https://dr.ntu.edu.sg/bitstream/10356/82800/2/Figures%20_R20151007.pdf

Membrane fouling in osmotically driven membrane processes: A review

Antibiotics, the most frequently prescribed drugs of modern medicine, are extensively used for both human and veterinary applications. Antibiotics from different wastewater sources (e.g., municipal, hospitals, animal production, and pharmaceutical industries) ultimately are discharged into wastewater treatment plants. Sorption and biodegradation are the two major removal pathways of antibiotics during biological wastewater treatment processes. This review provides the fundamental insights into sorption mechanisms and biodegradation pathways of different classes of antibiotics with diverse physical-chemical attributes. Important factors affecting sorption and biodegradation behavior of antibiotics are also highlighted. Furthermore, this review also sheds light on the critical role of extracellular polymeric substances on antibiotics adsorption and their removal in engineered biological wastewater treatment systems. Despite major advancements, engineered biological wastewater treatment systems are only moderately effective (48-77%) in the removal of antibiotics. In this review, we systematically summarize the behavior and removal of different antibiotics in various biological treatment systems with discussion on their removal efficiency, removal mechanisms, critical bioreactor operating conditions affecting antibiotics removal, and recent innovative advancements. Besides, relevant background information including antibiotics classification, physical-chemical properties, and their occurrence in the environment from different sources is also briefly covered. This review aims to advance our understanding of the fate of various classes of antibiotics in engineered biological wastewater treatment systems and outlines future research directions.

Insights into the Fate and Removal of Antibiotics in Engineered Biological Treatment Systems: A Critical Review

Direct membrane filtration for wastewater treatment and resource recovery: A review.

https://opus.lib.uts.edu.au/bitstream/10453/37428/1/Accepted%20Manuscript.pdf

A comprehensive review of hybrid forward osmosis systems: Performance, applications and future prospects

Current state and challenges of full-scale membrane bioreactor applications: A critical review.

Fouling in membrane bioreactors: An updated review

Effect of hydraulic pressure and membrane orientation on water flux and reverse solute flux in pressure assisted osmosis

Membrane capacitive deionization-reverse electrodialysis hybrid system for improving energy efficiency of reverse osmosis seawater desalination

Effective removal of emerging dissolved cyanotoxins from water using hybrid photocatalytic composites.

Reverse electrodialysis (RED) is an emerging technology that can generate electricity from the mixing of two water streams (i.e., the concentrated and the diluted streams) with salinity gradient. I...

Yoontaek Oh

Papers

Fouling in membrane bioreactors: An updated review

Effect of hydraulic pressure and membrane orientation on water flux and reverse solute flux in pressure assisted osmosis

Membrane capacitive deionization-reverse electrodialysis hybrid system for improving energy efficiency of reverse osmosis seawater desalination

Effective removal of emerging dissolved cyanotoxins from water using hybrid photocatalytic composites.

Effects of Divalent Cations on Electrical Membrane Resistance in Reverse Electrodialysis for Salinity Power Generation