Biofilm-mediated wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review

S Saini, S Tewari, J Dwivedi, V Sharma - Materials Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Global industrialization has increased and so has the pollution generated by industries.
Although all types of pollutions are a major concern for the environment, wastewater …

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 …

Critical analysis of biomass retention strategies in mainstream and sidestream ANAMMOX-mediated nitrogen removal systems

K Kosgey, K Chandran, J Gokal… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
ANAMMOX (anaerobic ammonium oxidation) represents an energy-efficient process for
biological nitrogen removal, particularly from wastewater streams with low chemical oxygen …

Effective biological nitrogen removal treatment processes for domestic wastewaters with low C/N ratios: a review

SP Sun, CP Nàcher, B Merkey, Q Zhou… - Environmental …, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Discharge of nitrogenous components to water bodies can cause eutrophication,
deterioration of water quality, toxicity to aquatic life, and pose a potential hazard to human …

Integrating membrane aerated biofilm reactors with biological nitrogen removal processes: a new paradigm for achieving sustainable wastewater treatment plants

J Li, Z Wang, Y Wang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs) represent energy-efficient technology for
biological nitrogen removal (BNR) that brings wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) closer …

Membrane-aerated biofilms for high rate biotreatment: performance appraisal, engineering principles, scale-up, and development requirements

E Syron, E Casey - Environmental science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
Diffusion of the electron acceptor is the rate controlling step in virtually all biofilm reactors
employed for aerobic wastewater treatment. The membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) …

Heterotrophic activity compromises autotrophic nitrogen removal in membrane-aerated biofilms: results of a modeling study

S Lackner, A Terada, BF Smets - Water research, 2008 - Elsevier
A 1-d multi-population biofilm model was constructed to study the effect of heterotrophic
activity on completely autotrophic ammonium (NH4+) removal in membrane-aerated …

Prospects for biological nitrogen removal from anaerobic effluents during mainstream wastewater treatment

J Delgado Vela, LB Stadler, KJ Martin… - … & Technology Letters, 2015 - ACS Publications
Growing interest in the anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater requires a parallel focus
on develo** downstream technologies that address nitrogen pollution, especially for …

Development and application of membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR)—A review

X Li, D Bao, Y Zhang, W Xu, C Zhang, H Yang, Q Ru… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
As a new type of biological treatment process, membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABRs),
which have received extensive attention and research in recent years, could reduce energy …

Modeling of membrane-aerated biofilm: Effects of C/N ratio, biofilm thickness and surface loading of oxygen on feasibility of simultaneous nitrification and …

S Matsumoto, A Terada, S Tsuneda - Biochemical Engineering Journal, 2007 - Elsevier
A multipopulation model of a membrane-aerated biofilm (MAB) considering heterotrophic
bacteria (HB), ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), and nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) was …