Membrane bioreactors – A review on recent developments in energy reduction, fouling control, novel configurations, LCA and market prospects
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In this article, a review of the recent work on membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology is presented, which discusses the overall life cycle of MBRs and the market prospects for MBR technology.About:
This article is published in Journal of Membrane Science.The article was published on 2017-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 333 citations till now.read more
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Performance of secondary wastewater treatment methods for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern implicated in crop uptake and antibiotic resistance spread: A review
Pawel Krzeminski,Maria Concetta Tomei,Popi Karaolia,Alette A.M. Langenhoff,C. Marisa R. Almeida,Ewa Felis,Fanny Gritten,Henrik Rasmus Andersen,Telma Fernandes,Célia M. Manaia,Luigi Rizzo,Despo Fatta-Kassinos +11 more
TL;DR: Technological solutions including conventional activated sludge, membrane bioreactors, moving bed biofilm reactors, and nature-based solutions such as constructed wetlands are compared for the achievable removal efficiencies of the selected CEC and their potential of acting as reservoirs of ARB&ARGs.
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Membrane-based separation of potential emerging pollutants
Suhas P. Dharupaneedi,Sanna Kotrappanavar Nataraj,Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda,Kakarla Raghava Reddy,Shyam S. Shukla,Tejraj M. Aminabhavi +5 more
TL;DR: Of these methods, membrane-based separation processes (MBSPs) are effective over the conventional techniques for providing clean water from wastewater streams at an affordable cost with minimum energy requirement.
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Current state and challenges of full-scale membrane bioreactor applications: A critical review.
TL;DR: The pros, cons and progress in full-scale MBR applications are summarized and the future challenges of MBR application are outlined from the perspectives of fouling control, pollutant removal, cost-effectiveness and competitiveness in specific fields of application.
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Membrane fouling caused by biological foams in a submerged membrane bioreactor: Mechanism insights.
Mengfei Wu,Yifeng Chen,Hongjun Lin,Leihong Zhao,Liguo Shen,Renjie Li,Yanchao Xu,Huachang Hong,Yiming He +8 more
TL;DR: It was revealed that the fouling caused by foams was associated with gel layer filtration process, and the extremely high SFR can be interpreted by chemical potential change in the gel filTration process depicted in Flory-Huggins theory.
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Sustainability considerations in membrane-based technologies for industrial effluents treatment
TL;DR: In this paper, various sustainability criteria in technical, economic, environmental, and social categories have been considered for a critical discussion on the current status and improvement opportunities of membrane technologies for the treatment of industrial effluents.
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Hyperhaline Municipal Wastewater Treatment of a Processing Zone through Pilot-Scale A/O MBR, Part I: Characteristics of Mixture Liquor and Organics Removal
TL;DR: An integrated anoxic/aerobic membrane bio-reactor (A/O MBR) was designed to treat hyperhaline municipal wastewater from a processing zone of Tianjin, China.
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Full-Scale Implementation of a Vertical Membrane Bioreactor for Simultaneous Removal of Organic Matter and Nutrients from Municipal Wastewater
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The 4-stage anoxic membrane bioreactor for simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal, and its strengths and weaknesses
TL;DR: In this article, anoxic membrane bioreactor (MBR) and aerobic MBR were operated simultaneously to observe advantages and disadvantages of the 4-stage anoxic MBR process.
Membranas sumergidas para el agua residual y aplicaciones en reutilización de agua
Matías Amor,Cristina Cornet +1 more
Occurrence, Fate, and Removal of PAHs and VOCs in WWTPs Using Activated Sludge Processes and Membrane Bioreactors: Results from Italy and Greece
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a case study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and VOCs in aquatic environments and their removal from aquatic environments.