Dataset for "Impact of microplastic fibres on direct membrane filtration of low-strength primary wastewater"
The paper associated with this dataset describes the effects of microfibres, a common type of microplastics, in direct membrane filtration of wastewater. The dataset contains: a) experimental data from membrane performance testing and calculations (transmembrane pressure, fouling resistance, fouling constants, cake foulant mass, specific cake resistance), and b) material characterisation data for microfibres, membranes and foulants (Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectra, Scanning electron microscope (SEM) images, Total Organic Carbon (TOC) concentrations, fluorescence Excitation-Emission Matrices).
Cite this dataset as:
Zoumpouli, L.,
Krapfl, S.,
Burkhardt, M.,
Chew, J.,
Wu, B.,
2025.
Dataset for "Impact of microplastic fibres on direct membrane filtration of low-strength primary wastewater".
Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01566.
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Soluble cake foulant data.xlsx
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Total organic carbon concentrations, regional integrated fluorescence intensities, and cation concentrations in soluble cake foulants from five types of microfibres and the control conditions
FT-IR spectra.xlsx
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FT-IR spectra of the three microfibre materials, the membrane, and the cake foulants from five types of microfibres and the control conditions
SEM images.zip
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Raw SEM images of the pristine membrane and the cake foulants from three microfibre materials and the control conditions
Fluorescence EEM.xlsx
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Processed excitation emission matrices of soluble cake foulants, with each tab corresponding to a different sample. The first row contains the excitation wavelengths, and the first column the emission wavelengths, both in nm.
Membrane fouling data.xlsx
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Transmembrane pressure caused by membrane fouling vs. time, fouling resistance distribution, fouling model constants, cake foulant mass, and specific cake resistance for wastewater containing five types of microfibres and the control conditions
Creators
Liana Zoumpouli
University of Bath
Sebastian Krapfl
Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
Michael Burkhardt
Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences
John Chew
University of Bath
Bing Wu
University of Iceland
Contributors
University of Bath
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Documentation
Data collection method:
The experimental details including procedures and conditions are fully described in the associated paper.
Additional information:
This research was supported by the United Kingdom – Iceland Arctic Science Partnership Scheme 2024/2025.
Funders
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266
SynHiSel - EPSRC Programme grant
EP/V047078/1
Natural Environment Research Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000270
Microplastic Fibres in Arctic Wastewater: Focusing on Transport Behaviours in Membrane-based Treatment Processes
Publication details
Publication date: 5 August 2025
by: University of Bath
Version: 1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-01566
URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/1566
Related papers and books
Zoumpouli, G. A., Krapfl, S., Burkhardt, M., Chew, J., and Wu, B., 2025. Impact of microplastic fibres on direct membrane filtration of low-strength primary wastewater. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 118476. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.118476.
Contact information
Please contact the Research Data Service in the first instance for all matters concerning this item.
Contact person: Liana Zoumpouli
Faculty of Engineering & Design
Chemical Engineering
