Title: Reversible and irreversible low-pressure membrane foulants in drinking water treatment: Identification by principal component analysis of fluorescence EEM and mitigation by biofiltration pretreatment
Journal: Water research 
Authors: Sigrid Peldszusa, Cynthia Hall?c Ramila H. Peirisb, Mohamed Hamoudaa, 1,, Xiaohui Jina, 1,, Raymond L. Leggeb, , Hector Budmanb, , Christine Moresolib, , Peter M. Hucka, 1, 
Corresponding author: Sigrid Peldszusa
Institute: 
a    NSERC Chair in Water Treatment, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
b    Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo, Canada
c    Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), S.P. Andersens 5, Trondheim NO-7491, Norway

The original and creativity of paper: The paper aims to identify the constituents of surface water which responsible for hydraulically reversible and irreversible fouling of a polymeric UF membrane. In this study, Fluorescence EEM was used for analysis of components of surface water to prove that biopolymer composition was critical for hydraulically irreversible fouling rather than absolute biopolymer concentration.


Application & further study: The meaningful information obtained from this paper can lead to the better understanding of fouling mechanism of UF membrane.

Summary: Impact of protein and colloidal/particulate matter on fouling

[Table 1] please see attatched file

            
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