Recent advances and future potential of anaerobic ceramic membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: A review

Minju Cha, Soyoun Kim, Chanhyuk Park

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Abstract

Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) treatment has been widely studied in recent years because of the potential for production of bio-energy from wastewater and energy-positive operation of wastewater treatment plants. Several AnMBR systems, including those that incorporate ceramic membranes, take advantage of enhanced water permeability and low membrane fouling potentials. Given that differences in the ceramic membranes may influence the results of AnMBR studies, relevant details are discussed in this review, which focuses on the profiles of common ceramic membranes used in AnMBR, treatment and filtration performances of different anaerobic ceramic membrane bioreactors (AnCMBRs), and the membrane fouling mitigation methods available for effective AnCMBRs operation. The aim of this review is to provide a comprehensive summary of AnCMBR performance, feed wastewater characteristics, operating conditions, and the methods available for effective fouling mitigation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-39
Number of pages9
JournalMembrane and Water Treatment
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2020

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Keywords

  • anaerobic ceramic membrane bioreactor
  • ceramic membrane
  • feed wastewater characteristics
  • fouling mitigation method

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