Pilot-scale ultrafiltration testing for the F and H area effluent treatment facility

Technical Report · Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 1984

OSTI ID:5558535

Kessler, J L

An F and H Area Effluent Treatment Facility (F/H ETF) is being designed to treat low activity aqueous effluents which are produced from F and H Area daily operations. The treatment scheme for the F/H ETF will include pretreatment (pH adjustment and filtration) followed by Reverse Osmosis and/or Ion Exchange to remove dissolved species. Several alternative treatment processes are being considered for the F/H ETF. One of the alternatives in the pretreatment step is tubular Ultrafiltration (UF), using a dynamically formed zirconium oxide membrane supported on a porous stainless steel backing. Pilot-scale testing with a single membrane module (13 ft/sup 2/ area) and 200-Area effluent simulant has demonstrated that UF is a viable filtration option for the F/H ETF. UF testing at TNX has defined the operating conditions necessary for extended operation and also demonstrated excellent filtration performance (filtrate SDI <1). UF operates at a 100 GFD (gallons/ft/sup 2//day) flux and will provide excellent pretreatment for both reverse osmosis and ion exchange. 2 refs.

• Research Organization: Du Pont de Nemours (E.I.) and Co., Aiken, SC (USA). Savannah River Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 5558535
• Report Number(s): DPST-84-783; ON: DE86011833
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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