Membrane-aerated biofilms for high rate biotreatment: performance appraisal, engineering principles, scale-up, and development requirements

E Syron, E Casey - Environmental science & technology, 2008 - ACS Publications
Diffusion of the electron acceptor is the rate controlling step in virtually all biofilm reactors
employed for aerobic wastewater treatment. The membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) …

Multipopulation model of membrane-aerated biofilms

JW Shanahan, MJ Semmens - Environmental science & …, 2004 - ACS Publications
Biofilms cultivated on oxygen-filled gas-permeable membranes grow differently than
conventional biofilms, as the chemical species required for growth diffuse from different …

COD and nitrogen removal by biofilms growing on gas permeable membranes

MJ Semmens, K Dahm, J Shanahan, A Christianson - Water Research, 2003 - Elsevier
A bioreactor was constructed and used to treat a synthetic wastewater containing
ammonium acetate and trace nutrients for about 190 days. The reactor was aerated by …

Nitrification and oxygen utilisation in a membrane aeration bioreactor

K Brindle, T Stephenson, MJ Semmens - Journal of membrane science, 1998 - Elsevier
A laboratory-scale membrane aeration bioreactor (MABR) was operated with a nitrifying
biofilm attached to the surface of oxygen-permeable hollow fibres. Pure oxygen was …

Periodic venting of MABR lumen allows high removal rates and high gas-transfer efficiencies

P Perez-Calleja, M Aybar, C Picioreanu… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) is a novel treatment technology that employs
gas-supplying membranes to deliver oxygen directly to a biofilm growing on the membrane …

Mass transfer enhancement and improved nitrification in MABR through specific membrane configuration

M Castrillo, R Díez-Montero, AL Esteban-García… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
One of the main energy consumptions in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) is due to the
oxygenation of aerobic biological processes. In order to approach to an energy self-sufficient …

Performance of a lab-scale membrane aerated biofilm reactor treating nitrogen dominant space-based wastewater through simultaneous nitrification-denitrification

N Landes, A Rahman, A Morse, WA Jackson - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
A membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) was designed for the treatment of a source-
separated urine wastewater formulated to mimic conditions on an early planetary space …

Modeling biofilms on gas-permeable supports: flux limitations

MJ Semmens, NJ Essila - Journal of environmental engineering, 2001 - ascelibrary.org
A computer model is used to investigate the microbial uptake of oxygen and a carbon-
source substrate for biofilms growing on gas-permeable, hollow-fiber membranes and …

Carbon membrane-aerated biofilm reactor for synthetic wastewater treatment

H Liu, F Yang, T Wang, Q Liu, S Hu - Bioprocess and biosystems …, 2007 - Springer
A carbon membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (CMABR) was developed to treat synthetic
wastewater. Such membrane exhibited a high degree of adhesion and good permeability …

[PDF][PDF] Teknologi Membran dalam Pengolahan Air dan Limbah Industri

IG Wenten - Studi Kasus: Pemanfaatan Ultrafiltrasi untuk …, 2004 - researchgate.net
Teknologi membran merupakan salah satu teknologi pemisahan yang relatif baru namun
aplikasinya telah merambah luas ke berbagai sektor termasuk sektor pengolahan air dan …