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444 J. Qin <strong>and</strong> K.A. Kekre<br />

Fig. 10.5. Normalized flux as a function of time (13). (a) Concentration of alum dosage: 4.8, 1.3 <strong>and</strong><br />

0.6 mg/L (b) Concentration of alum dosage: 2.5 mg/L<br />

1.3 cents (US) <strong>and</strong> the total power consumption is 0.194 kW-h/m 3 which is quite low<br />

compared to previous studies (24–26). The total cost, including chemical <strong>and</strong> energy consumption<br />

for producing 1 m 3 of product water, is around S$0.05 or 2.7 cents (US). The results<br />

of the economic evaluation indicate that the UF membrane process is attractive for the<br />

reclamation of the secondary treated sewage effluent. It should be noted that the inclusion<br />

of this would have further improved the economics when the chemicals are purchased as a<br />

bulk amount, <strong>and</strong> the pump efficiency is enhanced for a full-scale plant.

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