26 November 2021
- Ultrafiltration as urban wastewater tertiary treatment for water reuse at semi-industrial scale / Thesis defense Jiaqi YANG
Doctorant : Jiaqi YANG
Date de soutenance : Vendredi 26 November 2021 à 10h (Grand Amphithéâtre du CEREGE - Site de l'Arbois)
Abstract : Water reuse is a sustainable development strategy that benefits society and future generations. In this study, a semi-industrial ultrafiltration (UF) pilot plant established at the outlet of a wastewater treatment plant was studied to assess its feasibility and sustainability for non-potable water reuse. The optimization of operating conditions made it possible to support reliable and sustainable filtration performance, the operating conditions were optimized through comparative analysis in terms of water quality, permeability variation, irreversible fouling management, and water recovery rate. The best conditions were J80t40BW1/3 (flux of 80 L·h−1·m−2, filtration cycle time of 40 min, 1 air backwash followed by 3 classical backwashes), J60t60BW1/4 and J60t60BW1/3. The long-term study on condition J60t60BW1/3 provides sustainable and adaptable filtration performance regardless of the temperature and feed water quality variation. In addition, the air backwashes enabled excellent reversibility of membrane fouling, which was approximately 1.25 to 2 times higher than of classic backwashes in average. The quality of the UF permeate was good enough to be reused in non-potable purposes as it met reuse guidelines of the World Health Organization, reuse standards of France, and the most recent EU regulation for agricultural irrigation. A specific study of membrane cleaning has shown that the addition of NaClO in backwash water can greatly increase cleaning efficiency of air backwashes. Finally, the calculation of the capital expenditure (CAPEX) and operational expenditure (OPEX) of the UF system under optimized conditions gives a profitable net unit price for water production. Through this thesis, UF is confirmed to be a reliable tertiary treatment for water reuse and the results give operational indications for the industrial scale and provides proposals for the management of membrane fouling by air backwash with chemical assistance.
Jury :
Annabelle COUVERT (Examinateur) / Professeur des Universités, ISCR, ENSC Rennes
Lionel ERCOLEI (Membre invité) /Directeur de l’Innovation, Société des Eaux de Marseille Métropole
Marc HÉRAN (Rapporteur) / Professeur des Universités, IEM, Université de Montpellier
Stéphanie LABORIE (Rapporteur) / Maître de Conférences HDR, TBI, INSA Toulouse
Mathias MONNOT (Co-Directeur de Thèse) / Maître de Conférences, M2P2, Aix-Marseille Université
Philippe MOULIN (Directeur de Thèse) / Professeur des Universités, M2P2, Aix-Marseille Université
Patrick SAUVADE (Membre Invité) / Product manager, Aquasource, Toulouse