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Pilot-scale study on direct ultrafiltration of raw water for drinking water production and its operating parameter optimization
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Lingqi HU1, 2, Qiqi WAN1, 2, Zhen HUANG1, 2, Mingbin PAN3, Xin LI4, Dong LI5, Xin MENG5, Gang WEN1, 2
Environmental Engineering | 2026, 44(3) : 92 - 100
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Environmental Engineering | 2026, 44(3): 92-100
Pilot-scale study on direct ultrafiltration of raw water for drinking water production and its operating parameter optimization
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Lingqi HU1, 2, Qiqi WAN1, 2, Zhen HUANG1, 2, Mingbin PAN3, Xin LI4, Dong LI5, Xin MENG5, Gang WEN1, 2
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource,Environment and Ecology,Ministry of Education,School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering,Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology,Xi'an 710055,China
  • 2Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering,School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering,Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology,Xi'an 710055,China
  • 3Central & Southern China Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute Co.,Ltd.,Wuhan 430010,China
  • 4CCCC First Habor Engineering Co.,Ltd.,Tianjin 300461,China
  • 5Haikou Kaiyuan Water Co.,Ltd.,Haikou 570208,China
Published: 2026-03-22 doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202603008
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This study, conducted at the Haikou Jiangdong Water Plant, applied a direct ultrafiltration process to treat the Nandu River water for potable use. Pilot-scale experiments were performed to optimize key operational parameters, including filtration cycle, backwash regime, and chemical-enhanced backwash (CEB) dosing and frequency. Under the optimized condition, the study comprehensively evaluated treatment performance, membrane-fouling characteristics, and techno-economic outcomes. The results showed that with a filtration cycle of 90 min and a high-intensity, short-duration backwash regime (170 L/(m2·h) flux, 150 s air scouring, 10 s combined air-water top backwash, 10 s combined air-water bottom backwash), together with CEB using 500 mg/L sodium hypochlorite at a frequency of 7 days, the system exhibited robust adaptability and stable performance across varying raw-water qualities. The system maintained regulatory-compliant effluent even when raw-water CODMn reached 7.01 mg/L during high-turbidity periods (≥50 NTU). However, when raw-water CODMn approached 3.6 mg/L during low-turbidity periods (<50 NTU), there was a potential risk of the effluent CODMn exceeding the applicable drinking-water standard. Over 42 days of operation, the transmembrane pressure increased by a cumulative 8.48 kPa but stabilized following a short-term high-turbidity perturbation. Membrane-fouling analyses confirmed that the optimized operating conditions effectively limited fouling and identified siliceous-aluminous inorganic residues as the primary irreversible foulant fraction. A techno-economic assessment indicated water production costs of RMB 0.226/m³ (low-turbidity) and RMB 0.243/m³ (high-turbidity), both lower than the RMB 0.261/m³ estimated for a conventional coagulation-sedimentation-filtration-disinfection process. The operational-parameter framework established in this study provides experimental evidence and technical support for applying direct ultrafiltration as a primary pretreatment unit in engineering practice.

direct ultrafiltration  /  parameter optimization  /  high-turbidity water  /  effluent quality  /  membrane fouling
Lingqi HU, Qiqi WAN, Zhen HUANG, Mingbin PAN, Xin LI, Dong LI, Xin MENG, Gang WEN. Pilot-scale study on direct ultrafiltration of raw water for drinking water production and its operating parameter optimization[J]. Environmental Engineering, 2026 , 44 (3) : 92 -100 . DOI: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202603008
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doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202603008
  • Receive Date:2025-11-17
  • Online Date:2026-06-25
  • Published:2026-03-22
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  • Received:2025-11-17
  • Revised:2025-11-24
  • Accepted:2025-12-01
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    1Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource,Environment and Ecology,Ministry of Education,School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering,Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology,Xi'an 710055,China
    2Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering,School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering,Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology,Xi'an 710055,China
    3Central & Southern China Municipal Engineering Design and Research Institute Co.,Ltd.,Wuhan 430010,China
    4CCCC First Habor Engineering Co.,Ltd.,Tianjin 300461,China
    5Haikou Kaiyuan Water Co.,Ltd.,Haikou 570208,China
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