Membrane bioreactor application technology

Liao, B.Q., Kraemer, J.T., and Bagley, D.M., Anaerobic membrane bioreactors Applications and research directions, Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 36 (6), 489-530, 2006. 

It is expected that in the very near future, the application of closed water loops will show an intensive growth, strongly supported by the further development of separate treatment technologies such as anaerobic treatment, membrane bioreactors, advanced biofilm processes, membrane separation processes, advanced precipitation processes for recovery of nutrients, selective separation processes for recovery of heavy metals, advanced oxidation processes, selective adsorption processes, advanced processes for demineralisation, and physical/chemical processes which can be applied at elevated temperature. 

Giorno, L., De Bartolo, L. and Drioli, E. (2003) Membrane bioreactors for biotechnology and medical applications, in New Insight into Membrane Science and Technology Polymeric and Bifunctional Membranes (eds D. Bhattacharyya and D.A. Butterfield), Elsevier, Chapter 9, Oxford. 

Improving and reducing the price of membrane film or hollow-fiber production will definitely speed industrial application of the OHLM technologies, especially in gas, pharmaceutical, and bioreactor applications. 

The chapter focuses on membrane bioreactors where a UF or MF membrane is employed for biomass retention and filtration. However, membrane bioreactors where the membrane provides a support for biofilms are an alternative form of membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment application. Two processes, in particular, the membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) and the extractive membrane bioreactor (EMB), have seen significant interest in recent years. Figure 36.4 shows these two technologies schematically. The application of biofilms reactors for wastewater treatment systems is advantageous in view of... 

Tire Zee Weed submerged-membrane technology and equipment for the project was provided by GE Water. Process Technologies. GE s Zee Weed membrane bioreactor systems combine ultiafiltration technology w ith biological treatment for municipal, commercial and industrial wastewater treatment and water reuse applications,... 

Application of Membrane Bioreactor Technology for Produced Water Treatment... 

The application of FO in recent years has expanded, not only in terms of installed capacity but also in the diversity of industries where the technology has been installed. Applications such as power generation, desalination, wastewater treatment (osmotic membrane bioreactor) and liquid food concentration are reported in the literature [4]. Commercial FO products are available for a variety of applications including personal water filtration and desalination, oil gas drilling water reclamation and landfill leachate treatment. 

Mazzei R, Chakraborty S, Drioli E, Giorno L (2011), Membrane Bioreactors in Functional Food Ingredients Production, Membrane Technology, Volume 3 Membranes for Food Applications. WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH Co. KGaA, Weinheim, pp. 201-222. 

Mutamim, N. S. A., Noor, Z. Z., Hassan, M. A. A., Olsson, G. (2012). Application of membrane bioreactor technology in treating high strength industrial wastewater a performance review. Desalination, 305, 1 — 11. 

Torres, A., Hemmelmann, A., Vergara, C., Jeison, D. (2011). Application of two-phase slug-flow regime to control flux reduction on anaerobic membrane bioreactors treating wastewaters with high suspended sohds concentration. Separation and Purification Technology, 79, 20—25. 

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