Membrane cleaning in membrane bioreactors: A review

Z Wang, J Ma, CY Tang, K Kimura, Q Wang… - Journal of membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been widely used in wastewater treatment and
reclamation. Membrane cleaning is an essential part during the operation of MBRs since …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the applications of ultrasonic technology in membrane bioreactors

S Arefi-Oskoui, A Khataee, M Safarpour, Y Orooji… - Ultrasonics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have received increasing attention in the field of wastewater
treatment in recent years. However, membrane fouling is the main problem of MBRs, limiting …

Monitoring bacterial twitter: does quorum sensing determine the behavior of water and wastewater treatment biofilms?

JD Shrout, R Nerenberg - Environmental science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Bacteria have their own form of “twitter” communication, described as quorum sensing (QS),
where bacteria emit and sense chemical signal molecules as a means to gauge population …

Current and emerging environmentally-friendly systems for fouling control in the marine environment

JE Gittens, TJ Smith, R Suleiman, R Akid - Biotechnology advances, 2013 - Elsevier
Following the ban in 2003 on the use of tributyl-tin compounds in antifouling coatings, the
search for an environmentally-friendly alternative has accelerated. Biocidal TBT alternatives …

Graphene coating on a nickel-copper alloy (Monel 400) for microbial corrosion resistance: Electrochemical and surface characterizations

S Al-Saadi, RKS Raman, MR Anisur, S Ahmed… - Corrosion …, 2021 - Elsevier
Graphene is an attractive 2D coating material because its remarkable physico-chemical
properties enable numerous applications. Graphene coating was deposited on Monel 400 …

Extractive membrane bioreactor (EMBR): Recent advances and applications

IG Wenten, DL Friatnasary, K Khoiruddin, T Setiadi… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Combining bioreactor and membrane, known as a membrane bioreactor (MBR), has been
considered as an attractive strategy to solve the limitations of conventional activated sludge …

Characterizing fluorescent dissolved organic matter in a membrane bioreactor via excitation–emission matrix combined with parallel factor analysis

T Maqbool, VL Quang, J Cho, J Hur - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, we successfully tracked the dynamic changes in different constitutes of bound
extracellular polymeric substances (bEPS), soluble microbial products (SMP), and permeate …

Metalized nanocellulose composites as a feasible material for membrane supports: design and applications for water treatment

P Cruz-Tato, EO Ortiz-Quiles… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Herein, we study the feasibility of using nanocellulose (NC)-based composites with silver
and platinum nanoparticles as additive materials to fabricate the support layer of thin film …

Effect of surface-patterned topographies of ceramic membranes on the filtration of activated sludge and their interaction with different particle sizes

TCA Ng, Z Lyu, C Wang, S Guo, W Poh, Q Gu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
The main benefits of surface patterning on filtration membranes are two-fold:(1) surface
patterns increase the effective filtration area, and (2) enhance the back diffusion of foulants …

Preparation and performance evaluation of high-density polyethylene/silica nanocomposite membranes in membrane bioreactor system

M Amini, H Etemadi, A Akbarzadeh, R Yegani - Biochemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, in order to improve the antifouling properties of high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) membrane in the membrane bioreactor (MBR) system, HDPE/SiO 2 nanocomposite …