TY - JOUR
T1 - Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment
T2 - Novel configurations, fouling control and energy considerations
AU - Maaz, Muhammad
AU - Yasin, Muhammad
AU - Aslam, Muhammad
AU - Kumar, Gopalakrishnan
AU - Atabani, A. E.
AU - Idrees, Mubbsher
AU - Anjum, Fatima
AU - Jamil, Farrukh
AU - Ahmad, Rizwan
AU - Khan, Asim Laeeq
AU - Lesage, Geoffroy
AU - Heran, Marc
AU - Kim, Jeonghwan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/7
Y1 - 2019/7
N2 - Water shortage, public health and environmental protection are key motives to treat wastewater. The widespread adoption of wastewater as a resource depends upon development of an energy-efficient technology. Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) technology has gained increasing popularity due to their ability to offset the disadvantages of conventional treatment technologies. However there are several hurdles, yet to climb over, for wider spread and scale-up of the technology. This paper reviews fundamental aspects of anaerobic digestion of wastewater, and identifies the challenges and opportunities to the further development of AnMBRs. Membrane fouling and its implications are discussed, and strategies to control membrane fouling are proposed. Novel AnMBR configurations are discussed as an integrated approach to overcome technology limitations. Energy demand and recovery in AnMBRs is analyzed. Finally key issues that require urgent attention to facilitate global penetration of AnMBR technology are highlighted.
AB - Water shortage, public health and environmental protection are key motives to treat wastewater. The widespread adoption of wastewater as a resource depends upon development of an energy-efficient technology. Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) technology has gained increasing popularity due to their ability to offset the disadvantages of conventional treatment technologies. However there are several hurdles, yet to climb over, for wider spread and scale-up of the technology. This paper reviews fundamental aspects of anaerobic digestion of wastewater, and identifies the challenges and opportunities to the further development of AnMBRs. Membrane fouling and its implications are discussed, and strategies to control membrane fouling are proposed. Novel AnMBR configurations are discussed as an integrated approach to overcome technology limitations. Energy demand and recovery in AnMBRs is analyzed. Finally key issues that require urgent attention to facilitate global penetration of AnMBR technology are highlighted.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.061
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.061
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30928198
AN - SCOPUS:85063386429
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 283
SP - 358
EP - 372
JO - Bioresource technology
JF - Bioresource technology
ER -
