Current advances and opportunities in the development of nanofiltration (NF) membranes in the area of wastewater treatment, water desalination, biotechnological …

D Yadav, S Karki, PG Ingole - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, nanofiltration (NF) membranes are playing a vital role in various applications.
However, several challenges remain in their applications such as difficulty in controlling …

A mini-review on membrane fouling

W Guo, HH Ngo, J Li - Bioresource technology, 2012 - Elsevier
During the last decades, the interest of using membrane technology has emerged in
wastewater treatment as well as drinking water and process water production. However, the …

Biofouling of water treatment membranes: a review of the underlying causes, monitoring techniques and control measures

T Nguyen, FA Roddick, L Fan - Membranes, 2012 - mdpi.com
Biofouling is a critical issue in membrane water and wastewater treatment as it greatly
compromises the efficiency of the treatment processes. It is difficult to control, and significant …

Treatment of textile wastewater with membrane bioreactor: a critical review

V Jegatheesan, BK Pramanik, J Chen… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology has been used widely for various industrial
wastewater treatments due to its distinct advantages over conventional bioreactors …

Recent advances in membrane bioreactors (MBRs): membrane fouling and membrane material

F Meng, SR Chae, A Drews, M Kraume, HS Shin… - Water research, 2009 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have been actively employed for municipal and industrial
wastewater treatments. So far, membrane fouling and the high cost of membranes are main …

Membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors—Characterisation, contradictions, cause and cures

A Drews - Journal of membrane science, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite more than a decade of worldwide research on membrane fouling in membrane
bioreactors (MBRs), many questions still remain unanswered. In the light of the complexity of …

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 …

State-of-the-art of membrane bioreactors: Worldwide research and commercial applications in North America

W Yang, N Cicek, J Ilg - Journal of membrane science, 2006 - Elsevier
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology is advancing rapidly around the world both in
research and commercial applications. Despite the increasing number of studies and full …

Stratification structure of sludge flocs with implications to dewaterability

GH Yu, PJ He, LM Shao, PP He - Environmental science & …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Sludge dewatering has proven to be an effective method to reduce the volume of sludge. In
this study, a novel stratification approach aimed at better understanding the factors …

Characterization of key organic compounds affecting sludge dewaterability during ultrasonication and acidification treatments

K Xiao, Y Chen, X Jiang, VK Tyagi, Y Zhou - Water research, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigated the mechanism and effects of ultrasonic pretreatment followed by
acidification on sludge dewaterability through looking at the changes of extracellular …