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 …

Membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors—Characterisation, contradictions, cause and cures

A Drews - Journal of membrane science, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite more than a decade of worldwide research on membrane fouling in membrane
bioreactors (MBRs), many questions still remain unanswered. In the light of the complexity of …

Effect of nitrifiers community on fouling mitigation and nitrification efficiency in a membrane bioreactor

A Sepehri, MH Sarrafzadeh - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBR) normally depends on the microbial cell
density and microbial population structure. A nitrifying-enriched activated sludge (NAS) was …

[HTML][HTML] Ceramic microfiltration membranes in wastewater treatment: filtration behavior, fouling and prevention

MW Hakami, A Alkhudhiri, S Al-Batty, MP Zacharof… - Membranes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, integrated microfiltration (MF) membrane systems treatment is becoming widely
popular due to its feasibility, process reliability, commercial availability, modularity, relative …

Coagulation with polymers for nanofiltration pre-treatment of highly concentrated dyes: a review

AY Zahrim, C Tizaoui, N Hilal - Desalination, 2011 - Elsevier
Water scarcity and strict legislation make water reuse in dye related industries like textile
and leather become more important. Among the different types of dyes, soluble dyes are the …

Recent developments in anaerobic membrane reactors

DC Stuckey - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
Anaerobic membrane reactors (AnMBRs) have recently evolved from aerobic MBRs, with
the membrane either external or submerged within the reactor, and can achieve high COD …

Effects of nano sized zinc oxide on the performance of PVDF microfiltration membranes

J Hong, Y He - Desalination, 2012 - Elsevier
This first-attempt study tended to modify polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) microfiltration (MF)
membranes by addition of Nano ZnO particles via fabrication of the phase inversion method …

Management of tannery waste effluents towards the reclamation of clean water using an integrated membrane system: A state-of-the-art review

R Kumar, A Basu, B Bishayee, RP Chatterjee… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tanning and other leather processing methods utilize a large amount of freshwater, dyes,
chemicals, and salts and produce toxic waste, raising questions regarding their …

Membrane bioreactors in waste water treatment–status and trends

M Kraume, A Drews - Chemical engineering & technology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their unique advantages like controlled biomass retention, improved effluent quality,
and decreased footprint, membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are being increasingly used in …

Morphological visualization, componential characterization and microbiological identification of membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs)

F Meng, B Liao, S Liang, F Yang, H Zhang… - Journal of membrane …, 2010 - Elsevier
So far, membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) is still not fully understood due to
the complex nature of membrane foulants. The challenge to the study of membrane fouling …