Ceramic membrane technology for water and wastewater treatment: A critical review of performance, full-scale applications, membrane fouling and prospects

MB Asif, Z Zhang - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Application of ceramic membrane technology in water and wastewater is rapidly growing.
Inherent advantages of ceramic membrane including chemical/thermal stability, low fouling …

Artificial intelligence-incorporated membrane fouling prediction for membrane-based processes in the past 20 years: A critical review

C Niu, X Li, R Dai, Z Wang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling is one of major obstacles in the application of membrane technologies.
Accurately predicting or simulating membrane fouling behaviours is of great significance to …

Facile synthesis of 2D TiO2@ MXene composite membrane with enhanced separation and antifouling performance

Z Huang, Q Zeng, Y Liu, Y Xu, R Li, H Hong… - Journal of Membrane …, 2021 - Elsevier
While composite membranes with two-dimensional (2D) lamellar materials (eg, graphene
and MXene) have recently attracted increasing attention, fabrication of high-performance 2D …

Insights into the fate and removal of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes using biological wastewater treatment technology

T Zhu, Z Su, W Lai, Y Zhang, Y Liu - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotics have become a critical concern worldwide due to the severe threats to human
health and eco-environment. This review summarizes the fate of antibiotics and antibiotics …

Dynamic scouring of multifunctional granular material enhances filtration performance in membrane bioreactor: mechanism and modeling

W Zhang, W Liang, Z Zhang - Journal of Membrane Science, 2022 - Elsevier
The granular material (GM) is able to effectively improve the membrane fouling control in
membrane bioreactor (MBR) by dynamic scouring, adsorption behavior and enzymatic …

Insights into the fate and removal of antibiotics in engineered biological treatment systems: a critical review

AS Oberoi, Y Jia, H Zhang, SK Khanal… - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Antibiotics, the most frequently prescribed drugs of modern medicine, are extensively used
for both human and veterinary applications. Antibiotics from different wastewater sources …

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

S Hube, M Eskafi, KF Hrafnkelsdóttir… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Direct membrane filtration has shown great potential in wastewater treatment and resource
recovery in terms of its superior treated water quality, efficient nutrient recovery, and …

Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) scouring to mitigate membrane fouling: performance, hydrodynamic mechanism and contribution quantification model

W Zhang, W Liang, Z Zhang, T Hao - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Aerobic granular sludge (AGS) has been proven to have a low fouling potential in
membrane bioreactor (MBR). Nevertheless, AGS scouring effect on mitigating membrane …

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 …

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 …