A critical review of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) in membrane bioreactors: characteristics, roles in membrane fouling and control strategies

H Lin, M Zhang, F Wang, F Meng, BQ Liao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) are key biological substances, which largely
determine properties of sludge flocs, including hydrophobicity, adhesion, flocculation …

Recent advances in membrane bioreactors (MBRs): membrane fouling and membrane material

F Meng, SR Chae, A Drews, M Kraume, HS Shin… - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been actively employed for municipal and industrial
wastewater treatments. So far, membrane fouling and the high cost of membranes are main …

Fouling in membrane bioreactors used in wastewater treatment

P Le-Clech, V Chen, TAG Fane - Journal of membrane science, 2006 - Elsevier
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) can no longer be considered as a novel process. This
reliable and efficient technology has become a legitimate alternative to conventional …

Effects of sludge retention time on membrane fouling and microbial community structure in a membrane bioreactor

Z Ahmed, J Cho, BR Lim, KG Song, KH Ahn - Journal of membrane science, 2007 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of sludge retention time (SRT) on membrane bio-fouling was
investigated in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) equipped with a sequential anoxic/anaerobic …

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors—a mini review with emphasis on industrial wastewater treatment: applications, limitations and perspectives

L Dvořák, M Gómez, J Dolina… - Desalination and Water …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) are increasingly being used in industrial
wastewater treatment as the technology represents a cost-effective alternative to that based …

Fouling issues in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for wastewater treatment: major mechanisms, prevention and control strategies

PK Gkotsis, DC Banti, EN Peleka, AI Zouboulis… - Processes, 2014 - mdpi.com
Membrane fouling is one of the most important considerations in the design and operation of
membrane systems as it affects pretreatment needs, cleaning requirements, operating …

Effect of hydraulic retention time on membrane fouling and biomass characteristics in submerged membrane bioreactors

F Meng, B Shi, F Yang, H Zhang - Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering, 2007 - Springer
In this paper, three identical membrane bioreactors (MBRs) were operated in parallel in
order to specify the influence mechanism of hydraulic retention time (HRT) on MBR. The …

An overview of anaerobic membrane bioreactors: Current developments, fouling problems, and future prospects

RM Osman, G Hodaifa - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) have become more popular in industrial
wastewaters treatment since they are a less expensive alternative to aerobic procedures …

Modeling, simulation and control of biological and chemical P-removal processes for membrane bioreactors (MBRs) from lab to full-scale applications: State of the art

K Nadeem, M Alliet, Q Plana, J Bernier, S Azimi… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phosphorus (P) removal from the domestic wastewater is required to counter the
eutrophication in receiving water bodies and is mandated by the regulatory frameworks in …

Removal of emerging contaminant and fouling control in membrane bioreactors by combined ozonation and sonolysis

M Prado, L Borea, A Cesaro, H Liu, V Naddeo… - International …, 2017 - Elsevier
The combination of chemical and biological treatment is a promising solution to remove
emerging contaminants, eg, pharmaceuticals, from wastewater for its future reuse. In this …