The advancement in membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology toward sustainable industrial wastewater management

TU Rahman, H Roy, MR Islam, M Tahmid, A Fariha… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The advancement in water treatment technology has revolutionized the progress of
membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology in the modern era. The large space requirement …

Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for wastewater treatment and reclamation: membrane fouling

OT Iorhemen, RA Hamza, JH Tay - Membranes, 2016 - mdpi.com
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) has emerged as an efficient compact technology for
municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. The major drawback impeding wider …

High propensity of membrane fouling and the underlying mechanisms in a membrane bioreactor during occurrence of sludge bulking

M Wu, M Zhang, L Shen, X Wang, D Ying, H Lin, R Li… - Water research, 2023 - Elsevier
While sludge bulking often occurring in activated sludge processes generally leads to
serious membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBR), the underlying causes are still …

Membrane fouling caused by biological foams in a submerged membrane bioreactor: Mechanism insights

M Wu, Y Chen, H Lin, L Zhao, L Shen, R Li, Y Xu… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Though sludge foaming often occurs and thus causes serious membrane fouling in
membrane bioreactors (MBRs), the fouling mechanisms related with the foaming …

A critical review of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) in membrane bioreactors: characteristics, roles in membrane fouling and control strategies

H Lin, M Zhang, F Wang, F Meng, BQ Liao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) are key biological substances, which largely
determine properties of sludge flocs, including hydrophobicity, adhesion, flocculation …

A unified thermodynamic mechanism underlying fouling behaviors of soluble microbial products (SMPs) in a membrane bioreactor

J Teng, M Zhang, KT Leung, J Chen, H Hong, H Lin… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Soluble microbial products (SMPs) are the predominate foulants determining fouling extent
in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). However, exact mechanism underlying their typical …

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 …

Fundamental thermodynamic mechanisms of membrane fouling caused by transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in water treatment

Z Pan, B Zeng, H Lin, J Teng, H Zhang, H Hong… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
While transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) has high fouling potential, its underlying
fouling mechanisms have not yet been well revealed. In current work, fouling characteristics …

A review on anaerobic membrane bioreactors for enhanced valorization of urban organic wastes: Achievements, limitations, energy balance and future perspectives

Y Hu, X Cai, R Du, Y Yang, C Rong, Y Qin… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable urban development is threatened by an impending energy crisis and large
amounts of organic wastes generated from the municipal sector among others. Conventional …

Membrane fouling in a submerged membrane bioreactor: Impacts of floc size

L Shen, Q Lei, JR Chen, HC Hong, YM He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
A submerged membrane bioreactor (MBR) treating synthetic wastewater was continuously
operated to investigate the impacts of floc size on membrane fouling. Particle size …