Membrane cleaning in membrane bioreactors: A review

Z Wang, J Ma, CY Tang, K Kimura, Q Wang… - Journal of membrane …, 2014 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been widely used in wastewater treatment and
reclamation. Membrane cleaning is an essential part during the operation of MBRs since …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the applications of ultrasonic technology in membrane bioreactors

S Arefi-Oskoui, A Khataee, M Safarpour, Y Orooji… - Ultrasonics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have received increasing attention in the field of wastewater
treatment in recent years. However, membrane fouling is the main problem of MBRs, limiting …

Application of anaerobic membrane bioreactors to municipal wastewater treatment at ambient temperature: A review of achievements, challenges, and perspectives

Z Lei, S Yang, Y Li, W Wen, XC Wang, R Chen - Bioresource Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This review surveys the implementation of anaerobic membrane bioreactors in municipal
wastewater treatment at ambient temperature. High chemical oxygen demand (COD) …

Effects of NaClO shock on MBR performance under continuous operating conditions

M Sun, B Hou, S Wang, Q Zhao, L Zhang… - … : Water Research & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In situ chemical cleaning with sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) is frequently employed to
maintain a constant permeability in membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems. In this study, the …

Enhanced membrane biofouling potential by on-line chemical cleaning in membrane bioreactor

W Cai, Y Liu - Journal of Membrane Science, 2016 - Elsevier
In MBR operation, on-line chemical cleaning is often conducted for maintaining a constant
permeability. For this purpose, sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) has been widely used as a …

Mitigation of membrane biofouling in membrane bioreactor treating sewage by novel quorum quenching strain of Acinetobacter originating from a full-scale membrane …

S Tabraiz, B Shamurad, E Petropoulos… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
A novel quorum quenching (QQ) strain, Acinetobacter guillouiae ST01, was isolated from a
full-scale membrane bioreactor (MBR) and characterized for its QQ activities. Batch reactor …

Membrane fouling and influencing factors of a submerged commercial ceramic flat membrane bioreactor in treatment of coal chemical wastewater

J Shi, J Wang, S Yang, S Li, J Liu - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
An anoxic/oxic (A/O) treatment unit was upgraded using a submerged commercial ceramic
flat-membrane bioreactor. The upgraded bioreactor effectively treated coal chemical …

Pre-treatment for ultrafiltration: effect of pre-chlorination on membrane fouling

W Yu, L Xu, N Graham, J Qu - Scientific reports, 2014 - nature.com
Microbial effects are believed to be a major contributor to membrane fouling in drinking
water treatment. Sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) is commonly applied in membrane cleaning …

Optimisation and performance of NaClO-assisted maintenance cleaning for fouling control in membrane bioreactors

Z Wang, F Meng, X He, Z Zhou, LN Huang, S Liang - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
Based on conventional chemical cleaning and physical backflush methods, a novel in situ
chemical backflush method, ie, chemically assisted maintenance cleaning with NaClO as …

Fouling control strategy for submerged membrane bioreactor filtration processes using aeration airflow, backwash, and relaxation: A review

Z Yusuf, N Abdul Wahab, S Sahlan - Desalination and Water …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
As of today, the application of membrane bioreactors (MBRs) in wastewater treatment plants
has become significantly important in various industries. The success of MBR is mainly …