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 …

Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: A review of mechanical cleaning by scouring agents to control membrane fouling

M Aslam, A Charfi, G Lesage, M Heran, J Kim - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a reliable and promising technology for wastewater
treatment and reclamation applications. In spite of more than a decade of significant …

The status of industrial and municipal effluent treatment with membrane bioreactor technology

SJ Judd - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
The status of MBR technology has been scrutinised with reference to (a) available
commercial technologies and their characteristics,(b) key design and performance …

Recent developments in biofouling control in membrane bioreactors for domestic wastewater treatment

M Aslam, R Ahmad, J Kim - Separation and Purification Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofouling is a long-standing problem in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for domestic
wastewater treatment because it deteriorates membrane permeability, thus demanding …

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 …

A review on anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) focused on modelling and control aspects

Á Robles, MV Ruano, A Charfi, G Lesage, M Heran… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology (AnMBR) is rapidly expanding.
However, depending on the application, AnMBR design and operation is not fully mature …

The osmotic membrane bioreactor: a critical review

RW Holloway, A Achilli, TY Cath - Environmental Science: Water …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) is a hybrid biological-physical treatment process
that has been gaining interest for wastewater treatment and water reuse. The OMBR couples …

A review of the factors affecting the performance of anaerobic membrane bioreactor and strategies to control membrane fouling

RJ De Vela - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2021 - Springer
The performance of the different configurations of AnMBRs is affected by operating
parameters including solid retention time (SRT), hydraulic retention time (HRT), organic …

Long-term pilot scale investigation of novel hybrid ultrafiltration-osmotic membrane bioreactors

RW Holloway, AS Wait, AF da Silva, J Herron… - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
An osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) and a novel hybrid ultrafiltration OMBR (UFO-
MBR) were investigated for extended time. In OMBR, water is drawn by osmosis from …

Unsteady-state shear strategies to enhance mass-transfer for the implementation of ultrapermeable membranes in reverse osmosis: a review

F Zamani, JW Chew, E Akhondi, WB Krantz, AG Fane - Desalination, 2015 - Elsevier
Advances in material science promise the development of a new generation of
ultrapermeable membranes (UPMs) for reverse osmosis (RO) desalination and water …