1、Designation:D690806(Reapproved 2017)Standard Practice forIntegrity Testing of Water Filtration Membrane Systems1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6908;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of las
2、t revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice covers the determination of the integrity ofwater filtration membrane elements and systems using airbased tests(
3、pressure decay and vacuum hold),soluble dye,continuous monitoring particulate light scatter techniques,andTOC monitoring tests for the purpose of rejecting particles andmicrobes.The tests are applicable to systems with membranesthat have a nominal pore size less than about 1 m.The TOC,and Dye,tests
4、are generally applicable to NF and RO classmembranes only.1.2 This practice does not purport to cover all availablemethods of integrity testing.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4 This standard does not purpor
5、t to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was d
6、eveloped in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Docu
7、ments2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1129 Terminology Relating to WaterD2777 Practice for Determination of Precision and Bias ofApplicable Test Methods of Committee D19 on WaterD3370 Practices for Sampling Water from Closed ConduitsD3864 Guide for On-Line Monitoring Systems for WaterAnalysisD3923 Practices for
8、 Detecting Leaks in Reverse Osmosisand Nanofiltration DevicesD4839 Test Method for Total Carbon and Organic Carbon inWater by Ultraviolet,or Persulfate Oxidation,or Both,andInfrared DetectionD5173 Guide for On-Line Monitoring of Total OrganicCarbon in Water by Oxidation and Detection of ResultingCar
9、bon DioxideD5904 Test Method for Total Carbon,Inorganic Carbon,andOrganic Carbon in Water by Ultraviolet,PersulfateOxidation,and Membrane Conductivity DetectionD5997 Test Method for On-Line Monitoring of TotalCarbon,Inorganic Carbon in Water by Ultraviolet,Persul-fate Oxidation,and Membrane Conducti
10、vity DetectionD6161 Terminology Used for Microfiltration,Ultrafiltration,Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membrane ProcessesD6698 Test Method for On-Line Measurement of TurbidityBelow 5 NTU in WaterE20 Practice for Particle Size Analysis of Particulate Sub-stances in the Range of 0.2 to 75 Microme
11、tres by OpticalMicroscopy(Withdrawn 1994)3E128 Test Method for Maximum Pore Diameter and Perme-ability of Rigid Porous Filters for Laboratory UseF658 Practice for Calibration of a Liquid-Borne ParticleCounter Using an Optical System Based Upon LightExtinction(Withdrawn 2007)33.Terminology3.1 Definit
12、ions:3.1.1 For definitions of terms used in this standard,refer toTerminologies D6161 and D1129.3.1.2 For description of terms relating to cross flow mem-brane systems,refer to Terminology D6161.3.1.3 For definition of terms relating to dissolved carbonand carbon analyzers,refer to Guide D5173 and T
13、est MethodsD5904 and D5997.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 bubble point,nwhen the pores of a membrane arefilled with liquid and air pressure is applied to one side of the1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D19 on Water andis the direct responsibility o
14、f Subcommittee D19.08 on Membranes and IonExchange Materials.Current edition approved Dec.1,2017.Published December 2017.Originallyapproved in 2003.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D6908 06(2010).DOI:10.1520/D6908-06R17.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orco
15、ntact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO
16、 Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 membrane,surface tension prevents the liquid in the poresfrom being blown out by air pressure below a minimumpressure known as th