Monitoring UF membrane performance treating surface-groundwater blends: Limitations of FEEM-PARAFAC on the assessment of the organic matter role

• Published in: Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) Vol. 317; pp. 961 - 971
• Main Authors: Vera, M., Martín-Alonso, J., Mesa, J., Granados, M., Beltran, J.L., Casas, S., Gibert, O., Cortina, J.L.
• Format: Journal Article Publication
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Aigua; Dissolved organic matter (DOM); Enginyeria química; Espectroscòpia de fluorescència; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Fouling indices; Membrane ultrafiltration; Organic compound content; Parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC); Water; Àrees temàtiques de la UPC; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Dissolved organic matter (DOM); Membrane ultrafiltration; Fouling indices; Parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC)

•A FEEM-PARAFAC model of 7 components was used to track the dynamics of DOM in the UF.•Correlations between water quality and operation were obtained by quantifying fouling.•Microbial by-products and humic-like components showed the highest correlations.•FEEM-PARAFAC did not capture the rejection of...