Existing filtration treatment on drinking water process and concerns issues

• Main Authors: Che Razali, Mashitah, Abdul Wahab, Norhaliza, Sunar, Noorhazirah, Shamsudin, Nur Hazahsha
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2023
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/105772/1/NorhalizaAbdulWahab2023_ExistingFiltrationTreatmentonDrinking.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/105772/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/membranes13030285

Water is one of the main sources of life’s survival. It is mandatory to have good-quality water, especially for drinking. Many types of available filtration treatment can produce high-quality drinking water. As a result, it is intriguing to determine which treatment is the best. This paper provides a review of available filtration technology specifically for drinking water treatment, including both conventional and advanced treatments, while focusing on membrane filtration treatment. This review covers the concerns that usually exist in membrane filtration treatment, namely membrane fouling. Here, the parameters that influence fouling are identified. This paper also discusses the different ways to handle fouling, either based on prevention, prediction, or control automation. According to the findings, the most common treatment for fouling was prevention. However, this treatment required the use of chemical agents, which will eventually affect human health. The prediction process was usually used to circumvent the process of fouling development. Based on our reviews up to now, there are a limited number of researchers who study membrane fouling control based on automation. Frequently, the treatment method and control strategy are determined individually.