Anaerobic membrane bioreactor for the treatment of high-strength waste/wastewater: A critical review and update

Z An, J Zhu, M Zhang, Y Zhou, X Su, H Lin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) which integrates membrane filtration with
anaerobic process, achieves high COD removal (∼ 95%) with short hydraulic retention time …

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 …

Quorum Quenching in Membrane Bioreactors for Fouling Retardation: Complexity Provides Opportunities

B Xu, Q Su, Y Yang, S Huang, Y Yang… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The occurrence of biofouling restricts the widespread application of membrane bioreactors
(MBRs) in wastewater treatment. Regulation of quorum sensing (QS) is a promising …

Maintaining antibacterial activity against biofouling using a quaternary ammonium membrane coupling with electrorepulsion

J Sun, B Zhang, B Yu, B Ma, C Hu… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Antibacterial modification is a chemical-free method to mitigate biofouling, but surface
accumulation of bacteria shields antibacterial groups and presents a significant challenge in …

Functionalization of seawater reverse osmosis membrane with quorum sensing inhibitor to regulate microbial community and mitigate membrane biofouling

C Chen, Y Yang, CH Lee, S Takizawa, Z Zhang, HY Ng… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane biofouling is a challenge to be solved for the stable operation of the seawater
reverse osmosis (SWRO) membrane. This study explored the regulation mechanism of …

Silica reinforced core-shell quorum quenching beads to control biofouling in an MBR

S Li, J Huang, K Yi, H Pang, Z Liu, W Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Quorum quenching (QQ) is a strategy to alleviate membrane biofouling in membrane
bioreactors (MBRs). As a stable inorganic material with a large specific surface area, silica is …

The mitigation potential of synergistic quorum quenching and antibacterial properties for biofilm proliferation and membrane biofouling

Y Li, J Dai, Y Ma, Y Yao, D Yu, J Shen, L Wu - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Biofouling has been a persistent problem hindering the application of membranes in water
treatment, and quorum quenching has been identified as an effective method for mitigating …

Electrical responsiveness of carboxylate multi-walled carbon nanotube cross-linked composite anti-fouling membranes to organic pollutants

RY Chang, R Li, W Wang, WH Geng, N Li… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Protein has been identified as one of the major membrane foulants in wastewater treatment
and reclamation applications. The specific molecular configuration of bovine serum albumin …

Biofouling mitigation of a membrane bioreactor for industrial wastewater treatment by quorum quenching

H Kim, A Noori, MH Kim, C Lee, JH Ko… - Journal of Membrane …, 2024 - Elsevier
Quorum quenching (QQ) has been extensively studied in sewage treatment membrane
bioreactors (MBRs) to alleviate biofouling, but its application in industrial-wastewater MBRs …

Induced mazEF-mediated programmed cell death contributes to antibiofouling properties of quaternary ammonium compounds modified membranes

X Zhang, J Ma, Y Guo, Y Luo, F Li, Z Wang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Functionalized antibiofouling membranes have attracted increasing attention in water and
wastewater treatment. Among them, contact-killing antibiofouling membranes deliver a long …