Desalination, Vol.117, No.1-3, 211-218, 1998
Ozone-microfiltration system
We have newly developed high ozone resistance microfiltration (MF) module using polyvinylidenefluoride hollow tiber membrane which has high ozone resistance despite being organic material. A new filtration system using this MF module together with ozone can consistently provide 3 to 4 times higher permeate nux compared against the filtration without ozone for various types of feed water. This is because ozone decomposes or denatures a part of organic materials in the raw water and reduces fouling of the membrane surface.