A review on membrane biofouling: Prediction, characterization, and mitigation

N AlSawaftah, W Abuwatfa, N Darwish, GA Husseini - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity is an increasing problem on every continent, which instigated the search for
novel ways to provide clean water suitable for human use; one such way is desalination …

A review on membrane fouling prediction using artificial neural networks (ANNs)

WH Abuwatfa, N AlSawaftah, N Darwish, WG Pitt… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Membrane fouling is a major hurdle to effective pressure-driven membrane processes, such
as microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), and reverse osmosis (RO) …

A review of anaerobic membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment with a focus on multicomponent biogas and membrane fouling control

Y Hu, H Cheng, J Ji, YY Li - Environmental Science: Water Research & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Among the various anaerobic digestion technologies developed for wastewater treatment
and resource recovery, the anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) stands out as a viable …

Integrating water quality and operation into prediction of water production in drinking water treatment plants by genetic algorithm enhanced artificial neural network

Y Zhang, X Gao, K Smith, G Inial, S Liu, LB Conil… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Stringent regulations and deteriorating source water quality could greatly influence the water
production capacity of drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs). Using models to predict the …

Modelling of municipal solid waste gasification using an optimised ensemble soft computing model

N Kardani, A Zhou, M Nazem, X Lin - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Modelling and simulation of municipal solid waste (MSW) gasification process is a complex
and computationally expensive task due to the porous structure of MSW and the nonlinear …

Applications of machine learning to water resources management: A review of present status and future opportunities

AA Ahmed, S Sayed, A Abdoulhalik, S Moutari… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water is the most valuable natural resource on earth that plays a critical role in the socio-
economic development of humans worldwide. Water is used for various purposes, including …

A review on applications of artificial intelligence in wastewater treatment

Y Wang, Y Cheng, H Liu, Q Guo, C Dai, M Zhao, D Liu - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI), as a rapidly developing and powerful tool to solve
practical problems, has attracted much attention and has been widely used in various areas …

Machine learning implementation in membrane bioreactor systems: progress, challenges, and future perspectives: a review

Z Frontistis, G Lykogiannis, A Sarmpanis - Environments, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study offers a review of machine learning (ML) applications in membrane bioreactor
(MBR) systems, an emerging technology in advanced wastewater treatment. The review …

Investigation of the factors affecting reverse osmosis membrane performance using machine-learning techniques

Ç Odabaşı, P Dologlu, F Gülmez, G Kuşoğlu… - Computers & Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Several factors affecting the RO membrane performance can be investigated mainly in two
groups; feed characteristics and operational parameters. In this work, the effect of feed …

Machine learning for membrane design in energy production, gas separation, and water treatment: a review

AI Osman, M Nasr, M Farghali, SS Bakr… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Membrane filtration is a major process used in the energy, gas separation, and water
treatment sectors, yet the efficiency of current membranes is limited. Here, we review the use …