IN SITU CLEANING SYSTEM FOR FOULED MEMBRANES
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    发明公开
    IN SITU CLEANING SYSTEM FOR FOULED MEMBRANES 失效
    原位清洗系统受污染滤膜

    公开(公告)号:EP0738180A1

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-23

    申请号:EP95903730.0

    申请日:1994-12-19

    IPC分类号: B01D65 C12M1

    CPC分类号: B01D65/02 B01D2321/168

    摘要: During normal operation of a hollow fiber membrane in contact with dirty water, a fouling film is produced on the surface of the membrane. Despite the fouling film, the membrane affords a desirable initial stable transmembrane flux which decreases as a function of time by at least 20 %. A method is disclosed for cleaning the outer surface of a microfiltration (MF) or ultrafiltration (UF) semipermeable hollow fiber membrane after its initial stable transmembrane flux has been decreased to an unacceptably low level. The method is specifically applicable to any fiber used to withdraw purified water from dirty water, particularly water containing organic matter including beneficial bacteria and/or undesirable inorganic salts, where the viability of the bacteria population is to be maintained. The membrane is cleaned by flowing a cleaning fluid, preferably a biocidal oxidative electrolyte having an oxidizing anion and an associated cation through the clean, permeate-side of the membrane, at low pressure no more than the bubble pressure breakthrough, usually