Proper operation and maintenance of an MF or UF system are key factors in obtaining successful performance. This guide provides the necessary input for the evaluation of the performance of the MF/UF system, the pretreatment system, and the mechanical equipment in the plant.

This guide is for general guidance only and must not be used in place of the operating manual for a particular plant.

Site-dependent factors prevent specific recommendations for all recordkeeping. Thus, only the more general recordkeeping is covered by this guide.

This guide can be used for both surface and ground water and systems which contain either spiral-wound or hollow-fiber devices.

1. Scope

1.1 This guide covers procedures for well-defined recordkeeping of microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) systems.

1.2 This guide includes a start-up report, recordkeeping of MF/UF operating data, recordkeeping of pretreatment operating data, and a maintenance log.

1.3 This guide is applicable to waters including surface water, ground water and some wastewater (secondary effluent) but is not applicable to membrane bioreactors or process streams.

1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D1125 Test Methods for Electrical Conductivity and Resistivity of Water

D1129 Terminology Relating to Water

D1253 Test Method for Residual Chlorine in Water

D4195 Guide for Water Analysis for Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Application

D5090 Practice for Standardizing Ultrafiltration Permeate Flow Performance Data

D6161 Terminology Used for Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membrane Processes

D6698 Test Method for On-Line Measurement of Turbidity Below 5 NTU in Water

D6908 Practice for Integrity Testing of Water Filtration Membrane Systems

Keywords

microfiltration; operating data; recordkeeping; ultrafiltration; Ion exchange materials/applications; Microfiltration (MF); Records management--water; Ultrafiltrates/ultrafiltration (UF) systems ;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 13.060.10 (Water of natural resources)

Citing ASTM Standards

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