Recent developments in biofouling control in membrane bioreactors for domestic wastewater treatment

M Aslam, R Ahmad, J Kim - Separation and Purification Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofouling is a long-standing problem in membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for domestic
wastewater treatment because it deteriorates membrane permeability, thus demanding …

A critical review on thermodynamic mechanisms of membrane fouling in membrane-based water treatment process

J Teng, Y Deng, X Zhou, W Yang, Z Huang… - … Science & Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Membrane technology is widely regarded as one of the most promising technologies for
wastewater treatment and reclamation in the 21st century. However, membrane fouling …

A unified thermodynamic mechanism underlying fouling behaviors of soluble microbial products (SMPs) in a membrane bioreactor

J Teng, M Zhang, KT Leung, J Chen, H Hong, H Lin… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
Soluble microbial products (SMPs) are the predominate foulants determining fouling extent
in membrane bioreactors (MBRs). However, exact mechanism underlying their typical …

Novel insights into membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor: Elucidating interfacial interactions with real membrane surface

J Teng, L Shen, Y He, BQ Liao, G Wu, H Lin - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
While governing adhesion/deposition of various foulants on membrane surface and
membrane fouling in membrane bioreactors (MBRs), interfacial interactions with real …

Treatment of industrial dyeing wastewater with a pilot-scale strengthened circulation anaerobic reactor

B Yang, H Xu, S Yang, S Bi, F Li, C Shen, C Ma… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
We developed a pilot-scale strengthened circulation anaerobic (SCA) reactor (with an
effective volume of 27 m 3) and applied to the treatment of industrial textile wastewater. The …

A novel strategy to develop antifouling and antibacterial conductive Cu/polydopamine/polyvinylidene fluoride membranes for water treatment

R Li, Y Wu, L Shen, J Chen, H Lin - Journal of colloid and interface science, 2018 - Elsevier
Membrane fouling problem impedes widespread application of polyvinylidene fluoride
(PVDF) membrane for water treatment. This study proposed a novel strategy to endow …

Micro-particles—a neglected but critical cause of different membrane fouling between aerobic and anaerobic membrane bioreactors

Y Yao, Z Zhou, DC Stuckey, F Meng - ACS Sustainable Chemistry …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Until recently, membrane fouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) was
generally understood based on and by extrapolating from well-studied aerobic membrane …

Quantifying interfacial interactions for improved membrane antifouling: A novel approach using triangulation and surface element integration method

X You, L Shen, Y Zhao, DL Zhao, J Teng, H Lin… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
To gain a thorough understanding of interfacial behaviors such as adhesion and flocculation
controlling membrane fouling, it is necessary to simulate the actual membrane surface …

Mechanism analyses of high specific filtration resistance of gel and roles of gel elasticity related with membrane fouling in a membrane bioreactor

J Teng, L Shen, G Yu, F Wang, F Li, X Zhou, Y He… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, mechanisms and roles of gel elasticity in extremely high specific filtration
resistance (SFR) were investigated. It was found that, as compared with cake layer in a …

Fabrication of hydrophilic and antibacterial poly (vinylidene fluoride) based separation membranes by a novel strategy combining radiation grafting of poly (acrylic …

L Shen, Y Zhang, W Yu, R Li, M Wang, Q Gao… - Journal of colloid and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study proposed a novel strategy to improve performance of inherently hydrophobic poly
(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) membrane. The proposed strategy combined radiation grafting …