A new method for modeling rough membrane surface and calculation of interfacial interactions
A new method for modeling rough membrane surface and calculation of interfacial interactions
复制标题
粗糙膜表面建模和界面相互作用计算的新方法
DOI:
10.1016/j.biortech.2015.10.055
复制
发表时间:
2016
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
Hongjun Lin
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Leihong Zhao;Meijia Zhang;Yiming He;Jianrong Chen;Huachang Hong;Bao-Qiang Liao;Hongjun Lin
Membrane fouling control necessitates the establishment of an effective method to assess interfacial interactions between foulants and rough surface membrane. This study proposed a new method which includes a rigorous mathematical equation for modeling membrane surface morphology, and combination of surface element integration (SEI) method and the composite Simpson’s approach for assessment of interfacial interactions. The new method provides a complete solution to quantitatively calculate interfacial interactions between foulants and rough surface membrane. Application of this method in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) showed that, high calculation accuracy could be achieved by setting high segment number, and moreover, the strength of three energy components and energy barrier was remarkably impaired by the existence of roughness on the membrane surface, indicating that membrane surface morphology exerted profound effects on membrane fouling in the MBR. Good agreement between calculation prediction and fouling phenomena was found, suggesting the feasibility of this method.