Biofouling and control approaches in membrane bioreactors

L Deng, W Guo, HH Ngo, H Zhang, J Wang, J Li… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling (especially biofouling) as a critical issue during membrane reactor (MBR)
operation has attracted much attention in recent years. Although previous review papers …

Current status and future prospects of membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and fouling phenomena: a systematic review

H Hamedi, M Ehteshami, SA Mirbagheri… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been widely used for municipal and industrial
wastewater treatment around the world due to their advantages, which include higher …

Membrane fouling behavior in membrane bioreactors for nitrogen-deficient wastewater pretreated by ammonium ion exchange

K Xiao, K Wang, S Yu, Y Yuan, Y Qin, Y An… - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrogen is a critical element closely related to the synthesis of cellular membrane fouling
behaviors in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). In this study, a novel pretreatment process by …

Effect of different light-dark cycles on the membrane fouling, EPS and SMP production in a novel reciprocal membrane photobioreactor (RMPBR) by C. vulgaris …

S Azizi, A Hashemi, FP Shariati, H Tayebati… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel reciprocal membrane photobioreactor (RMPBR) was designed. This
system includes a PLC-programmed and a spongy blade that could clean the formed cake …

The ratio of food-to-microorganism (F/M) on membrane fouling of anaerobic membrane bioreactors treating low-strength wastewater

Y Liu, H Liu, L Cui, K Zhang - Desalination, 2012 - Elsevier
Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) show great promise for wastewater treatment.
However, membrane fouling is still a major limiting factor for industrial application. There is …

[HTML][HTML] Starvation resilience in anammox-based bioreactors: A stable nitrogen removal route on partial denitrification/anammox (PD/A)

H Guo, Y Yao, M Gao, W Huang, Y Liu - Bioresource Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the performance, resilience and microbial community dynamics of
two anaerobic processes, ie pure anammox (R1) and partial denitrification/anammox …

Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment

HS Erkan, NB Turan, GÖ Engin - Comprehensive analytical chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology is a rapidly growing technology, and it is
increasingly used for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment applications all over the …

Microfiltration (MF) membrane fouling potential evaluation of protein with different ion strengths and divalent cations based on extended DLVO theory

Y Ding, Y Tian, Z Li, H Wang, L Chen - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling is a major obstacle to the wide application of microfiltration membrane
bioreactor (MF MBR). Protein-like substances have been known to contribute significantly to …

Application of electric fields to mitigate inhibition on anammox consortia under long-term tetracycline stress

B Cheng, JG Bao, J Du, H Tufail, T Xu, Y Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The feasibility of applying electric fields to mitigate inhibition of tetracycline (TC) on
anammox process and improve system stability was evaluated in this study. Three electric …

Optimized process operations reduce product retention and column clogging in ATF-based perfusion cell cultures

Y Su, Z Wei, Y Miao, L Sun, Y Shen, Z Tang, L Li… - Applied Microbiology …, 2021 - Springer
Product retention in hollow fibers is a common issue in ATF-based cell culture system. In this
study, the effects of four major process factors on product (therapeutic antibody/recombinant …