Membrane bioreactors–a review on recent developments in energy reduction, fouling control, novel configurations, LCA and market prospects

P Krzeminski, L Leverette, S Malamis… - Journal of Membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology is considered a well-established, mature
technology with many full-scale plants around the world treating municipal and industrial …

Recent advances in aqueous virus removal technologies

HE Al-Hazmi, H Shokrani, A Shokrani, K Jabbour… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 outbreak has triggered a massive research, but still urgent detection and
treatment of this virus seems a public concern. The spread of viruses in aqueous …

Outlining the roles of membrane-foulant and foulant-foulant interactions in organic fouling during microfiltration and ultrafiltration: A mini-review

H Xu, K **ao, X Wang, S Liang, C Wei, X Wen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Membrane fouling remains a notorious problem in microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF),
and a systematic understanding of the fouling mechanisms is fundamental for solving this …

Membrane bioreactors and electrochemical processes for treatment of wastewaters containing heavy metal ions, organics, micropollutants and dyes: recent …

A Giwa, A Dindi, J Kujawa - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Research and development activities on standalone systems of membrane bioreactors and
electrochemical reactors for wastewater treatment have been intensified recently. However …

Preparation and characterization of SLS-CNT/PES ultrafiltration membrane with antifouling and antibacterial properties

W Wang, L Zhu, B Shan, C **e, C Liu, F Cui… - Journal of membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were functionalized by a simple non-covalent modification with
sodium lignosulfonate (SLS), and the hybrid polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration …

Fouling of high pressure-driven NF and RO membranes in desalination processes: Mechanisms and implications on salt rejection

OT Mahlangu, LN Nthunya, MM Motsa, E Morifi… - … Research and Design, 2023 - Elsevier
Reverse osmosis (RO) membranes are widely used in seawater and brackish water
desalination. Although RO membranes achieve high salt removal> 99%, their application is …

Research progress of electrically-enhanced membrane bioreactor (EMBR) in pollutants removal and membrane fouling alleviation

R Zhang, L Hao, K Cheng, B **n, J Sun, J Guo - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR), as a biological unit for wastewater treatment, has been proven
to have the advantages of simple structure and high pollutant removal rate. However …

Electrochemical membrane bioreactors: State-of-the-art and future prospects

MB Asif, T Maqbool, Z Zhang - Science of the total environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Integration of an electrochemical process with membrane bioreactor (MBR) has attracted
considerable attention in the last decade for simultaneous improvement in pollutant removal …

Biofouling and control approaches in membrane bioreactors

L Deng, W Guo, HH Ngo, H Zhang, J Wang, J Li… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling (especially biofouling) as a critical issue during membrane reactor (MBR)
operation has attracted much attention in recent years. Although previous review papers …