Natural Organic Matter Removal and Fouling in a Low Pressure Hybrid Membrane Systems

Table 2

Typical characteristics of membranes used in this study.

Parameters	MF	UF
Flux rate	150 L/m^2-h	18–72 L/m^2-h
Max. operating temperature	40°C	40°C
Max. operating pressure	5.5–3.5 bar	0.60 bar
pH range	5–10	5–9
Effective membrane surface area	—	0.93 m^2
Membrane material	Polypropylene	Polypropylene
Molecular weight cut-off	0.1 μm	0.04 μm
Membrane type	Hydrophilic	Hydrophilic