Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: A review of mechanical cleaning by scouring agents to control membrane fouling

M Aslam, A Charfi, G Lesage, M Heran, J Kim - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a reliable and promising technology for wastewater
treatment and reclamation applications. In spite of more than a decade of significant …

Recent advances in nature-inspired antifouling membranes for water purification

X Zhang, J Ma, J Zheng, R Dai, X Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane separation technologies have been widely used for water purification. However,
membrane fouling, which arises from unwanted deposition and adhesion of foulants …

Origin and evolution of quorum quenching technology for biofouling control in MBRs for wastewater treatment

HS Oh, CH Lee - Journal of Membrane Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs), which is defined as the unwanted
accumulation of microorganisms on the membrane surface, has been intensively studied for …

Recent developments in biofouling control in membrane bioreactors for domestic wastewater treatment

M Aslam, R Ahmad, J Kim - Separation and Purification Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofouling is a long-standing problem in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for domestic
wastewater treatment because it deteriorates membrane permeability, thus demanding …

Enhancing quorum quenching media with 3D robust electrospinning coating: A novel biofouling control strategy for membrane bioreactors

H Pang, J Huang, X Li, K Yi, S Li, Z Liu, W Zhang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacterial quorum quenching (QQ) is an effective strategy for controlling biofouling in
membrane bioreactor (MBR) by interfering the releasing and degradation of signal …

Resuscitation, isolation and immobilization of bacterial species for efficient textile wastewater treatment: a critical review and update

Y Wang, H Wang, X Wang, Y Xiao, Y Zhou, X Su… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Given highly complex and recalcitrant nature of synthetic dyes, textile wastewater poses a
serious challenge on surrounding environments. Until now, biological treatment of textile …

Trends and progress in AnMBR for domestic wastewater treatment and their impacts on process efficiency and membrane fouling

F Anjum, IM Khan, J Kim, M Aslam, G Blandin… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic membrane bioreactor has emerged as an innovative technology in treating
domestic wastewater due to its excellent produced effluent quality and high potential of …

Quorum sensing and quenching in membrane bioreactors: opportunities and challenges for biofouling control

K Lee, H Yu, X Zhang, KH Choo - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane biofouling, due to biofilm growth after planktonic bacteria attachment to a
membrane, is a major bottleneck limiting the energy-efficient operation and maintenance of …

A review of the current in-situ fouling control strategies in MBR: Biological versus physicochemical

Q Liu, J Ren, Y Lu, X Zhang, FA Roddick, L Fan… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBR) is a bottleneck problem limiting their application. In-
situ fouling control strategies have been continuously developed for decades, and can be …

Recent advances in attached growth membrane bioreactor systems for wastewater treatment

L Deng, W Guo, HH Ngo, X Zhang, C Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
To tackle membrane fouling and limited removals of pollutants (nutrients and emerging
pollutants) that hinder the wide applications of membrane bioreactor (MBR), attached growth …