Biofouling and control approaches in membrane bioreactors

L Deng, W Guo, HH Ngo, H Zhang, J Wang, J Li… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling (especially biofouling) as a critical issue during membrane reactor (MBR)
operation has attracted much attention in recent years. Although previous review papers …

Biofouling ecology as a means to better understand membrane biofouling

L Vanysacker, B Boerjan, P Declerck… - Applied microbiology …, 2014 - Springer
Despite more than a decade of worldwide research on membrane fouling in membrane
bioreactors, many questions remain to be answered. Biofouling, which is referred to as the …

[HTML][HTML] Accumulation of microplastics and Tcep pollutants in agricultural soil: Exploring the links between metabolites and gut microbiota in earthworm homeostasis

J Cao, Q Wang, Y Lei, X Jiang, M Li - Environment International, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural soil contamination with plastic film has become a critical global environmental
problem, requiring greater research on the possible occurrence and biological risk of …

Role of nano-Fe3O4 particle on improving membrane bioreactor (MBR) performance: Alleviating membrane fouling and microbial mechanism

H He, X Xin, W Qiu, D Li, Z Liu, J Ma - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
This study would investigate the effect of nano-Fe 3 O 4 particles on the performance of
membrane bioreactor (MBR), including membrane fouling, membrane rejection and …

Machine learning reveals the complex ecological interplay of microbiome in a full-scale membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant

J Wijaya, S Oh - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems are one of the most widely used wastewater treatment
processes for various municipal and industrial waste streams. The present study aimed to …

Simultaneous nitrification-denitrification and membrane fouling alleviation in a submerged biofilm membrane bioreactor with coupling of sponge and biodegradable …

F Han, W Ye, D Wei, W Xu, B Du, Q Wei - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Simultaneous nitrification–denitrification (SND) was achieved in submerged biofilm
membrane bioreactor (SBF-MBR) treating low carbon/nitrogen (C/N) ratio wastewater. A …

Effect of solids retention time on antibiotics removal performance and microbial communities in an A/O-MBR process

S Xia, R Jia, F Feng, K Xie, H Li, D Jing, X Xu - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
The effect of solids retention time on reactor performance and microbial community
composition in anoxic/aerobic membrane bioreactors (A/O-MBR) were investigated in this …

Comparison of microbial communities of activated sludge and membrane biofilm in 10 full-scale membrane bioreactors

SJ Jo, H Kwon, SY Jeong, CH Lee, TG Kim - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Operation of membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for wastewater treatment is hampered by the
membrane biofouling resulting from microbial activities. However, the knowledge of the …

Influences of poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) on soil microbiota and plant growth

F Muroi, Y Tachibana, Y Kobayashi, T Sakurai… - Polymer Degradation …, 2016 - Elsevier
We investigated changes in soil microbiota associated with the degradation of poly
(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)(PBAT) film at 30° C using a polymerase chain reaction …

Bacterial community structure and variation in a full-scale seawater desalination plant for drinking water production

A Belila, J El-Chakhtoura, N Otaibi, G Muyzer… - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
Microbial processes inevitably play a role in membrane-based desalination plants, mainly
recognized as membrane biofouling. We assessed the bacterial community structure and …