Fouling in membrane bioreactors used in wastewater treatment

P Le-Clech, V Chen, TAG Fane - Journal of membrane science, 2006 - Elsevier
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) can no longer be considered as a novel process. This
reliable and efficient technology has become a legitimate alternative to conventional …

[HTML][HTML] Physical and chemical effects of acoustic cavitation in selected ultrasonic cleaning applications

NSM Yusof, B Babgi, Y Alghamdi, M Aksu… - Ultrasonics …, 2016 - Elsevier
Acoustic cavitation in a liquid medium generates several physical and chemical effects. The
oscillation and collapse of cavitation bubbles, driven at low ultrasonic frequencies (eg, 20 …

Using Fe (II)/Fe (VI) activated peracetic acid as pretreatment of ultrafiltration for secondary effluent treatment: water quality improvement and membrane fouling …

B Liu, Y Jun, C Zhao, C Zhou, T Zhu, S Shao - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrafiltration (UF) is a technology commonly used to treat secondary effluents in wastewater
reuse; however, it faces two main challenges: 1) membrane fouling and 2) inadequate …

Evaluation of front-face fluorescence for assessing cyanobacteria fouling in ultrafiltration

H Yu, H Huang, L Zhong, S Wu, H Yang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cyanobacteria fouling in ultrafiltration (UF) drinking water treatment poses a significant
threat to the stability and sustainability of the process. Both phycocyanin found in …

Preparation of Co3O4@ carbon nanotubes modified ceramic membrane for simultaneous catalytic oxidation and filtration of secondary effluent

X Cheng, Y Zhang, Q Fan, L Wang, S Shi, X Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
To improve the efficiency of wastewater reclamation, a novel Co 3 O 4@ carbon nanotubes
modified ceramic membrane (Co 3 O 4@ CNT-CM) was prepared in this work for …

Mutual activation between ferrate and calcium sulfite for surface water pre-treatment and ultrafiltration membrane fouling control

J Lian, X Cheng, X Zhu, X Luo, J Xu, F Tan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, ferrate (Fe (VI)) and calcium sulfite (CaSO 3) were combined to treat surface
water for improving ultrafiltration (UF) performance. During the pre-treatment process, the Fe …

Ferrate (VI)-based oxidation for ultrafiltration membrane fouling mitigation in shale gas produced water pretreatment: Role of high-valent iron intermediates and …

X Cheng, D Sai, X Luo, H Chang, P Li, J Xu, D Wu… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Ultrafiltration (UF) is increasingly used in the pretreatment of shale gas produced water
(SGPW), whereas severe membrane fouling hampers its actual operation. In this work …

Coupling sodium percarbonate (SPC) oxidation and coagulation for membrane fouling mitigation in algae-laden water treatment

X Cheng, J Lian, Z Ren, C Hou, Y Jin, L Zhang, X Zhu… - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
To alleviate algal fouling in membrane water treatment processes, conventional
technologies such as coagulation with poly aluminum chloride (PACl) has been widely …

Enhancement of food processes by ultrasound: a review

Y Tao, DW Sun - Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In food processing, the applications of ultrasound can be divided into two categories, namely
replacing traditional technologies and assisting traditional technologies. In the latter case …

Bioprocess membrane technology

R van Reis, A Zydney - Journal of Membrane Science, 2007 - Elsevier
Membrane processes play a critical role in the purification of biotechnology products. Early
membrane systems were adopted from technology originally developed for other industrial …