Membrane distillation bioreactor (MDBR) for wastewater treatment, water reuse, and resource recovery: A review

JA Kharraz, NK Khanzada, MU Farid, J Kim… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been well established as an advanced wastewater
treatment technology that combines activated sludge with a pressure-driven membrane …

Membrane Distillation Bioreactor (MDBR)–A lower Green-House-Gas (GHG) option for industrial wastewater reclamation

S Goh, J Zhang, Y Liu, AG Fane - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
A high-retention membrane bioreactor system, the Membrane Distillation Bioreactor (MDBR)
is a wastewater reclamation process which has the potential to tap on waste heat generated …

Membrane distillation for wastewater treatment: Current trends, challenges and prospects of dense membrane distillation

H Julian, N Nurgirisia, G Qiu, YP Ting… - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) has excellent potential for wastewater treatment, and studies on
this subject have increased recently. The unique features of MD to pass only volatile …

Feasibility study on petrochemical wastewater treatment and reuse using a novel submerged membrane distillation bioreactor

TH Khaing, J Li, Y Li, N Wai, F Wong - Separation and Purification …, 2010 - Elsevier
Treatment of wastewater from a petrochemical industry has been investigated using a novel
submerged membrane distillation bioreactor (MDBR). A bench scale MDBR system with flat …

Hybrid membrane distillation: Resource, nutrient and energy recovery

G Naidu, L Tijing, MAH Johir, H Shon… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a promising alternative thermal-based membrane process that
can achieve high-quality freshwater across various impaired water sources. However, the …

A novel membrane bioreactor based on membrane distillation

J Phattaranawik, AG Fane, ACS Pasquier, W Bing - Desalination, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper describes a novel wastewater treatment process known as the membrane
distillation bioreactor (MDBR). The MDBR process integrates a wastewater bioreactor, such …

Fouling and wetting in membrane distillation (MD) and MD-bioreactor (MDBR) for wastewater reclamation

S Goh, J Zhang, Y Liu, AG Fane - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
The membrane distillation (MD) process is seldom employed in wastewater reclamation
since the high organic and nutrient in wastewater promote wetting. The MD bioreactor …

An anaerobic membrane bioreactor–membrane distillation hybrid system for energy recovery and water reuse: Removal performance of organic carbon, nutrients, and …

X Song, W Luo, J McDonald, SJ Khan, FI Hai… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a direct contact membrane distillation (MD) unit was integrated with an
anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) to simultaneously recover energy and produce …

Fabrication of polymeric membranes for membrane distillation process and application for wastewater treatment: Critical review

F Tibi, A Charfi, J Cho, J Kim - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2020 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) is a thermally driven membrane separation process in which
only vapor molecules can be transferred through hydrophobic membrane. Significant efforts …

Fouling and wetting in the membrane distillation driven wastewater reclamation process–A review

MR Choudhury, N Anwar, D Jassby… - Advances in colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fouling and wetting of membranes are significant concerns that can impede the widespread
application of the membrane distillation (MD) process during high-salinity wastewater …