The development of a biofilm membrane bioreactor

Tor Ove Leiknes; Hallvard Ødegaard

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2005.12.049

The development of a biofilm membrane bioreactor

Tor Ove Leiknes^*, Hallvard Ødegaard

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are commonly understood as the combination of membrane filtration and biological treatment using activated sludge. Development of a biofilm-MBR has been investigated combining a moving-bed-biofilm reactor with a submerged membrane biomass separation reactor. Treatment efficiencies were found to be high with the production of a consistent high-quality effluent, irrespective of loading rates on the bioreactor or membrane reactor operating modes. Membrane performance (fouling) is a function of the biofilm reactor effluent quality and varies with loading rates (HRT). Sustainable operation was found to correlate to the fate of the submicron particle size fraction throughout the treatment process.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	135-143
Number of pages	9
Journal	Desalination
Volume	202
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2005.12.049
State	Published - Jan 5 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Biofilm
Membrane bioreactors
Membrane fouling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
Water Science and Technology
General Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
General Materials Science

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