogeneity may appear. Finally, the reliability of the model proposed in this paper is confirmed by comparing its numerical results with experimental data.
Gregory Cano, P. Steinle, Jean-Vincent Daurelle, Yvan Wyart, K. Glucina, et al.. Determination of pressure and velocity fields in ultrafiltration membrane modules used in drinking water production. Journal of Membrane Science, 2013, 431, pp.221-232. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.082⟩. ⟨hal-00996064⟩
Philippe Moulin, Jérôme Vicente, Yvan Wyart. CHARACTERIZATION (TWO-DIMENSIONAL–THREE- DIMENSIONAL) OF CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE BY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION: NEW AND ABRADED MEMBRANES. Journal of Porous Media, 2013. ⟨hal-01888074⟩ Plus de détails...
Philippe Moulin, Jérôme Vicente, Yvan Wyart. CHARACTERIZATION (TWO-DIMENSIONAL–THREE- DIMENSIONAL) OF CERAMIC MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE BY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION: NEW AND ABRADED MEMBRANES. Journal of Porous Media, 2013. ⟨hal-01888074⟩
José Vicente, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. CHARACTERIZATION (TWO-DIMENSIONAL-THREE-DIMENSIONAL) OF CERAMIC ă MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE BY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION: NEW AND ABRADED ă MEMBRANES. Journal of Porous Media, 2013, 16 (6), pp.537-545. ⟨hal-01464725⟩ Plus de détails...
Membranes are used in many industrial fields and, when performances of ă these processes decrease, the issue of modifying the porous structure is ă often raised. Many optical or microscopic techniques allow us to ă perfectly characterize the membrane's surface but very few allow the ă characterization of its depth. Through the comparison between a new and ă an abraded membrane, this paper presents the post-processing of images ă obtained by radiation synchrotron and associated dimensions that can be ă obtained by three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. Thus, the whole ă thickness of the membrane is obtained from the skin to the permeate exit ă and a morphological analysis of the solid and pore phase is proposed at ă the heart of the membrane. The two-dimensional characterization allows ă one to perfectly define the mapping of the pores and to quantify by ă different comparisons the modification of the skin of a membrane after ă usage. The 3D characterization by X-ray tomography at the scale of the ă thickness of the membrane allows us to obtain the granulometric ă distribution of the different phases of the porous matrix. This ability ă to characterize both the solid and the pores is relevant to the study of ă membranes, showing not only the modification of the solid matrix but ă also highlighting pore fouling.
José Vicente, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. CHARACTERIZATION (TWO-DIMENSIONAL-THREE-DIMENSIONAL) OF CERAMIC ă MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE BY SYNCHROTRON RADIATION: NEW AND ABRADED ă MEMBRANES. Journal of Porous Media, 2013, 16 (6), pp.537-545. ⟨hal-01464725⟩
G. Cano, P. Steinle, Jean-Vincent Daurelle, Yvan Wyart, K. Glucina, et al.. Pressure fields in an industrial UF module: effect of backwash. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51 (25-27), pp.4907-4913. ⟨10.1080/19443994.2013.795255⟩. ⟨hal-00995664⟩ Plus de détails...
In the last decade, membrane manufacturers have improved their ultrafiltration module to raise the production of drinking water in order to meet an increasing demand. The usual process used is an inside-out filtration in dead-end mode. In this configuration, the energy consumption is limited by outside-in backwashes. Raising the permeability of the membranes lead to an increase in module compactness and strongly modify the driving force in the module. This study presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model to predict the pressure and velocity field in the hollow fiber network (HFN) taking into account several parameters as the geometry of the module, the inlet pressure, gravity, and temperature. For the industrial tested module configuration, results shown that hollow fibers work in a homogeneous way in filtration mode but a great heterogeneity appear during the backwash. All the results have been validated compared with experimental values.
G. Cano, P. Steinle, Jean-Vincent Daurelle, Yvan Wyart, K. Glucina, et al.. Pressure fields in an industrial UF module: effect of backwash. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51 (25-27), pp.4907-4913. ⟨10.1080/19443994.2013.795255⟩. ⟨hal-00995664⟩
C. Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Ageing of ultrafiltration membranes in contact with sodium hypochlorite and commercial oxidant: experimental designs as a new ageing protocol. Separation and Purification Technology, 2013, 103, pp.119-138. ⟨10.1016/j.seppur.2012.10.010⟩. ⟨hal-00996093⟩ Plus de détails...
In drinking water production plants using membrane processes, contact with cleaning chemicals is believed to play an important role in membrane ageing. In this article, polysulfone membranes were used to simulate the industrial cleaning in static conditions. Ageing of the membrane was mimicked by immersing samples in solutions containing sodium hypochlorite and commercial oxidants with various concentrations, temperatures and soaking times defined by experimental designs. For the first time in the chemical membranes ageing research, an approach based on methodological tools has been realized. The main interest is to achieve a relevant ageing pattern without using an accelerated ageing protocol (high concentrations and short contact times). The macroscopic changes were monitored by permeability measurement and mechanical strength tests coupled with a microscopic characterization by ATR-FTIR (to identify the chemical functional groups affected by ageing) and SEM (to visualize qualitatively the surface changes and deteriorations). The present work details the comparison between NaOCl and another oxidant: P3-Oxysan ZS (composed of peracetic and peroctanoic acid). The comparison of the macroscopic and microscopic properties of hypochlorite-aged membranes and P3-Oxysan ZS-aged membrane indicate NaOCl is far more detrimental for membrane integrity than P3-Oxysan ZS. The latter might give an alternative solution to the use of chlorine on industrial plant. The obtained results let to consider less harmful cleaning products on membranes. Then, the present study based on experimental designs let to underline that the most commonly used parameter "concentration × time of exposure" (c × t) was not a representative tool to predict membrane ageing.
C. Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Ageing of ultrafiltration membranes in contact with sodium hypochlorite and commercial oxidant: experimental designs as a new ageing protocol. Separation and Purification Technology, 2013, 103, pp.119-138. ⟨10.1016/j.seppur.2012.10.010⟩. ⟨hal-00996093⟩
Camille Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Drinking water ultrafiltration: state of the art and experimental designs approach. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51 (25-27), pp.4892-4900. ⟨10.1080/19443994.2013.795213⟩. ⟨hal-00995678⟩ Plus de détails...
During cleaning steps, ultrafiltration membranes are mechanically and chemically stressed. This can result in membrane degradations, failures, and be shut down for membrane replacement and therefore affect the production rate of the process and its sustainability. These phenomena raise the problem of necessary optimization of the cleaning procedures that have to tackle simultaneously, the best cleaning efficiency and the less detrimental procedures for the membranes. Despite the fact that aging is becoming a major issue between end-users, membrane manufacturers, and chemical product suppliers, there is considerably less literature dedicated to membrane aging than to cleaning. First, this study briefly reviews articles dedicated to aging damages involved by NaOCl and commercial detergents (especially on polysulfone ultrafiltration membrane). Then, the present study details the innovative way setup: "Designs of experiments" is used to provide additional data that help with a thorough understanding of membrane aging. Thus, contrary to the accelerated aging approach that is commonly used in membrane-aging researches (concentration per time of contact: "c × t parameter"), designs of experiments were used to organize at best the aging experiments in order to achieve a relevant establishment of an aging pattern. Results show that this scientific approach provides a satisfying and reliable pattern to simulate membrane aging in function of the chosen chemical parameters.
Camille Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Drinking water ultrafiltration: state of the art and experimental designs approach. Desalination and Water Treatment, 2013, 51 (25-27), pp.4892-4900. ⟨10.1080/19443994.2013.795213⟩. ⟨hal-00995678⟩
Soglin Wang, Yvan Wyart, Jean Pérot, Fabrice Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Study of the ageing of hollow fibers in an industrial module for ă drinking water production. Membrane Water Treatment, 2013, 4 (1), pp.53-67. ⟨hal-01464727⟩ Plus de détails...
In this study, ageing characteristics of an industrial hollow-fiber membrane module were investigated after 50 months of drinking water production. For this purpose, the industrial module was opened to make 18 smaller modules with hollow-fibers taken from different parts of the industrial module. These modules were probed by the use of a magnetic nanoparticle (NP) challenge test based on magnetic susceptibility (K) measurement of permeate. No magnetic susceptibility was detected in permeate when the challenge test was performed on an intact membrane ă module, indicating the complete retention of nanoparticles by the membrane. The compromised membrane module can be successfully detected by means of magnetic susceptibility measurement in permeate. So, this study clearly demonstrates that ageing of ultrafiltration membranes can be monitored by measuring the magnetic susceptibility of permeate from an ultrafiltration membrane module. These results showed that the hollow fibers in the center zones of the bundle would age faster than those in the outer zones around the bundle. This result is in agreement with numerical simulation (Daurelle et al. 2011).
Soglin Wang, Yvan Wyart, Jean Pérot, Fabrice Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Study of the ageing of hollow fibers in an industrial module for ă drinking water production. Membrane Water Treatment, 2013, 4 (1), pp.53-67. ⟨hal-01464727⟩
C Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Influence of commercial detergents on UF membrane ageing: case of drinking water. Medical Engineering and Physics, Elsevier, 2013, 4 (1), pp.27-51. ⟨hal-01209422⟩ Plus de détails...
During cleaning steps, ultrafiltration membranes are mechanically and chemically stressed. This may result in membrane degradations and failures. In this paper, polysulfone membranes were used to evaluate membrane deteriorations by commercial detergents in static conditions. Ageing of the membrane was simulated by immersing samples in solutions containing commercial detergents with various concentrations, temperatures and times defined by experimental designs. Indeed, an innovative approach in the chemical membranes ageing researches, based on methodological tools, was used in order to achieve significant ageing experiments without using an accelerated ageing protocol. The macroscopic changes were monitored by permeability measurements and mechanical strength tests coupled with a microscopic characterization by ATR-FTIR and HRSEM. The present work details results obtained for three commercial detergents: an alkaline, an acidic and an enzymatic detergent. It was found that the detergents used in the industrial advised conditions (concentration, temperature and time of contact) were not detrimental for membrane properties (permeability and elongation at break) and so for the quality of the produced water. Over the industrial cumulated time of contact, different ageing effects can be observed and compared with the ones induced by NaOCl.
C Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Influence of commercial detergents on UF membrane ageing: case of drinking water. Medical Engineering and Physics, Elsevier, 2013, 4 (1), pp.27-51. ⟨hal-01209422⟩
Nan Wu, Yvan Wyart, Yanping Liu, Jérôme Rose, Philippe Moulin. An overview of solid/liquid separation methods and size fractionation techniques for engineered nanomaterials in aquatic environment. Environmental Technology Reviews, 2013, 2 (1), pp.55-70. ⟨10.1080/09593330.2013.788073⟩. ⟨hal-00996048⟩ Plus de détails...
The increasing use of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) will inevitably result in their release into natural environment and thereby lead to the exposure of living organisms. Hence, a new concern has arisen for the risk assessment of these emerging contaminants in the natural environment, especially in aquatic systems as an important sink and exposure source. Reducing the release of nanomaterials into water could contribute significantly to reducing exposure. Thus it is vital to consider how to manage wastewater containing such ultrafine nano-objects. This review provides an overview of technologies (classical and innovative) for nanomaterials separation/removal, which are discussed in terms of their advantages and disadvantages, as well as parameters affecting removal efficiency. To investigate the occurrence and fate of ENMs in the aquatic environment, the development of appropriate approaches for their separation prior to analysis is needed urgently. Finally, a brief summary of techniques for sample preparation and fractionation of ENMs in the natural aquatic environment is presented.
Nan Wu, Yvan Wyart, Yanping Liu, Jérôme Rose, Philippe Moulin. An overview of solid/liquid separation methods and size fractionation techniques for engineered nanomaterials in aquatic environment. Environmental Technology Reviews, 2013, 2 (1), pp.55-70. ⟨10.1080/09593330.2013.788073⟩. ⟨hal-00996048⟩
Jérôme Vicente, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. From 2D to 3D characterization of ceramic membranes. Procedia Engineering, 2012, 44, pp.517-520. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.472⟩. ⟨hal-00996610⟩ Plus de détails...
Jérôme Vicente, Yvan Wyart, Philippe Moulin. From 2D to 3D characterization of ceramic membranes. Procedia Engineering, 2012, 44, pp.517-520. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.472⟩. ⟨hal-00996610⟩
Gregory Cano, Yvan Wyart, Jean-Vincent Daurelle, K. Glucina, D. Bourdiol, et al.. Determination of pressure and velocity in a dead-end inside-out membrane module used in drinking water production. Procedia Engineering, 2012, 44, pp.229-232. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.369⟩. ⟨hal-00997172⟩ Plus de détails...
Gregory Cano, Yvan Wyart, Jean-Vincent Daurelle, K. Glucina, D. Bourdiol, et al.. Determination of pressure and velocity in a dead-end inside-out membrane module used in drinking water production. Procedia Engineering, 2012, 44, pp.229-232. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.369⟩. ⟨hal-00997172⟩
C. Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Ageing of polysulfone ultrafiltation membranes for drinking water production in contact with sodium hypochlorite or formulated detergents. Procedia Engineering, 2012, 44, pp.1038-1040. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.668⟩. ⟨hal-01026337⟩ Plus de détails...
C. Regula, Emilie Carretier, Yvan Wyart, M. Sergent, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, et al.. Ageing of polysulfone ultrafiltation membranes for drinking water production in contact with sodium hypochlorite or formulated detergents. Procedia Engineering, 2012, 44, pp.1038-1040. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.668⟩. ⟨hal-01026337⟩
Nan Wu, Yvan Wyart, Jérôme Rose, B Angeletti, Philippe Moulin. Influence of wastewater treatment from microelectronics industry on concentrations and partitioning of elements in a river. Advances in Biomedical Engineering, 2012, 7, pp.121-129. ⟨hal-00997222⟩ Plus de détails...
The influence of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents from a microelectronic industrial zone (IZ) on natural waters (Arc river) was investigated. Surface water samples from upstream, downstream, and WWTP effluents were analyzed by distinguishing 'background' geogenic sources from anthropological sources. Amongst the five elements (Si, V, Se, Sr, U) analyzed, Si increased in concentration (in raw water) in the downstream compared to upstream, which indicated a discharge of Si from anthropological sources (IZ site) into receiving waters, even if no contaminated levels were reached. Meanwhile, the anthropogenic inputs have an important influence on the distribution of elemental partitioning among large particulates (>18 μm), particulates (0.22-18 μm), colloidal/nanoparticle (10 kDa-0.22 μm) and truly dissolved fractions (<10 kDa), which were distinguished by filter cartridges and membranes with decreasing cut-offs.
Nan Wu, Yvan Wyart, Jérôme Rose, B Angeletti, Philippe Moulin. Influence of wastewater treatment from microelectronics industry on concentrations and partitioning of elements in a river. Advances in Biomedical Engineering, 2012, 7, pp.121-129. ⟨hal-00997222⟩
Songlin Wang, Yvan Wyart, J. Perot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Impact of hollow ffiber position in an industrial UF module on the membrane ageing. Procedia Engineering, 2012, 44, pp.1632-1635. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.892⟩. ⟨hal-00996316⟩ Plus de détails...
Songlin Wang, Yvan Wyart, J. Perot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Impact of hollow ffiber position in an industrial UF module on the membrane ageing. Procedia Engineering, 2012, 44, pp.1632-1635. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2012.08.892⟩. ⟨hal-00996316⟩
Yvan Wyart, Serge Nitsche, Damien Chaudanson, Karl Glucina, Philippe Moulin. The use of HRSEM to characterize new and aged membranes in drinking ă water production. Membrane Water Treatment, 2011, 2 (4), pp.251-266. ⟨hal-01464751⟩ Plus de détails...
This work deals with the use of High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy (HRSEM) to verify ultrafiltration membrane selectivity at the end of the production line as well as membrane ageing. The first part of this work is focused on new membranes. It is shown that it is better to use sputtering metallization than vacuum deposition, as this latter technique entails thermal damage to the skin layer. Moreover, the impact of the metallization layer on the determination of the membrane pore size is studied and it is observed that no impact of the metallization step can be clearly defined for a metallization layer ranging from 3 to 12 nm. For example, an average pore size of 16.9 nm and a recovery rate of 6.5 % are observed for a 150 kDa cellulose acetate membrane. These results are in agreement with those given by the manufacturer: pore size ă ranging from 10 to 15 nm and recovery rate ranging from 5 to 10 %. The second part of this work focuses on the study of membrane ageing. A PVDF ă hollow fibre membrane is studied. It is shown that a 65 % decrease in the permeate flux can be linked to a decrease in the number of pores at the surface of the membrane and a decrease in the recovery rate. In conclusion, a mapping of the pores is performed for several new hollow fibre membranes used to produce drinking water, made of different materials, with different geometries and molecular weight cut-off. These results provide reference data that will help better understand the phenomena of membrane fouling and membrane ageing.
Yvan Wyart, Serge Nitsche, Damien Chaudanson, Karl Glucina, Philippe Moulin. The use of HRSEM to characterize new and aged membranes in drinking ă water production. Membrane Water Treatment, 2011, 2 (4), pp.251-266. ⟨hal-01464751⟩
Several microscopic and scattering techniques at different observation scales (from atomic to macroscopic) were used to characterize both surface and bulk properties of four new flat-sheet polyethersulfone (PES) membranes (10, 30, 100 and 300 kDa) and new 100 kDa hollow fibers (PVDF). Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with “in lens” detection was used to obtain information on the pore sizes of the skin layers at the atomic scale. White Light Interferometry (WLI) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) using different scales (for WLI: windows: 900 × 900 µm2 and 360 × 360 µm2; number of points: 1024; for AFM: windows: 50 × 50 µm2 and 5 × 5 µm2; number of points: 512) showed that the membrane roughness increases markedly with the observation scale and that there is a continuity between the different scan sizes for the determination of the RMS roughness. High angular resolution ellipsometric measurements were used to obtain the signature of each cut-off and the origin of the scattering was identified as coming from the membrane bulk.
Rahma Tamime, Yvan Wyart, Laure Siozade, Isabelle Baudin, Carole Deumie, et al.. Membrane Characterization by Microscopic and Scattering Methods: Multiscale Structure. Membranes, 2011, 1 (2), pp.91-97. ⟨10.3390/membranes1020091⟩. ⟨hal-01270839⟩
Several microscopic and scattering techniques at different observation scales (from atomic to macroscopic) were used to characterize both surface and bulk properties of four new flat-sheet polyethersulfone (PES) membranes (10, 30, 100 and 300 kDa) and new 100 kDa hollow fibers (PVDF). Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with “in lens” detection was used to obtain information on the pore sizes of the skin layers at the atomic scale. White Light Interferometry (WLI) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) using different scales (for WLI: windows: 900 × 900 µm2 and 360 × 360 µm2; number of points: 1024; for AFM: windows: 50 × 50 µm2 and 5 × 5 µm2; number of points: 512) showed that the membrane roughness increases markedly with the observation scale and that there is a continuity between the different scan sizes for the determination of the RMS roughness. High angular resolution ellipsometric measurements were used to obtain the signature of each cut-off and the origin of the scattering was identified as coming from the membrane bulk.
Rahma Tamime, Yvan Wyart, Laure Siozade, Isabelle Baudin, Carole Deumie, et al.. Membrane Characterization by Microscopic and Scattering Methods: Multiscale Structure. Membranes, 2011, 1 (2), pp.91-97. ⟨10.3390/membranes1020091⟩. ⟨hal-01270839⟩
Yvan Wyart, S. Nitsche, Damien Chaudanson, K. Glucina, Philippe Moulin. The use of HRSEM to characterize new and aged membranes in drinking water production. Membrane Water Treatment, 2011, 2 (4), pp.251-266. ⟨10.12989/mwt.2011.2.4.251⟩. ⟨hal-01026352⟩ Plus de détails...
This work deals with the use of High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy (HRSEM) to verify ultrafiltration membrane selectivity at the end of the production line as well as membrane ageing. The first part of this work is focused on new membranes. It is shown that it is better to use sputtering metallization than vacuum deposition, as this latter technique entails thermal damage to the skin layer. Moreover, the impact of the metallization layer on the determination of the membrane pore size is studied and it is observed that no impact of the metallization step can be clearly defined for a metallization layer ranging from 3 to 12 nm. For example, an average pore size of 16.9 nm and a recovery rate of 6.5 % are observed for a 150 kDa cellulose acetate membrane. These results are in agreement with those given by the manufacturer: pore size ranging from 10 to 15 nm and recovery rate ranging from 5 to 10 %. The second part of this work focuses on the study of membrane ageing. A PVDF hollow fibre membrane is studied. It is shown that a 65 % decrease in the permeate flux can be linked to a decrease in the number of pores at the surface of the membrane and a decrease in the recovery rate. In conclusion, a mapping of the pores is performed for several new hollow fibre membranes used to produce drinking water, made of different materials, with different geometries and molecular weight cut-off. These results provide reference data that will help better understand the phenomena of membrane fouling and membrane ageing.
Yvan Wyart, S. Nitsche, Damien Chaudanson, K. Glucina, Philippe Moulin. The use of HRSEM to characterize new and aged membranes in drinking water production. Membrane Water Treatment, 2011, 2 (4), pp.251-266. ⟨10.12989/mwt.2011.2.4.251⟩. ⟨hal-01026352⟩
H. Guo, Yvan Wyart, J. Pérot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Magnetic nanoparticles for UF membrane integrity: industrial scale. Medical Engineering & Physics, 2011, 2 (1), pp.51-61. ⟨10.12989/mwt.2011.2.1.051⟩. ⟨hal-01026454⟩ Plus de détails...
An alternative ultrafiltration membrane integrity test was already developed in laboratory scale. It is based on the use of magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4) and measurement of magnetic susceptibility. The mean size of nanoparticles used is around 35 nm and they show a good disparity between 20 and 100 nm. In this paper, validation of this membrane integrity monitoring method was achieved by industrialscale tests. Two holes with 0.6 mm internal diameter in a module containing 10 000 fibers (35 m2 surface area) was efficiently detected by injecting 750 mL of 1.7 g.L−1 nanoparticle solution during 2s when the test was operated at low TMP (0.096 bar, corresponding to a flux of 2.2 m3.h−1). In addition, it has been demonstrated that within the detectable range, this membrane integrity test with magnetic nanoparticles has a very rapid response time. The response time depends on the permeate flux and the dead-volume of the pilot. This membrane integrity test, with the advantages of on-line operation, high detection sensitivity, detection specificity and very low influence on membrane fouling, seems to be suitable for large scale drinking water plants.
H. Guo, Yvan Wyart, J. Pérot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Magnetic nanoparticles for UF membrane integrity: industrial scale. Medical Engineering & Physics, 2011, 2 (1), pp.51-61. ⟨10.12989/mwt.2011.2.1.051⟩. ⟨hal-01026454⟩
H. Guo, Yvan Wyart, J. Perot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Low-pressure membrane integrity tests for drinking water treatment: a review. Water Research, 2010, 44 (1), pp.41-57. ⟨10.1016/j.watres.2009.09.032⟩. ⟨hal-01025143⟩ Plus de détails...
Low-pressure membrane systems, including microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes, are being increasingly used in drinking water treatments due to their high level of pathogen removal. However, the pathogen will pass through the membrane and contaminate the product if the membrane integrity is compromised. Therefore, an effective on-line integrity monitoring method for MF and UF membrane systems is essential to guarantee the regulatory requirements for pathogen removal. A lot of works on low-pressure membrane integrity tests have been conducted by many researchers. This paper provides a literature review about different low-pressure membrane integrity monitoring methods for the drinking water treatment, including direct methods (pressure-based tests, acoustic sensor test, liquid porosimetry, etc.) and indirect methods (particle counting, particle monitoring, turbidity monitoring, surrogate challenge tests). Additionally, some information about the operation of membrane integrity tests is presented here. It can be realized from this review that it remains urgent to develop an alternative on-line detection technique for a quick, accurate, simple, continuous and relatively inexpensive evaluation of low-pressure membrane integrity. To better satisfy regulatory requirements for drinking water treatments, the characteristic of this ideal membrane integrity test is proposed at the end of this paper.
H. Guo, Yvan Wyart, J. Perot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Low-pressure membrane integrity tests for drinking water treatment: a review. Water Research, 2010, 44 (1), pp.41-57. ⟨10.1016/j.watres.2009.09.032⟩. ⟨hal-01025143⟩
H. Guo, Yvan Wyart, J. Perot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Application of magnetic nanoparticles for UF membrane integrity monitoring at low-pressure operation. Journal of Membrane Science, 2010, 350 (1-2), pp.172-179. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2009.12.025⟩. ⟨hal-01025137⟩ Plus de détails...
An alternative ultrafiltration membrane integrity test is presented and evaluated, based on the use of magnetic nanoparticles (Fe3O4) and measurement of magnetic susceptibility. The mean size of nanoparticles used is around 35 nm and they show a good disparity between 20 and 100 nm. A series of integrity tests were carried out on a Norit membrane module containing 100 fibers under a low transmembrane pressure of 0.25 bar. The results showed that no magnetic susceptibility was detected in permeate when the tests were performed on the intact module in both cross-flow and dead-end filtration, indicating the complete nanoparticle retention by the intact module. However, when even one fiber was broken in the module (1% breakage rate), magnetic susceptibility of permeate could be detected instantaneously even at feed concentrations as low as 1.2 ppm with Bartington magnetic susceptibility meter. This detection is valid during all the filtration process. The results also showed that the membrane permeability could be completely recovered after a backwash. This membrane integrity test, with the advantages of simplicity, on-line operation, high detection specificity and sensitivity, quick detection and very low influence on membrane fouling, seems to be suitable for large-scale drinking water plants.
H. Guo, Yvan Wyart, J. Perot, F. Nauleau, Philippe Moulin. Application of magnetic nanoparticles for UF membrane integrity monitoring at low-pressure operation. Journal of Membrane Science, 2010, 350 (1-2), pp.172-179. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2009.12.025⟩. ⟨hal-01025137⟩
E. Barbot, E. Carretier, Y. Wyart, B. Marrot, Philippe Moulin. Transportable membrane process to produce drinking water. Desalination, 2009, 248 (1-3), pp.58 - 63. ⟨10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.038⟩. ⟨hal-01916716⟩ Plus de détails...
E. Barbot, E. Carretier, Y. Wyart, B. Marrot, Philippe Moulin. Transportable membrane process to produce drinking water. Desalination, 2009, 248 (1-3), pp.58 - 63. ⟨10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.038⟩. ⟨hal-01916716⟩
Y. Wyart, G. Georges, C. Deumié, C. Amra, Philippe Moulin. Membrane characterization by optical methods: Ellipsometry of the scattered field. Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, 318 (1-2), pp.145 - 153. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2008.02.039⟩. ⟨hal-01916694⟩ Plus de détails...
Y. Wyart, G. Georges, C. Deumié, C. Amra, Philippe Moulin. Membrane characterization by optical methods: Ellipsometry of the scattered field. Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, 318 (1-2), pp.145 - 153. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2008.02.039⟩. ⟨hal-01916694⟩
Y. Wyart, G. Georges, C. Deumié, C. Amra, Philippe Moulin. Membrane characterization by microscopic methods: Multiscale structure. Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, 315 (1-2), pp.82 - 92. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2008.02.010⟩. ⟨hal-01916696⟩ Plus de détails...
Y. Wyart, G. Georges, C. Deumié, C. Amra, Philippe Moulin. Membrane characterization by microscopic methods: Multiscale structure. Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, 315 (1-2), pp.82 - 92. ⟨10.1016/j.memsci.2008.02.010⟩. ⟨hal-01916696⟩
Y. Wyart, Gaelle Georges, Carole Deumie, Claude Amra, P. Moulin. Membrane characterization by microscopic methods: multiscale structure,”. Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, 315, pp.82-92. ⟨hal-00361014⟩ Plus de détails...
Y. Wyart, Gaelle Georges, Carole Deumie, Claude Amra, P. Moulin. Membrane characterization by microscopic methods: multiscale structure,”. Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, 315, pp.82-92. ⟨hal-00361014⟩
Y. Wyart, Gaelle Georges, Carole Deumie, Claude Amra, P. Moulin. Membrane characterization by optical methods: ellipsometry of the scattered fields. Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, pp.145-153. ⟨hal-00361015⟩ Plus de détails...
Y. Wyart, Gaelle Georges, Carole Deumie, Claude Amra, P. Moulin. Membrane characterization by optical methods: ellipsometry of the scattered fields. Journal of Membrane Science, 2008, pp.145-153. ⟨hal-00361015⟩
