Fouling in reverse osmosis membranes: monitoring, characterization, mitigation strategies and future directions

MA Ahmed, S Amin, AA Mohamed - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Water scarcity has been a global challenge for many countries over the past decades, and
as a result, reverse osmosis (RO) has emerged as a promising and cost-effective tool for …

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) for municipal wastewater treatment-potential benefits, constraints, and future perspectives: An updated review

A Aslam, SJ Khan, HMA Shahzad - Science of the total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The application of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBRs) for municipal
wastewater treatment has been made sufficiently sustainable for practical implementations …

[HTML][HTML] Cost of fouling in full-scale reverse osmosis and nanofiltration installations in the Netherlands

M Jafari, M Vanoppen, JMC Van Agtmaal… - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
The economic impact of fouling in spiral wound membranes is not yet well explored. There
has been an established assumption that the cost of fouling in membrane processes is …

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 …

Membrane technology in microalgae cultivation and harvesting: a review

MR Bilad, HA Arafat, IFJ Vankelecom - Biotechnology advances, 2014 - Elsevier
Membrane processes have long been applied in different stages of microalgae cultivation
and processing. These processes include microfiltration, ultrafiltration, dialysis, forward …

Unique applications and improvements of reverse electrodialysis: A review and outlook

H Tian, Y Wang, Y Pei, JC Crittenden - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is a promising technology for extracting energy from salinity
gradients. However, there are still barriers to the realization of its commercial application …

The behavior of suspensions and macromolecular solutions in crossflow microfiltration: An update

JW Chew, J Kilduff, G Belfort - Journal of Membrane Science, 2020 - Elsevier
More than two decades after the highly-cited review on microfiltration of suspensions and
macromolecular solutions, it is time to revisit and update the fundamentals and applications …

Role of nano-Fe3O4 particle on improving membrane bioreactor (MBR) performance: Alleviating membrane fouling and microbial mechanism

H He, X **n, W Qiu, D Li, Z Liu, J Ma - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study would investigate the effect of nano-Fe 3 O 4 particles on the performance of
membrane bioreactor (MBR), including membrane fouling, membrane rejection and …

The roles of particles in enhancing membrane filtration: A review

J Wang, A Cahyadi, B Wu, W Pee, AG Fane… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Particles suspended within feed flow or added into membrane-filtration systems may behave
as foulant or fouling mitigation agent. The fine boundary between these two roles warrant …

Review on strategies for biofouling mitigation in spiral wound membrane systems

SS Bucs, N Farhat, JC Kruithof, C Picioreanu… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Because of the uneven distribution of fresh water in time and space, a large number of
regions are experiencing water scarcity and stress. Membrane based desalination …