The membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) for water and wastewater treatment: principles, applications, and recent developments

KJ Martin, R Nerenberg - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
The membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR), an emerging technology for water and wastewater
treatment, is based on pressurized membranes that supply a gaseous substrate to a biofilm …

Hydrophobic gas transfer membranes for wastewater treatment and resource recovery

D Hou, D Jassby, R Nerenberg… - Environmental Science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Gaseous compounds, such as CH4, H2, and O2, are commonly produced or consumed
during wastewater treatment. Traditionally, these gases need to be removed or delivered …

Nitrogen removal by granular nitritation–anammox in an upflow membrane-aerated biofilm reactor

X Li, S Sun, BD Badgley, S Sung, H Zhang, Z He - Water Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The nitritation–anammox process has been a promising nitrogen removal technology
towards sustainable wastewater treatment, but its application in treating domestic …

In situ bioremediation of surface waters by periphytons

Y Wu, L **a, Z Yu, S Shabbir, PG Kerr - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Environmentally benign and sustainable biomeasures have become attractive options for
the in situ remediation of polluted surface waters. In this paper, we review the current state of …

Enhanced biological nitrogen removal from sediment by graphene derivative-mediated community assembly

Y Li, Y Lu, W Zhang, H Wu, C Zhang, L Wang… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Understanding the underlying mechanism that drives the microbial community mediated by
graphene derivative is crucial for achieving the enhancement of biological nitrogen removal …

A new concept of promoting nitrate reduction in surface waters: simultaneous supplement of denitrifiers, electron donor pool, and electron mediators

N Zhu, Y Wu, J Tang, P Duan, L Yao… - Environmental …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The efficiency of biological nitrate reduction depends on the community composition of
microorganisms, the electron donor pool, and the electron mediators participating in the …

Chlortetracycline removal by using hydrogen based membrane biofilm reactor

E Aydın, M Şahin, E Taşkan, H Hasar… - Journal of hazardous …, 2016 - Elsevier
In the last years, increasing attention has been paid on the presence of antibiotics in
aqueous environments due to their ecological damage and potential adverse effects on …

Performance of a sulfide-oxidizing, sulfur-producing membrane biofilm reactor treating sulfide-containing bioreactor effluent

E Sahinkaya, H Hasar, AH Kaksonen… - … science & technology, 2011 - ACS Publications
Sulfide-containing waste streams are generated in mining, petrochemical plants, tanneries,
viscose rayon manufacture, and the gasification of coal. Colorless sulfur bacteria can oxidize …

Simultaneous oxidation of ammonium and tetracycline in a membrane aerated biofilm reactor

B Taşkan, E Casey, H Hasar - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The membrane aerated biofilms reactor (MABR) is an emerging technology in wastewater
treatment with particular advantages including high rate nitrification, and very high oxygen …

Nitrogen removal and biofilm structure affected by COD/NH4+–N in a biofilter with porous sludge-ceramsite

JL Zou, GR Xu, K Pan, W Zhou, Y Dai, X Wang… - Separation and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Self-made sludge-ceramsite was tested as carrier in biofilter to investigate its biogenic
stimulating properties for obtaining high biomass concentration, and the performance of …