Abstract:
Water contains a certain number of viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms,
which can cause several diseases. Production of disinfected water with constant high
quality by use of membrane technology is a good alternative for the conventional
treatment techniques. Ultrafiltration (UF) is a pressure-driven membrane process that
separates on the basis of size and can remove bacteria. Therefore, UF can be applied
for disinfecting water to avoid illnesses. The objectives of this study are to
investigate the effect of polymer concentration towards the membrane structure and
performance and to characterize membrane morphology and the structure parameters
by using theoretical model.
