Synergizing filtration and biodegradation : Membrane bioreactors for water purification
Wu, Bing and Lipnizki, Frank LU
(2025)
p.215-244
- Abstract
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been recognized as an advanced water treatment technology to remove diverse impurities from various water resources (such as wastewater, surface water, groundwater, and rainwater). In MBRs, membrane separation and biodegradation are synergized to enhance pollutant removals in order to achieve treated water of superior quality. Pressure-driven microfiltration (MF)/ultrafiltration (UF)-based MBRs have been widely applied in water/wastewater treatment, but their performances are mainly limited by inefficient pollutant mitigation or high energy consumption. Recently, high-retention MBRs and hybrid MBRs have been attempted to improve treated water quality, and their advantages and challenges have been well... (More)
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been recognized as an advanced water treatment technology to remove diverse impurities from various water resources (such as wastewater, surface water, groundwater, and rainwater). In MBRs, membrane separation and biodegradation are synergized to enhance pollutant removals in order to achieve treated water of superior quality. Pressure-driven microfiltration (MF)/ultrafiltration (UF)-based MBRs have been widely applied in water/wastewater treatment, but their performances are mainly limited by inefficient pollutant mitigation or high energy consumption. Recently, high-retention MBRs and hybrid MBRs have been attempted to improve treated water quality, and their advantages and challenges have been well documented. This chapter provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in MBR technology for treating various water resources, discusses the factors that influence elimination of pollutants (nutrients, dissolved organics, micropollutants, microplastics, viruses, etc.) and membrane performance, and suggests perspectives to optimize MBR processes, especially for large-scale applications.
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- author
- Wu, Bing
and Lipnizki, Frank
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2025
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- biological waste treatment, environmental engineering, high retention MBR, hybrid membrane process, membrane bioreactor, Membrane system, separation science, water resource, water reuse, water technology
- host publication
- Membrane Technology for Water Purification
- editor
- Thomas, Sabu ; Lipnizki, Frank ; Swaminathan, Viswanathan ; Maria, Hanna J. and Thomas, Jince
- pages
- 30 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- scopus:105027141882
- ISBN
- 9780443329692
- 9780443329685
- DOI
- 10.1016/B978-0-443-32968-5.00019-X
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Publisher Copyright: © 2026 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved..
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- date added to LUP
- 2026-01-22 07:53:03
- date last changed
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abstract = {{<p>Membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been recognized as an advanced water treatment technology to remove diverse impurities from various water resources (such as wastewater, surface water, groundwater, and rainwater). In MBRs, membrane separation and biodegradation are synergized to enhance pollutant removals in order to achieve treated water of superior quality. Pressure-driven microfiltration (MF)/ultrafiltration (UF)-based MBRs have been widely applied in water/wastewater treatment, but their performances are mainly limited by inefficient pollutant mitigation or high energy consumption. Recently, high-retention MBRs and hybrid MBRs have been attempted to improve treated water quality, and their advantages and challenges have been well documented. This chapter provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in MBR technology for treating various water resources, discusses the factors that influence elimination of pollutants (nutrients, dissolved organics, micropollutants, microplastics, viruses, etc.) and membrane performance, and suggests perspectives to optimize MBR processes, especially for large-scale applications.</p>}},
author = {{Wu, Bing and Lipnizki, Frank}},
booktitle = {{Membrane Technology for Water Purification}},
editor = {{Thomas, Sabu and Lipnizki, Frank and Swaminathan, Viswanathan and Maria, Hanna J. and Thomas, Jince}},
isbn = {{9780443329692}},
keywords = {{biological waste treatment; environmental engineering; high retention MBR; hybrid membrane process; membrane bioreactor; Membrane system; separation science; water resource; water reuse; water technology}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{215--244}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
title = {{Synergizing filtration and biodegradation : Membrane bioreactors for water purification}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-32968-5.00019-X}},
doi = {{10.1016/B978-0-443-32968-5.00019-X}},
year = {{2025}},
}