Application of Ceramic Ultrafiltration/Reverse Osmosis
Membranes and Enhanced Membrane Bioreactor for the
Reuse of Car Wash Wastewater
A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
Master of Engineering
SHAMIMA MOAZZEM
Bachelor in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
School of Engineering
College of Science, Engineering and Health
RMIT University
June 2017
Application of Ceramic Ultrafiltration/Reverse
Osmosis Membranes and Enhanced Membrane
Bioreactor for the Reuse of Car Wash Wastewater
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Application of Ceramic Ultrafiltration/Reverse Osmosis Membranes and Enhanced
Membrane Bioreactor for the Reuse of Car Wash Wastewater
DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY
I certify that except where due acknowledgement has been made, the work is that of the author
alone; the work has not been submitted previously, in whole or in part, to qualify for any other
academic award; the content of the thesis is the result of work which has been carried out since the
official commencement date of the approved research program; any editorial work, paid or unpaid,
carried out by a third party is acknowledged; and, ethics procedures and guidelines have been
followed.
Shamima Moazzem
June 2017
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Membrane Bioreactor for the Reuse of Car Wash Wastewater
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I am delighted to acknowledge those who have encouraged me and contributed in many ways
during my progress and towards the completion of this research.
Firstly, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my Principal Supervisor Prof. Veeriah
Jegatheesan for his continuous guidance, assistance, and encouragements during this research.
I deeply appreciate his effort in providing me the opportunity to have this learning experience.
I would also like to show my generous appreciation to my Associate Supervisor Prof. Felicity
Roddick and Dr. Linhua Fan for their valuable suggestions and guidance throughout this
research.
I acknowledge the support I have received for my research through the provision of an
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship. I would like to express my
special thanks to Peg Gee Chang, Cameron Crombie, Sandro Longano, Mike Allan for
providing guidance and support in various ways to conduct my laboratory experiments. I want
to express my special thanks to Cameron Crombie, senior technical officer for his help for
making the membrane module which was the key element of my experiment.
I would also like to acknowledge Harish Ravishankar and Susanthi Liyanaarachchi who were
mentoring and providing support in various ways during my time at RMIT University. I am
also grateful to Li Shu, Shruti Sakarkar, Jamie Wills, Zubayeda Zahan and Nusrat Rezwana
Binte Razzak for their kind help during my research.
Above all, I would like to express my special thanks and appreciation to my husband
Mohammad Taufiqul Arif, my son Aayan Tausiq Arif, my parents and parents-in-law for their
patience, understanding, sacrifices and encouragements during this research.