Membrane bioreactor (MBR) has shown promising results in the abatement of
pharmaceuticals, however, its fouling propensity has continued to put challenges in its wide …

Pharmaceuticals have become contaminants of emerging concern due to their toxicity
towards aquatic life and pseudo persistent nature in the environment. Membrane bioreactor …

Membrane fouling is considered as a main drawback for MBR technology especially treating
industrial wastewater. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of fouling in …

Iodinated X-ray contrast media (ICM) are mainly used in medical sector, and their presence
in environmental waters is a cause of concern as they are capable of forming highly toxic …

A pilot-scale hybrid membrane bioreactor (HMBR) for real municipal wastewater treatment
was developed by adding biofilm carriers into a conventional membrane bioreactor …

In this work, the combination of the coagulation process with the MBR system to reclaim
effluent in pharmaceutical industries was investigated. In this research, comparison …

BACKGROUND Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is commonly considered a promising
technology for wastewater treatment due to its outstanding effluent quality, low sludge …

Extra-cellular polymeric substances (EPS) are a major cause of membrane fouling in
membrane bioreactors (MBRs). In this study, an anoxic–oxic membrane bioreactor (A/O …

This study focused on the effect of worm reactor on the fouling behaviors of extracellular
polymeric substances (EPSs) in the MBR coupled with Static Sequencing Batch Worm …

We investigated the effects of the addition of two coagulants− polyaluminium chloride (PACl)
and chitosan− into the membrane bioreactor (MBR) process on membrane fouling and the …