Aerobic granular sludge: recent advances

SS Adav, DJ Lee, KY Show, JH Tay - Biotechnology advances, 2008 - Elsevier
Aerobic granulation, a novel environmental biotechnological process, was increasingly
drawing interest of researchers engaging in work in the area of biological wastewater …

Osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) technology for wastewater treatment and reclamation: Advances, challenges, and prospects for the future

X Wang, VWC Chang, CY Tang - Journal of membrane science, 2016 - Elsevier
Osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR) is an emerging technology integrating a forward
osmosis (FO) process into a membrane bioreactor (MBR). This technology has been gaining …

Effects of biofilm colonization on the sinking of microplastics in three freshwater environments

L Miao, Y Gao, TM Adyel, Z Huo, Z Liu, J Wu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) have frequently been detected in freshwater environments, and there is
growing concern about their ecological effects, especially the influence of the “plastisphere” …

New insights into membrane fouling during direct membrane filtration of municipal wastewater and fouling control with mechanical strategies

Y Men, Z Li, L Zhu, X Wang, S Cheng, Y Lyu - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Direct membrane filtration (DMF) technology achieves energy self-sufficiency through
carbon recovery and utilization from municipal wastewater. To control its severe membrane …

Advances in aerobic granule formation and granule stability in the course of storage and reactor operation

DJ Lee, YY Chen, KY Show, CG Whiteley… - Biotechnology advances, 2010 - Elsevier
Aerobic granulation is drawing increasing global interest in a quest for an efficient and
innovative technology in wastewater treatment. Developed less than two decades ago …

Effects of pipe materials on the characteristic recognition, disinfection byproduct formation, and toxicity risk of pipe wall biofilms during chlorination in water supply …

X Yan, T Lin, X Wang, S Zhang, K Zhou - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
There are growing concerns over the contributions of biofilms to disinfection byproduct
(DBP) formation in engineered water systems (EWSs). Three kinds of water supply pipes …

Effects of microplastic accumulation on floc characteristics and fouling behavior in a membrane bioreactor

T Maliwan, W Pungrasmi, J Lohwacharin - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Issues associated with accumulating microplastic (MP) in sewage sludge during wastewater
treatment in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system have not been studied in detail. Here, we …

Electro-conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to low-carbon methane by bioelectromethanogenesis process in microbial electrolysis cells: The current status and future …

Z Zhang, Y Song, S Zheng, G Zhen, X Lu… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Given the aggravated greenhouse effect caused by CO 2 and the current energy shortage,
CO 2 capture and reuse has been gaining ever-increasing concerns. Microbial Electrolysis …

Molecular spectroscopic characterization of membrane fouling: a critical review

W Chen, C Qian, KG Zhou, HQ Yu - Chem, 2018 - cell.com
Membrane technologies have attracted growing interest in the fields of water purification and
energy recovery. Membrane fouling is the bottleneck that limits the wide application of …

Characterization of cake layer in submerged membrane bioreactor

F Meng, H Zhang, F Yang, L Liu - Environmental science & …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Cake layer formation on the membrane surface has been a major challenge in the operation
of membrane bioreactors (MBRs). In this study, the cake layer formation mechanism in an …