Fouling in membrane bioreactors: An updated review

F Meng, S Zhang, Y Oh, Z Zhou, HS Shin, SR Chae - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The goal of the current article is to update new findings in membrane fouling and emerging
fouling mitigation strategies reported in recent years (post 2010) as a follow-up to our …

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 …

A critical review of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) in membrane bioreactors: characteristics, roles in membrane fouling and control strategies

H Lin, M Zhang, F Wang, F Meng, BQ Liao… - Journal of Membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) are key biological substances, which largely
determine properties of sludge flocs, including hydrophobicity, adhesion, flocculation …

A review on anaerobic membrane bioreactors: applications, membrane fouling and future perspectives

H Lin, W Peng, M Zhang, J Chen, H Hong, Y Zhang - Desalination, 2013 - Elsevier
In the last years, anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) technology is being considered
as a very appealing alternative for wastewater treatment due to the significant advantages …

A novel ZnO nanoparticle blended polyvinylidene fluoride membrane for anti-irreversible fouling

S Liang, K Xiao, Y Mo, X Huang - Journal of membrane science, 2012 - Elsevier
Irreversible membrane fouling is harmful for long-term operation of filtration. In this study, a
novel anti-irreversible fouling polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane was successfully …

Anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor (AnDMBR) for wastewater treatment: A review

Y Hu, XC Wang, HH Ngo, Q Sun, Y Yang - Bioresource Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Recently, an increasing level of attention has focused on the emerging technology of
anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactors (AnDMBRs), owing to its merits such as low …

Harvesting microalgal biomass using submerged microfiltration membranes

MR Bilad, D Vandamme, I Foubert, K Muylaert… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study was performed to investigate the applicability of submerged microfiltration as a
first step of up-concentration for harvesting both a freshwater green algae species Chlorella …

Correlating microbial community structure and composition with aeration intensity in submerged membrane bioreactors by 454 high-throughput pyrosequencing

J Ma, Z Wang, Y Yang, X Mei, Z Wu - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
For understanding of the microbial community structure and composition under different
aeration intensities, 454 high-throughput pyrosequencing was applied to analyze the 16S …

Biofouling in RO system: Mechanisms, monitoring and controlling

RA Al-Juboori, T Yusaf - Desalination, 2012 - Elsevier
The reverse osmosis (RO) technology offers a solution for the shortage of pristine water
resources worldwide, through its capacity on treating all water kinds such as seawater …

A review of in situ real-time monitoring techniques for membrane fouling in the biotechnology, biorefinery and food sectors

G Rudolph, T Virtanen, M Ferrando, C Güell… - Journal of Membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pressure-driven membrane processes are often used for the separation and purification of
organic compounds originating from biomass. However, membrane fouling remains a …