Nigel P. De Souza
Membrane
| Degrees: | M.A.Sc. |
Project Title:
An Investigation of Physical Cleaning Operations for Fouling Attenuation of Hollow Fiber Membranes in Drinking Water Treatment.
Project Description:
My project investigated the combined effect of the physical cleaning operations of air scouring, backwashing and relaxation on the reduction of fouling of a submerged hollow fiber membrane ultrafiltration system treating simulated source water. The ANOVA model for a factorial design experiment as well as linear regression were used to identify important operation effects and interactions that contributed to fouling reduction.