Retention of natural organic matter by ultrafiltration and the mitigation of membrane fouling through pre-treatment, membrane enhancement, and cleaning-A review

CD Peters, T Rantissi, V Gitis, NP Hankins - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural organic matter (NOM) is a common occurrence in all raw waters (eg, surface waters,
groundwater, and wastewater) that are used for freshwater production. NOM is a leading …

[HTML][HTML] Recent developments in ultrafiltration membrane technology for the removal of potentially toxic elements, and enhanced antifouling performance: A review

R Shoshaa, MY Ashfaq, MA Al-Ghouti - Environmental Technology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of high concentrations of heavy metals (potentially toxic elements) in water
bodies generates serious environmental issues and health problems that led to a dramatic …

Fouling control in a forward osmosis process integrating seawater desalination and wastewater reclamation

C Boo, M Elimelech, S Hong - Journal of Membrane Science, 2013 - Elsevier
A hybrid system that combines forward osmosis with a reverse osmosis seawater
desalination process could reduce both energy requirements and environmental impacts by …

Comparison between novel vibrating ceramic MBR and conventional air-sparging MBR for domestic wastewater treatment: Performance, fouling control and energy …

C Wang, TCA Ng, HY Ng - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Two crucial themes emerge from the growing application of MBRs treating domestic
wastewater so far: fouling control and energy demand. The significance of in-situ shear …

Recent advances in the rejection of endocrine-disrupting compounds from water using membrane and membrane bioreactor technologies: a review

KK Katibi, KF Yunos, H Che Man, AZ Aris… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Water is a critical resource necessary for life to be sustained, and its availability should be
secured, appropriated, and easily obtainable. The continual detection of endocrine …

The importance of fluid dynamics for MBR fouling mitigation

L Böhm, A Drews, H Prieske, PR Bérubé… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
The importance of the multiphase fluid dynamics for fouling mitigation in MBR systems has
been widely acknowledged with air sparging having been applied commercially for about …

The performance and fouling control of submerged hollow fiber (HF) systems: A review

E Akhondi, F Zamani, KH Tng, G Leslie, WB Krantz… - Applied Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The submerged membrane filtration concept is well-established for low-pressure
microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) applications in the water industry, and has become …

3D printed nanofiltration composite membranes with reduced concentration polarisation

S Mazinani, A Al-Shimmery, YMJ Chew… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printed nanofiltration (NF) composite membranes with surface patterns
minimising the impact of concentration polarisation (CP) are presented here for the first time …

Enhanced dissolved methane recovery and energy-efficient fouling mitigation via membrane vibration in anaerobic membrane bioreactor

C Wang, M Ding, TCA Ng, HY Ng - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2022 - Elsevier
This work successfully developed a novel vibrating AnMBR (VAnMBR) and investigated its
long-term performance, fouling control and energy recovery compared to the conventional …

The effect of fine bubble aeration intensity on membrane bioreactor sludge characteristics and fouling

L De Temmerman, T Maere, H Temmink… - Water research, 2015 - Elsevier
While most membrane bioreactor (MBR) research focuses on improving membrane filtration
through air scour, backwashing and chemical cleaning to physically counteract fouling …