Fouling in membrane bioreactors: An updated review

F Meng, S Zhang, Y Oh, Z Zhou, HS Shin, SR Chae - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The goal of the current article is to update new findings in membrane fouling and emerging
fouling mitigation strategies reported in recent years (post 2010) as a follow-up to our …

A review on the mechanism, impacts and control methods of membrane fouling in MBR system

X Du, Y Shi, V Jegatheesan, IU Haq - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Compared with the traditional activated sludge process, a membrane bioreactor (MBR) has
many advantages, such as good effluent quality, small floor space, low residual sludge yield …

Membrane cleaning in membrane bioreactors: A review

Z Wang, J Ma, CY Tang, K Kimura, Q Wang… - Journal of membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been widely used in wastewater treatment and
reclamation. Membrane cleaning is an essential part during the operation of MBRs since …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the applications of ultrasonic technology in membrane bioreactors

S Arefi-Oskoui, A Khataee, M Safarpour, Y Orooji… - Ultrasonics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have received increasing attention in the field of wastewater
treatment in recent years. However, membrane fouling is the main problem of MBRs, limiting …

Effect of calcium ions on fouling properties of alginate solution and its mechanisms

M Zhang, H Lin, L Shen, BQ Liao, X Wu, R Li - Journal of membrane …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, effect of calcium ions on the filtration behaviors of alginate solution and its
underlying mechanisms were systematically investigated. It was found that, the filtration …

Current status and future prospects of membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and fouling phenomena: a systematic review

H Hamedi, M Ehteshami, SA Mirbagheri… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been widely used for municipal and industrial
wastewater treatment around the world due to their advantages, which include higher …

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 …

Linking dynamics in morphology, components, and microbial communities of biocakes to fouling evolution: a comparative study of anaerobic and aerobic membrane …

Y Yao, R Xu, Z Zhou, F Meng - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Biocake governs membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) and
thorough understandings of its dynamics could aid in better fouling control. However, little is …

Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from anaerobically digested wastewater by microalgae cultured in a novel membrane photobioreactor

X Chen, Z Li, N He, Y Zheng, H Li, H Wang… - Biotechnology for …, 2018 - Springer
Background With the further development of anaerobic digestion, an increasing output of
anaerobically digested wastewater (ADW), which typically contained high concentrations of …

Micro-particles—a neglected but critical cause of different membrane fouling between aerobic and anaerobic membrane bioreactors

Y Yao, Z Zhou, DC Stuckey, F Meng - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Until recently, membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) was
generally understood based on and by extrapolating from well-studied aerobic membrane …