Membrane Fouling Control of Hybrid Membrane Bioreactor: Effect of Extracellular Polymeric Substances

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 928-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaochang C. Wang ◽  
Qiang Liu ◽  
Yongjun J. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Hybrid Membrane ◽  
Fouling Control

scholarly journals Mechanism of Membrane Fouling Control by HMBR: Effect of Microbial Community on EPS

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1681
Author(s):  
Qiang Liu ◽  
Ying Yao ◽  
Delan Xu
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Microbial Community Composition ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Transmembrane Pressure ◽  
Fouling Control ◽  
Cake Layer

A hybrid membrane bioreactor (HMBR) employing activated sludge and biofilm simultaneously is proved to represent a good performance on membrane fouling control compared to conventional membrane bioreactor (CMBR) by reducing extracellular polymeric substances (EPS), especially bound EPS (B-EPS). In order to better understand the mechanism of membrane fouling control by the HMBR in regard of microbial community composition, a pilot scale HMBR operated to treat domestic wastewater for six months, and a CMBR operated at the same time as control group. Results showed that HMBR can effectively control membrane fouling. When transmembrane pressure reached 0.1 MPa, the membrane module in the HMBR operated for about 26.7% longer than that in the CMBR. In the HMBR, the quantity of EPS was significantly lower than that in the CMBR. In this paper, soluble EPS was also found to have a close relationship with cake layer resistance. The species richness and diversity in the HMBR were higher than those in the CMBR, and a certain difference between the compositions of microbial communities in the two reactors was confirmed. Therefore, the difference in microbial community compositions may be the direct reason why EPS in the HMBR was lower than that in the CMBR.

scholarly journals Membrane Fouling and Cleaning by Hybrid Membrane Bioreactor Treating Mustard Tuber Wastewater

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3249-3252
Author(s):  
Hongxiang Chai ◽  
Qiang Jiang ◽  
Yinghua Wei ◽  
Jun Du ◽  
Jian Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Hybrid Membrane

Investigation of long-term operation and biomass activity in a membrane bioreactor system

2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 1906-1912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simos Malamis ◽  
Andreas Andreadakis ◽  
Daniel Mamais ◽  
Constantinos Noutsopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Term Operation ◽  
Solids Retention ◽  
Biomass Activity ◽  
Long Term Performance ◽  
Term Performance

The aim of this work was to evaluate the long-term performance of a Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) that operated continuously for 2.5 years and to assess membrane fouling and biomass activity under various operating conditions. Furthermore, a method for the characterisation of influent wastewater was developed based on its separation into various fractions. The MBR system operated at the solids retention times (SRT) of 10, 15, 20 and 33 days. The increase of SRT resulted in a decrease of the fouling rate associated with the reduction of extracellular polymeric substances. Moreover, the SRT increase resulted in a significant reduction of the Oxygen Uptake Rate (OUR) due to the lower availability of substrate and in a notable decrease of the maximum OUR since high SRT allowed the development of slower growing microorganisms. Biomass consisted of small flocs due to extensive deflocculation caused by intense aeration. Finally, the method developed for wastewater characterisation is straightforward and less time consuming than the usual method that is employed.

scholarly journals A Study on Membrane Fouling Control by Immobilized Microbial Media for Nitrification in Membrane Bioreactor

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 272-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Sook Kim ◽  
Young Long Kuk ◽  
Jung Yeon Park ◽  
You Jung Jang ◽  
Chul hwi Park
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Fouling Control

scholarly journals Hybrid membrane bioreactor for water recycling and phosphorus recovery

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Watanabe ◽  
K. Kimura
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Community Analysis ◽  
Hybrid Membrane ◽  
Phosphorus Recovery ◽  
Microbial Community Analysis ◽  
Low Viscosity ◽  
Ph Range ◽  
Phosphoric Acids

This paper deals with the performance of hybrid membrane bioreactor (MBR) combining the precoagulation/sedimentation and membrane bioreactor. The hybrid MBR not only produces the treated water with excellent permeate quality but also shows much lower membrane fouling than the conventional MBR. It may come from its extremely low F/M ratio to maintain the low viscosity even in the high MLSS concentration range of about 20,000 mg/L. Some results of microbial community analysis in MBRs was conducted to demonstrate the other reason for its lower membrane fouling. Hybrid MBR has a high potential to be used for the recycling use of the municipal wastewater. Coagulated sludge produced in the hybrid MBR is a promising phosphorus resource. This paper also contains a recent progress of phosphorus recovery technology, which uses a new phosphoric acids absorbent, i.e. the hexagonal mesostructured zirconium sulfate (ZS). The ZS has the extremely high adsorption capacity of phosphoric acids through anion exchange. The adsorbed phosphoric acids are released from the ZS in a high pH range of about 13.

Exerting ultrasound to control the membrane fouling in filtration of anaerobic activated sludge—mechanism and membrane damage

2008 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 773-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianghua Wen ◽  
Pengzhe Sui ◽  
Xia Huang
Keyword(s):  
Activated Sludge ◽  
Hydroxyl Radicals ◽  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Chemical Interaction ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Membrane Damage ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Fouling Control ◽  
Cake Layer

In this study, ultrasound was applied to control membrane fouling development online in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AMBR). Experimental results showed that membrane fouling could be controlled effectively by ultrasound although membrane damage may occur under some operational conditions. Based upon the observation on the damaged membrane surface via SEM, two mechanisms causing membrane damage by exerting ultrasound are inferred as micro particle collide on the membrane surface and chemical interaction between membrane materials and hydroxyl radicals produced by acoustic cavitations. Not only membrane damage but also membrane fouling control and membrane fouling cleaning were resulted from these mechanisms. Properly selecting ultrasonic intensity and working time, and keeping a certain thickness of cake layer on membrane surface could be effective ways to protect membrane against damage.

scholarly journals Biomass Characteristics and Their Effect on Membrane Bioreactor Fouling

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (16) ◽  
pp. 2867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petros K. Gkotsis ◽  
Anastasios I. Zouboulis
Keyword(s):  
Membrane Fouling ◽  
Membrane Bioreactor ◽  
Suspended Solids ◽  
Extracellular Polymeric Substances ◽  
Membrane Surface ◽  
Membrane Resistance ◽  
Soluble Microbial Products ◽  
Gelling Properties ◽  
Microbial Products ◽  
Soluble Part

Biomass characteristics are regarded as particularly influential for fouling in Membrane Bio-Reactors (MBRs). They primarily include the Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids (MLSS), the colloids and the Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS). Among them, the soluble part of EPS, which is also known as Soluble Microbial Products (SMP), is the most significant foulant, i.e., it is principally responsible for membrane fouling and affects all fundamental fouling indices, such as the Trans-Membrane Pressure (TMP) and the membrane resistance and permeability. Recent research in the field of MBRs, tends to consider the carbohydrate fraction of SMP (SMPc) the most important characteristic for fouling, mainly due to the hydrophilic and gelling properties, which are exhibited by polysaccharides and allow them to be easily attached on the membrane surface. Other wastewater and biomass characteristics, which affect indirectly membrane fouling, include temperature, viscosity, dissolved oxygen (DO), foaming, hydrophobicity and surface charge. The main methods employed for the characterization and assessment of biomass quality, in terms of filterability and fouling potential, can be divided into direct (such as FDT, SFI, TTF100, MFI, DFCM) or indirect (such as CST, TOC, PSA, RH) methods, and they are shortly presented in this review.

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