TY - CHAP
T1 - Membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment: Fouling and abatement strategies
AU - Tabraiz, Shamas
AU - Zeeshan, Muhammad
AU - Asif, Muhammad
AU - Egwu, Uchenna
AU - Iftekhar, Sidra
AU - Sallis, Paul
N1 - KAUST Repository Item: Exported on 2023-05-19
PY - 2023/2/27
Y1 - 2023/2/27
N2 - A membrane bioreactor (MBR) is considered to be one of the advanced technologies used to produce high-quality effluents. However, membrane fouling is the main hindrance to the widespread use of MBR technology. Fouling reduction can make the technology more sustainable and comparable to conventional biological treatment technology in energy footprints. The characteristics of the wastewater, the reactor's operational parameters, and the characteristics of the membrane affect the fouling. This chapter discusses the types of configuration of an MBR and compares the anaerobic MBR (AnMBR) and aerobic MBR. Factors affecting membrane fouling are discussed in detail. In addition, potential physiochemical and biological fouling abatement strategies are reviewed.
AB - A membrane bioreactor (MBR) is considered to be one of the advanced technologies used to produce high-quality effluents. However, membrane fouling is the main hindrance to the widespread use of MBR technology. Fouling reduction can make the technology more sustainable and comparable to conventional biological treatment technology in energy footprints. The characteristics of the wastewater, the reactor's operational parameters, and the characteristics of the membrane affect the fouling. This chapter discusses the types of configuration of an MBR and compares the anaerobic MBR (AnMBR) and aerobic MBR. Factors affecting membrane fouling are discussed in detail. In addition, potential physiochemical and biological fouling abatement strategies are reviewed.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10754/691813
UR - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/B9780443191800000122
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85152928280&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-443-19180-0.00012-2
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-443-19180-0.00012-2
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780443191800
SP - 173
EP - 202
BT - Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering
PB - Elsevier
ER -