Advanced control of membrane fouling in filtration systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques: A critical review

M Bagheri, A Akbari, SA Mirbagheri - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper critically reviews all artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)
techniques for the better control of membrane fouling in filtration processes, with the focus …

Advances in anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology for municipal wastewater treatment: A 2020 updated review

S Vinardell, S Astals, M Peces, MA Cardete… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) for mainstream municipal
sewage treatment is almost ready for full-scale implementation. However, some challenges …

Membrane fouling caused by biological foams in a submerged membrane bioreactor: Mechanism insights

M Wu, Y Chen, H Lin, L Zhao, L Shen, R Li, Y Xu… - Water research, 2020 - Elsevier
Though sludge foaming often occurs and thus causes serious membrane fouling in
membrane bioreactors (MBRs), the fouling mechanisms related with the foaming …

A unified thermodynamic mechanism underlying fouling behaviors of soluble microbial products (SMPs) in a membrane bioreactor

J Teng, M Zhang, KT Leung, J Chen, H Hong, H Lin… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Soluble microbial products (SMPs) are the predominate foulants determining fouling extent
in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). However, exact mechanism underlying their typical …

Tuning roughness features of thin film composite polyamide membranes for simultaneously enhanced permeability, selectivity and anti-fouling performance

X Ma, Z Yang, Z Yao, H Guo, Z Xu, CY Tang - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thin film composite (TFC) polyamide membranes set the golden standard for reverse
osmosis technology, but tuning their permeability and selectivity remains a major challenge …

Fundamental thermodynamic mechanisms of membrane fouling caused by transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) in water treatment

Z Pan, B Zeng, H Lin, J Teng, H Zhang, H Hong… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
While transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) has high fouling potential, its underlying
fouling mechanisms have not yet been well revealed. In current work, fouling characteristics …

Mechanistic insights into Ca-alginate gel-associated membrane fouling affected by ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA)

Z Pan, B Zeng, G Yu, J Teng, H Zhang, L Shen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
While transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) is a major foulant, and ethylene diamine
tetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a strong chelating agent frequently used for fouling mitigation in …

Recent developments in biofouling control in membrane bioreactors for domestic wastewater treatment

M Aslam, R Ahmad, J Kim - Separation and Purification Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofouling is a long-standing problem in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for domestic
wastewater treatment because it deteriorates membrane permeability, thus demanding …

Prediction of interfacial interactions related with membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor based on radial basis function artificial neural network (ANN)

Z Zhao, Y Lou, Y Chen, H Lin, R Li, G Yu - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
It is of great importance to propose effective methods to quantify interfacial interaction since
it directly determines foulant adhesion and membrane fouling process in membrane …

Air-gap membrane distillation as a one-step process for textile wastewater treatment

S Leaper, A Abdel-Karim, TA Gad-Allah… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Wastewater from textile dyeing plants contains a complex mixture of dyes, salts, surfactants
and other additives which make it challenging to treat and harmful to release directly into the …