Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: Novel configurations, fouling control and energy considerations

M Maaz, M Yasin, M Aslam, G Kumar, AE Atabani… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Water shortage, public health and environmental protection are key motives to treat
wastewater. The widespread adoption of wastewater as a resource depends upon …

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 …

A bibliometric analysis of industrial wastewater treatments from 1998 to 2019

G Mao, H Hu, X Liu, J Crittenden, N Huang - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
For the foreseeable future, industrial water demand will grow much faster than agriculture.
The demand together with the urgency of wastewater treatment, will pose big challenges for …

Advances in anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology for municipal wastewater treatment: A 2020 updated review

S Vinardell, S Astals, M Peces, MA Cardete… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) for mainstream municipal
sewage treatment is almost ready for full-scale implementation. However, some challenges …

A review of membrane fouling and its control in algal-related membrane processes

Y Liao, A Bokhary, E Maleki, B Liao - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane technologies have received much attention in microalgae biorefinery for nutrients
removal from wastewater, carbon dioxide abatement from the air as well as the production of …

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 …

Challenges in biogas production from anaerobic membrane bioreactors

C Chen, W Guo, HH Ngo, DJ Lee, KL Tung, P Jin… - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Spectacular applications of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) are emerging due
to the membrane enhanced biogas production in the form of renewable bioresources. They …

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 …

An energy-efficient membrane rotating biological contactor for wastewater treatment

S Waqas, MR Bilad, ZB Man, H Suleman… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Membrane filtration exhibits excellent separation performance for water and wastewater
treatment but is still limited by the membrane fouling. This study presents a novel membrane …

A review of the factors affecting the performance of anaerobic membrane bioreactor and strategies to control membrane fouling

RJ De Vela - Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio …, 2021 - Springer
The performance of the different configurations of AnMBRs is affected by operating
parameters including solid retention time (SRT), hydraulic retention time (HRT), organic …