A review of anaerobic membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater treatment: integration options, limitations and expectations

H Ozgun, RK Dereli, ME Ersahin, C Kinaci… - Separation and …, 2013 - Elsevier
In recent years, anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology for municipal wastewater
treatment is increasingly being researched as a cost-effective alternative to produce nutrient …

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 …

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: A review

G Skouteris, D Hermosilla, P López, C Negro… - Chemical Engineering …, 2012 - Elsevier
This review provides an overview of the present situation, from 2006 to date, of the
anaerobic membrane bioreactor technology with special emphasis on performance and …

Membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment

IS Chang, P Le Clech, B Jefferson… - Journal of environmental …, 2002 - ascelibrary.org
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs), in which membranes are applied to biological wastewater
treatment for biomass separation, provide many advantages over conventional treatment …

Critical and sustainable fluxes: Theory, experiments and applications

P Bacchin, P Aimar, RW Field - Journal of membrane science, 2006 - Elsevier
Over the last 10 years, numerous membrane filtration data have been viewed through the
lens of the concept of critical flux. This concept, used in a number of different ways often …

Recent developments in anaerobic membrane reactors

DC Stuckey - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
Anaerobic membrane reactors (AnMBRs) have recently evolved from aerobic MBRs, with
the membrane either external or submerged within the reactor, and can achieve high COD …

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors: applications and research directions

BQ Liao, JT Kraemer, DM Bagley - Critical Reviews in …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
Membranes provide exceptional suspended solids removal and complete biomass retention
that can improve the biological treatment process, but their commercial application to …

Potentials of anaerobic membrane bioreactors to overcome treatment limitations induced by industrial wastewaters

RK Dereli, ME Ersahin, H Ozgun, I Ozturk, D Jeison… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
This review presents a comprehensive summary on applications of anaerobic membrane
bioreactor (AnMBR) technology for industrial wastewaters in view of different aspects …

Anaerobic submerged membrane bioreactor (AnSMBR) for municipal wastewater treatment under mesophilic and psychrophilic temperature conditions

D Martinez-Sosa, B Helmreich, T Netter, S Paris… - Bioresource …, 2011 - Elsevier
A pilot scale anaerobic submerged membrane bioreactor (AnSMBR) with an external
filtration unit for municipal wastewater treatment was operated for 100days. Besides gas …

Factors affecting the membrane performance in submerged membrane bioreactors

J Zhang, HC Chua, J Zhou, AG Fane - Journal of membrane science, 2006 - Elsevier
Submerged membrane bioreactors (SMBRs) operate at constant imposed flux usually with
the membranes in direct contact with the mixed liquor. Membrane fouling is evident as a rise …