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Phuc-Hanh Tran D, You SJ, Bui XT, Wang YF, Ramos A. Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for municipal wastewater: Progress in resource and energy recovery improvement approaches. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 366:121855. [PMID: 39025005 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 06/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
Abstract
Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) offer promise in municipal wastewater treatment, with potential benefits including high-quality effluent, energy recovery, sludge reduction, and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. However, AnMBR face hurdles like membrane fouling, low energy recovery, etc. In light of net-zero carbon target and circular economy strategy, this work sought to evaluate novel AnMBR configurations, focusing on performance, fouling mitigation, net-energy generation, and nutrients-enhancing integrated configurations, such as forward osmosis (FO), membrane distillation (MD), bioelectrochemical systems (BES), membrane photobioreactor (MPBR), and partial nitrification-anammox (PN/A). In addition, we highlight the essential role of AnMBR in advancing the circular economy and propose ideas for the water-energy-climate nexus. While AnMBR has made significant progress, challenges, such as fouling and cost-effectiveness persist. Overall, the use of novel configurations and energy recovery strategies can further improve the sustainability and efficiency of AnMBR systems, making them a promising technology for future sustainable municipal wastewater treatment.
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- Duyen Phuc-Hanh Tran
- Department of Civil Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan; Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan; Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan.
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Waste Treatment Technology & Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), 268 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM), Linh Trung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, 700000, Viet Nam
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan; Sustainable Environmental Education Center, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan; Center for Environmental Risk Management, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan
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Ni L, Wang P, Westerhoff P, Luo J, Wang K, Wang Y. Mechanisms and Strategies of Advanced Oxidation Processes for Membrane Fouling Control in MBRs: Membrane-Foulant Removal versus Mixed-Liquor Improvement. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:11213-11235. [PMID: 38885125 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c02659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) are well-established and widely utilized technologies with substantial large-scale plants around the world for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment. Despite their widespread adoption, membrane fouling presents a significant impediment to the broader application of MBRs, necessitating ongoing research and development of effective antifouling strategies. As highly promising, efficient, and environmentally friendly chemical methods for water and wastewater treatment, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have demonstrated exceptional competence in the degradation of pollutants and inactivation of bacteria in aqueous environments, exhibiting considerable potential in controlling membrane fouling in MBRs through direct membrane foulant removal (MFR) and indirect mixed-liquor improvement (MLI). Recent proliferation of research on AOPs-based antifouling technologies has catalyzed revolutionary advancements in traditional antifouling methods in MBRs, shedding new light on antifouling mechanisms. To keep pace with the rapid evolution of MBRs, there is an urgent need for a comprehensive summary and discussion of the antifouling advances of AOPs in MBRs, particularly with a focus on understanding the realizing pathways of MFR and MLI. In this critical review, we emphasize the superiority and feasibility of implementing AOPs-based antifouling technologies in MBRs. Moreover, we systematically overview antifouling mechanisms and strategies, such as membrane modification and cleaning for MFR, as well as pretreatment and in-situ treatment for MLI, based on specific AOPs including electrochemical oxidation, photocatalysis, Fenton, and ozonation. Furthermore, we provide recommendations for selecting antifouling strategies (MFR or MLI) in MBRs, along with proposed regulatory measures for specific AOPs-based technologies according to the operational conditions and energy consumption of MBRs. Finally, we highlight future research prospects rooted in the existing application challenges of AOPs in MBRs, including low antifouling efficiency, elevated additional costs, production of metal sludge, and potential damage to polymeric membranes. The fundamental insights presented in this review aim to elevate research interest and ignite innovative thinking regarding the design, improvement, and deployment of AOPs-based antifouling approaches in MBRs, thereby advancing the extensive utilization of membrane-separation technology in the field of wastewater treatment.
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- Lingfeng Ni
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China
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- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, P. R. China
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Wang H, Zhou Q. Potential application of bioelectrochemical systems in cold environments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172385. [PMID: 38604354 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 03/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Globally, more than half of the world's regions and populations inhabit psychrophilic and seasonally cold environments. Lower temperatures can inhibit the metabolic activity of microorganisms, thereby restricting the application of traditional biological treatment technologies. Bioelectrochemical systems (BES), which combine electrochemistry and biocatalysis, can enhance the resistance of microorganisms to unfavorable environments through electrical stimulation, thus showing promising applications in low-temperature environments. In this review, we focus on the potential application of BES in such environments, given the relatively limited research in this area due to temperature limitations. We select microbial fuel cells (MFC), microbial electrolytic cells (MEC), and microbial electrosynthesis cells (MES) as the objects of analysis and compare their operational mechanisms and application fields. MFC mainly utilizes the redox potential of microorganisms during substance metabolism to generate electricity, while MEC and MES promote the degradation of refractory substances by augmenting the electrode potential with an applied voltage. Subsequently, we summarize and discuss the application of these three types of BES in low-temperature environments. MFC can be employed for environmental remediation as well as for biosensors to monitor environmental quality, while MEC and MES are primarily intended for hydrogen and methane production. Additionally, we explore the influencing factors for the application of BES in low-temperature environments, including operational parameters, electrodes and membranes, external voltage, oxygen intervention, and reaction devices. Finally, the technical, economic, and environmental feasibility analyses reveal that the application of BES in low-temperature environments has great potential for development.
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- Hui Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Huang Y, Jeffrey P, Pidou M. UV/TiO 2 photocatalysis as post-treatment of anaerobic membrane bioreactor effluent for reuse. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 356:120628. [PMID: 38520856 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Advanced oxidation processes have been widely applied as a post-treatment solution to remove residual organic compounds in water reuse schemes. However, UV/TiO2 photocatalysis, which provides a sustainable option with no continuous chemical addition, has very rarely been studied to treat anaerobically treated effluents. In the current study, the removal of organics and nutrients from an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) effluent is evaluated during adsorption and photocatalysis processes under various conditions of TiO2 dose and UV intensity and compared to the effluent from an aerobic membrane bioreactor (AeMBR). The sequence for preferential adsorption on TiO2 was found to be phosphorus, inorganic carbon and then ammonia/organic carbon were found. The competing effect between the organics and nutrients, along with the low UV transmission efficiency caused by the need for high doses of TiO2, ultimately compromise the organic removal efficiency in the AnMBR permeate. TiO2 dosage was found to have a greater impact than UV intensity on improving the overall removal performance as nutrients are competing for the adsorption site but are not photodegraded. Under the same operational condition, the UV/TiO2 photocatalysis displayed a higher removal efficiency of organic matter and phosphorus in the AeMBR effluent due to a lower initial organics concentration and absence of ammonia as compared to the AnMBR effluent.
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- Yu Huang
- Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK430AL, United Kingdom
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- Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK430AL, United Kingdom
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- Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK430AL, United Kingdom.
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Zhao Q, Ying H, Liu Y, Wang H, Xu J, Wang W, Ren J, Meng S, Wang N, Mu R, Wang S, Li J. Towards low energy-carbon footprint: Current versus potential P recovery paths in domestic wastewater treatment plants. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 344:118653. [PMID: 37478716 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
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With the unprecedented exhaustion of natural phosphorus (P) resource and the high eutrophication potential of the associated-P discharge, P recovery from the domestic wastewater is a promising way and has been putting on agenda of wastewater industry. To address the concern of P resource recovery in an environmentally sustainable way is indispensable especially in the carbon neutrality-oriented wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Therefore, this review aims to offer a critical view and a holistic analysis of different P removal/recovery process in current WWTPs and more P reclaim options with the focus on the energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. Unlike P mostly flowing out in the planned/semi-planned P removal/recovery process in current WWTPs, P could be maximumly sequestered via the A-2B- centered process, direct reuse of P-bearing permeate from anaerobic membrane bioreactor, nano-adsorption combined with anaerobic membrane and electrochemical P recovery process. The A-2B- centered process, in which the anaerobic fixed bed reactor was designated for COD capture for energy efficiency while P was enriched and recovered with further P crystallization treating, exhibited the lowest specific energy consumption and GHG emission on the basis of P mass recovered. P resource management in WWTPs tends to incorporate issues related to environmental protection, energy efficiency, GHG emission and socio-economic benefits. This review offers a holistic view with regard to the paradigm shift from "simple P removal" to "P reuse/recovery" and offers in-depth insights into the possible directions towards the P-recovery in the "water-energy-resource-GHG nexus" plant.
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- Qian Zhao
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Institute of Resources and Environmental Innovation, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Center for Urban Sewage Treatment and Resource Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Jinan, 250101, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore, 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Institute of Resources and Environmental Innovation, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Center for Urban Sewage Treatment and Resource Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Jinan, 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Institute of Resources and Environmental Innovation, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Center for Urban Sewage Treatment and Resource Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Jinan, 250101, China
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- Shandong Institute of Geological Sciences, Jinan, 250013, Shandong, China; Key Laboratory of Gold Mineralization Processes and Resources Utilization and Key Laboratory of Metallogenic-Geologic Processes and Comprehensive Utilization of Minerals Resources in Shandong Province, Jinan, 250013, China
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- Jinan Urban Planning and Design Institute, Jinan, 250001, China
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- School of Space and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Institute of Resources and Environmental Innovation, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Center for Urban Sewage Treatment and Resource Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Jinan, 250101, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Institute of Resources and Environmental Innovation, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China
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- Shandong Survey and Design Institute of Water Conservancy Co. LTD, Jinan, 250013, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Institute of Resources and Environmental Innovation, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250101, China; Research Center for Urban Sewage Treatment and Resource Engineering Technology of Shandong Province, Jinan, 250101, China
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Ye M, Li Q, Li YY. Evaluation of anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating dairy processing wastewater: Elemental flow, bioenergy production and reduction of CO 2 emission. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 385:129342. [PMID: 37348569 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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The management of dairy processing wastewater (DPW) must address water pollution while delivering renewable energy and recovering resources. A high-rate anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) was investigated for treating DPW, and the system was evaluated in terms of elemental flow, nutrient recovery, energy balance, and reduction of CO2 emission. The AnMBR system was superior in terms of both methanogenic performance and efficiency of bioenergy recovery in the DPW treatment, with a high net energy potential of 51.4-53.2 kWh/m3. The theoretical economic values of the digestate (13.8 $/m3) and permeate (4.1 $/m3) were assessed according to nutrient transformation and price of mineral fertilizer. The total CO2 emission equivalent in the AnMBR was 44.7 kg CO2-eq/m3, with a significant reduction of 54.1 kg CO2-eq/m3 compared to the conventional process. The application of the AnMBR in the DPW treatment is a promising approach for the development of carbon neutrality and a circular economy.
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- Min Ye
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Garg S, Behera S, Ruiz HA, Kumar S. A Review on Opportunities and Limitations of Membrane Bioreactor Configuration in Biofuel Production. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2023; 195:5497-5540. [PMID: 35579743 DOI: 10.1007/s12010-022-03955-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Biofuels are a clean and renewable source of energy that has gained more attention in recent years; however, high energy input and processing cost during the production and recovery process restricted its progress. Membrane technology offers a range of energy-saving separation for product recovery and purification in biorefining along with biofuel production processes. Membrane separation techniques in combination with different biological processes increase cell concentration in the bioreactor, reduce product inhibition, decrease chemical consumption, reduce energy requirements, and further increase product concentration and productivity. Certain membrane bioreactors have evolved with the ability to deal with different biological production and separation processes to make them cost-effective, but there are certain limitations. The present review describes the advantages and limitations of membrane bioreactors to produce different biofuels with the ability to simplify upstream and downstream processes in terms of sustainability and economics.
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- Shruti Garg
- Biochemical Conversion Division, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala, Punjab, 144601, India
- Department of Microbiology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Grand Trunk Road, Amritsar, Punjab, 143040, India
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- Biochemical Conversion Division, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala, Punjab, 144601, India.
- Department of Alcohol Technology and Biofuels, Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Manjari (Bk.), Pune, 412307, India.
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- Biorefinery Group, Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Autonomous University of Coahuila, 25280, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
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- Biochemical Conversion Division, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala, Punjab, 144601, India.
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Rahman TU, Roy H, Islam MR, Tahmid M, Fariha A, Mazumder A, Tasnim N, Pervez MN, Cai Y, Naddeo V, Islam MS. The Advancement in Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) Technology toward Sustainable Industrial Wastewater Management. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:membranes13020181. [PMID: 36837685 PMCID: PMC9965322 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The advancement in water treatment technology has revolutionized the progress of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology in the modern era. The large space requirement, low efficiency, and high cost of the traditional activated sludge process have given the necessary space for the MBR system to come into action. The conventional activated sludge (CAS) process and tertiary filtration can be replaced by immersed and side-stream MBR. This article outlines the historical advancement of the MBR process in the treatment of industrial and municipal wastewaters. The structural features and design parameters of MBR, e.g., membrane surface properties, permeate flux, retention time, pH, alkalinity, temperature, cleaning frequency, etc., highly influence the efficiency of the MBR process. The submerged MBR can handle lower permeate flux (requires less power), whereas the side-stream MBR can handle higher permeate flux (requires more power). However, MBR has some operational issues with conventional water treatment technologies. The quality of sludge, equipment requirements, and fouling are major drawbacks of the MBR process. This review paper also deals with the approach to address these constraints. However, given the energy limitations, climatic changes, and resource depletion, conventional wastewater treatment systems face significant obstacles. When compared with CAS, MBR has better permeate quality, simpler operational management, and a reduced footprint requirement. Thus, for sustainable water treatment, MBR can be an efficient tool.
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- Tanzim Ur Rahman
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
- Department of Civil Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71270, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Clean Production and High Value Utilization of Bio-Based Textile Materials, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan 430200, China
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- Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
- Department of Textile Engineering, Daffodil International University, Dhaka 1341, Bangladesh
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Anaerobic membrane bioreactor-based treatment of poultry slaughterhouse wastewater: Microbial community adaptation and antibiotic resistance gene profiles. Biochem Eng J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2023.108847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Galdi SM, Szczuka A, Shin C, Mitch WA, Luthy RG. Dissolved Methane Recovery and Trace Contaminant Fate Following Mainstream Anaerobic Treatment of Municipal Wastewater. ACS ES&T ENGINEERING 2023; 3:121-130. [PMID: 36660091 PMCID: PMC9841518 DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.2c00256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Anaerobic treatment of municipal wastewater with the staged anaerobic fluidized bed membrane bioreactor (SAF-MBR) shows promise to transform secondary wastewater treatment into an energy-positive process. However, the dissolved methane in SAF-MBR effluent needs to be recovered to reach net energy positive. To recover this methane for energy generation, an air stripping system was constructed downstream of a pilot-scale SAF-MBR facility and operated for over 80 days. The process removed 98% of effluent dissolved methane, and with the addition of intermittent disinfection recovered an average of 90% of the dissolved methane. The exit gas from air-stripping comprised 1.5-2.5% methane and could be utilized by blending with biogas produced from primary solids digestion and the SAF-MBR in an on-site combustion process. The direct energy costs for air stripping methane are <1% of the energy recoverable from the dissolved methane, not accounting for siloxane or sulfide scrubbing. Only siloxanes were observed at levels impacting combustion in this study, with 1.6 mg Si/m3 present in the blended biogas and air stripping mixture. The fate of a subset of trace organic contaminants was examined across the air stripping unit to check for aerobic degradation by methanotrophs or other opportunistic aerobes. Only 1,4-dioxane and benzotriazole showed statistically significant removal among 17 compounds screened, with 0.53 ± 0.13 and 0.34 ± 0.15 fraction removal, respectively. Our results indicate that air stripping is an energy efficient and robust technology for dissolved methane removal and onsite utilization for heat and electricity generation from anaerobic treatment of municipal wastewater.
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- Stephen M. Galdi
- Stanford
University, Stanford, California94305, United States
- NSF
Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban
Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), https://www.renuwit.org/contact/
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- NSF
Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban
Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), https://www.renuwit.org/contact/
- University
of Michigan, 1351 Beal Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan48019, United
States
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- Stanford
University, Stanford, California94305, United States
- NSF
Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban
Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), https://www.renuwit.org/contact/
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- Civil
and Environmental Engineering, Stanford
University, Stanford, California94305, United States
- NSF
Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban
Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), https://www.renuwit.org/contact/
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- Civil
and Environmental Engineering, Stanford
University, Stanford, California94305, United States
- NSF
Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban
Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), https://www.renuwit.org/contact/
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Feng S, Ngo HH, Guo W, Chang SW, Nguyen DD, Liu Y, Zhang X, Bui XT, Varjani S, Hoang BN. Wastewater-derived biohydrogen: Critical analysis of related enzymatic processes at the research and large scales. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 851:158112. [PMID: 35985587 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Organic-rich wastewater is a feasible feedstock for biohydrogen production. Numerous review on the performance of microorganisms and the diversity of their communities during a biohydrogen process were published. However, there is still no in-depth overview of enzymes for biohydrogen production from wastewater and their scale-up applications. This review aims at providing an insightful exploration of critical discussion in terms of: (i) the roles and applications of enzymes in wastewater-based biohydrogen fermentation; (ii) systematical introduction to the enzymatic processes of photo fermentation and dark fermentation; (iii) parameters that affect enzymatic performances and measures for enzyme activity/ability enhancement; (iv) biohydrogen production bioreactors; as well as (v) enzymatic biohydrogen production systems and their larger scales application. Furthermore, to assess the best applications of enzymes in biohydrogen production from wastewater, existing problems and feasible future studies on the development of low-cost enzyme production methods and immobilized enzymes, the construction of multiple enzyme cooperation systems, the study of biohydrogen production mechanisms, more effective bioreactor exploration, larger scales enzymatic biohydrogen production, and the enhancement of enzyme activity or ability are also addressed.
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- Siran Feng
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia; Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam; Joint Research Center for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China.
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia; Joint Research Center for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, 2205 Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Joint Research Center for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, Tianjin Chengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Waste Treatment Technology, Faculty of Environment & Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh (VNU-HCM), Ho Chi Minh city 70000, Viet Nam
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Paryavaran Bhavan, CHH Road, Sector 10A, Gandhinagar 382 010, Gujarat, India
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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Guo G, Li Y, Zhou S, Chen Y, Urasaki K, Qin Y, Kubota K, Li YY. Long term operation performance and membrane fouling mechanisms of anaerobic membrane bioreactor treating waste activated sludge at high solid concentration and high flux. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 846:157435. [PMID: 35863570 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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High solid anaerobic membrane bioreactor (HSAnMBR) is widely applied in biomass treatment and energy regeneration, while membrane operation performance and membrane fouling control remain critical issues. In this study, a HSAnMBR was utilized for waste activated sludge (WAS) treatment at organic loading rates of 3.69-3.72 gCOD/L·d and biogas yield was ranged in 0.38-0.39 L/gVSfed with the COD conversion efficiency of 40 %. The membrane operated stably when the average flux was 9.6, 4.5 and 1.2 L/m2/h at mixed liquor total solid of 25, 30 and 40 g/L with a filtration: relaxation of 4:1, 1:1 and 1:2, respectively. The distinctive characteristics of membrane fouling at high solid condition were that the polysaccharides and proteins had high fouling propensity and were the main composition of the foulant layer. Furthermore, phosphorus and magnesium were the predominant causes of inorganic fouling. The minerals precipitated on the membrane and were embedded into membrane pores, contributing to cake layer formation and pore blocking. This research provided a comprehensive analysis of the membrane operation characterization and fouling mechanisms of HSAnMBR, which was expected to push forward HSAnMBR applications to WAS treatment.
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- Guangze Guo
- Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Material Cycles Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Science for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Pereira Silva T, Guimarães de Oliveira M, Marques Mourão JM, Collere Possetti GR, Lopes Pereira E, Bezerra dos Santos A. Bioenergy recovery potential from upflow microaerobic sludge blanket reactor fed with swine wastewater. Biochem Eng J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2022.108675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Jiao C, Hu Y, Zhang X, Jing R, Zeng T, Chen R, Li YY. Process characteristics and energy self-sufficient operation of a low-fouling anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor for up-concentrated municipal wastewater treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 843:156992. [PMID: 35772537 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Up-concentration of municipal wastewater using physico-chemical methods can effectively enrich organic matter, facilitating subsequent anaerobic digestion of up-concentrated wastewater for enhanced methanogenesis at reduced energy consumption. An anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor (AnDMBR) assisted with biogas-sparging was developed to treat up-concentrated municipal wastewater, focusing on the effects of operating temperature and hydraulic retention time (HRT) as well as COD mass balance and energy balance. The COD removal stabilized at about 98 % over the experimental period, while gaseous and dissolved methane contributed 43-49 % and 2-3 % to the influent COD reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The formed dynamic membrane exists mainly as a heterogeneous cake layer with a uneven distribution feature, ensuring the stable effluent quality. Without adopting any physico-chemical cleaning, the transmembrane pressure (TMP) maintained at a low range (2.7 to 14.67 kPa) with the average TMP increasing rate of 0.089 kPa/d showing a long-term low-fouling operation. Increasing the concentration ratio, the methane production rate decreased from 0.18 to 0.15 L CH4/gCOD likely due to the accumulation of particulate organics. Microbial community analysis indicated the predominant methanogenic pathway shifted from hydrogenotrophic to acetoclastic methanogenesis in response to the temperature change. Net energy balance (0.003-0.600 kWh/m3) can be achieved only under room temperature (25 °C) rather than mesophilic conditions (36 °C).
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- Chengfan Jiao
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an 710055, PR China.
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; International Science & Technology Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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Estévez S, Feijoo G, Moreira MT. Environmental synergies in decentralized wastewater treatment at a hotel resort. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 317:115392. [PMID: 35636106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Climate change and water scarcity are clearly related environmental problems, making them global environmental issues. Accordingly, the water cycle management deserves a revision in its approach, integrating the concept of circular economy within an efficient and sustainable management of water resources and the design of wastewater facilities. In this sense, newly engineered decentralized facilities have emerged as a viable option for the treatment of segregated wastewater flows. The design has not only integrated the wastewater treatment function, but also resource recovery, such as water reclamation for agricultural and irrigation activities, fertigation, fertilization and energy sustainability. Based on these premises, the concept of decentralized wastewater management deserves the same degree of attention and development that has so far been reserved for conventional centralized management systems. Therefore, this paper proposes a progressive substitution of the business-as-usual scenario or centralized system by applying a small-scale wastewater management scheme performing a more efficient resource and water recovery in a medium-sized 4-5-star resort hotel. The spotlight was a membrane technology for the anaerobic digestion of the blackwater instead of the greywater treatment. A favorable environmental profile was found for the decentralized scenario under two circumstances: a large system boundary including the beneficial environmental impacts of the products and, based on the results obtained from a sensitivity analysis, an energy demand for the operation of the AnMBR lower than 2 kWh·m-3. The global warming potential results (around 9%) were even for such high demand and much larger benefits were obtained for other impact categories (94% for SOD and 98% for LU). Nevertheless, the operation (gate-to-gate approach) of these on-site recovery facilities is far from being optimized and further research should follow to decrease the 39.8% difference in the global warming potential between decentralized and centralized systems.
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- Sofía Estévez
- Department of Chemical Engineering, CRETUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CRETUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, CRETUS, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Rong C, Wang T, Luo Z, Hu Y, Kong Z, Qin Y, Li YY. Seasonal and annual energy efficiency of mainstream anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) in temperate climates: Assessment in onsite pilot plant and estimation in scaled-up plant. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 360:127542. [PMID: 35777641 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The seasonal and annual energy efficiency of mainstream anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) was first assessed in an onsite pilot plant (15 m3/d) and then estimated in a scaled-up plant (10,000 m3/d) in temperate climates (15-25 °C). It was found that the annual net electricity demand was 0.100 and 0.090 kWh/m3, and the annual net energy (electricity + heat) demand was -0.158 and -0.309 kWh/m3 under the dissolved methane recovery condition and the non-recovery condition, respectively, demonstrated that the application of mainstream AnMBR in temperate climates is electricity saving and energy positive. The energy efficiency of the AnMBR decreased with temperature drop due to the reduction of methane production, and the increase in biogas sparging to mitigate membrane fouling. Since approximately 26.7%-39.7% of input COD remained in sludge, attention should be paid to recovering this potential energy to improve the overall energy performance of the mainstream AnMBR plants in future.
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- Chao Rong
- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Kong Z, Xue Y, Hao T, Zhang Y, Wu J, Chen H, Song L, Rong C, Li D, Pan Y, Li Y, Li YY. Carbon-neutral treatment of N, N-dimethylformamide-containing industrial wastewater by anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR): Bio-energy recovery and CO 2 emission reduction. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 358:127396. [PMID: 35640814 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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High-strength industrial wastewater containing approximately 2000 mg/L of N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF) was treated by the anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) during a long-term operation with the concept of carbon neutrality in this study. Bio-methane was recovered as bio-energy or bio-resource from DMF-containing wastewater along with the CO2 emission reduction. The results are clear evidence of the feasibility of carbon-neutral treatment of DMF-containing wastewater by the AnMBR. With an effective degradation under the organic loading rate of 6.53 COD kg/m3/d at the HRT of 12 h, the AnMBR completely covered the energy consumption during long-term operation by saving electricity of 4.16 kWh/m3 compared with the conventional activated sludge process. The CO2 emission of the AnMBR was just 1.06 kg/m3, remarkably reducing 1.45 kg/m3 of CO2. The treatment of DMF-containing wastewater by the AnMBR perfectly realized the goal of carbon neutrality, and was considered as an alternative to the conventional activated sludge process.
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- Zhe Kong
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Macau, Macau
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- College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, South Xiang'an Road, Xiang'an District, Xiamen, Fujian 361102, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Water-Sediment Sciences and Water Disaster Prevention of Hunan Province, School of Hydraulic Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410004, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Water Treatment Technology and Material, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Chyoshi B, Gomes Coelho LH, García J, Subtil EL. Fate and removal of emerging contaminants in anaerobic fluidized membrane bioreactor filled with thermoplastic gel as biofilm support. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 300:134557. [PMID: 35405192 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The Anaerobic Fluidized Membrane Bioreactor (AnFMBR) is a membrane-based hybrid technology that can overcome the limitations of conventional anaerobic sewage treatment. Although previous studies have demonstrated excellent performance in the removal of conventional organic pollutants, further research into the removal paths of emerging contaminants (ECs) under various operating conditions is required for proper design and development of the AnFMBR technology. Regarding this, the fate of four ECs in a lab-scale AnFMBR filled with thermoplastic gel for biofilm growth was investigated under various Hydraulic Retention Time (HRT) conditions. When the HRT was 13 h, diclofenac and 17β-estradiol were efficiently removed at 93% and 72% respectively. Even after an HRT reduction to 6.5 h, the system was still able to maintain high ECs removals (74% for diclofenac and 69% for 17β-estradiol). However, irrespective of HRT operational condition, smaller removals of 17a-ethinylestradiol (37-52%) were observed, while only marginal removals of amoxicillin were achieved (5-29%). Biotransformation was attributed as the main route for ECs removal. The results obtained in this study indicate that the membrane-based hybrid AnFMBR can be used to treat the target ECs without influence on anaerobic process. The technology had better removal efficiency for diclofenac and 17β-estradiol. However, the AnFMBR system exhibits high variability in EC removal and low capacity for amoxicillin removal, implying that a combination of other processes is still required to properly avoid the release of these contaminants into the environment.
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- Bruna Chyoshi
- Center of Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of ABC, Av. dos Estados, 5001, Santo André/SP, 09210-580, Brazil.
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- Center of Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of ABC, Av. dos Estados, 5001, Santo André/SP, 09210-580, Brazil.
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- GEMMA-Group of Environmental Engineering and Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech, c/ Jordi Girona 1-3, Building D1, E-08034, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Center of Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences, Federal University of ABC, Av. dos Estados, 5001, Santo André/SP, 09210-580, Brazil.
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Yang Y, Bar-Zeev E, Oron G, Herzberg M, Bernstein R. Biofilm Formation and Biofouling Development on Different Ultrafiltration Membranes by Natural Anaerobes from an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:10339-10348. [PMID: 35786926 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biofouling in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) has not been studied widely. Moreover, the effect of membrane surface properties on biofilm formation beyond initial deposition is controversial. We investigated biofouling with polyvinyldifluoride, polyacrylonitrile, and zwitterion-modified polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes having different properties during 72 h filtration using natural anaerobes isolated from AnMBR and analyzed biofilm characteristics by physicochemical and molecular techniques. A decrease in membrane performance was positively correlated with biofilm formation on polyvinyldifluoride and polyacrylonitrile membranes, and as expected, physical cleaning effectively mitigated biofilm on hydrophilic and low-roughness membranes. Surprisingly, while the biofilm on the hydrophilic and low-surface roughness zwitterion-modified membrane was significantly impaired, the impact on transmembrane pressure was the highest. This was ascribed to the formation of a soft compressible thin biofilm with high hydraulic resistance, and internal clogging and pore blocking due to high pore-size distribution. Anaerobe community analysis demonstrated some selection between the bulk and biofilm anaerobes and differences in the relative abundance of the dominant anaerobes among the membranes. However, correlation analyses revealed that all membrane properties studied affected microbial communities' composition, highlighting the system's complexity. Overall, our findings indicate that the membrane properties can affect biofilm formation and the anaerobic microbial population but not necessarily alleviate biofouling.
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- Yang Yang
- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel
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- Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research, Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion 8499000, Israel
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In recent years, anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBRs) technology, a combination of a biological reactor and a selective membrane process, has received increasing attention from both industrialists and researchers. Undoubtedly, this is due to the fact that AnMBRs demonstrate several unique advantages. Firstly, this paper addresses fundamentals of the AnMBRs technology and subsequently provides an overview of the current state-of-the art in the municipal and domestic wastewaters treatment by AnMBRs. Since the operating conditions play a key role in further AnMBRs development, the impact of temperature and hydraulic retention time (HRT) on the AnMBRs performance in terms of organic matters removal is presented in detail. Although membrane technologies for wastewaters treatment are known as costly in operation, it was clearly demonstrated that the energy demand of AnMBRs may be lower than that of typical wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Moreover, it was indicated that AnMBRs have the potential to be a net energy producer. Consequently, this work builds on a growing body of evidence linking wastewaters treatment with the energy-efficient AnMBRs technology. Finally, the challenges and perspectives related to the full-scale implementation of AnMBRs are highlighted.
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Wu B, Liu H, Liu Z, Zhang J, Zhai X, Zhu Y, Sano D, Wang X, Chen R. Interface behavior and removal mechanisms of human pathogenic viruses in anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). WATER RESEARCH 2022; 219:118596. [PMID: 35598470 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 05/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Effective removal of human pathogenic viruses is an indispensable yet rarely studied aspect for sustainable treatment of domestic wastewater by anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). In this study, the interface behaviors and removal mechanisms of norovirus genogroup I (GI), genogroup II (GII), and rotavirus A from domestic wastewater was systematically investigated in a one-stage AnMBR. On average, norovirus GI, GII and rotavirus were reduced by 4.64, 5.00, and 2.31 logs, respectively. Viruses tended to be transferred to larger-sized suspended solids from sewage influent to the mixed liquor, and the weight-specific concentration of the virus in >100 μm particles of the mixed liquor was significantly higher than that of sewage, indicating a particle scale-dependent affinity with the virus. In-series membrane filtration test showed the main contribution of the membrane retention, which was dominated by the bio-cake layer and the pristine membrane, while the membrane and associated pore foulants can retain viruses in a filtration resistance-efficient way. An unsteady-state mass balance model revealed that free viruses in the bulk liquid of AnMBR were minimally attached to the cake layer but mainly retained by the membrane and pore foulants (>99%). In addition, despite the small virus decay rates in the mixed liquor, the associated contribution increased with run time due to the prolonged sludge retention time. These insights into virus behaviors and removal mechanisms may provide novel regulation strategies for enhanced virus removal by AnMBR.
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- Baolei Wu
- Shaanxi Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-6-06, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba 6-6-06, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Shaanxi Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China; International S&T Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China
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- Shaanxi Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China; International S&T Cooperation Center for Urban Alternative Water Resources Development, Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, No. 13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, China.
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Shin C, Szczuka A, Liu MJ, Mendoza L, Jiang R, Tilmans SH, Tarpeh WA, Mitch WA, Criddle CS. Recovery of Clean Water and Ammonia from Domestic Wastewater: Impacts on Embodied Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:8712-8721. [PMID: 35656915 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c07992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Treatment of domestic wastewater can recover valuable resources, including clean water, energy, and ammonia. Important metrics for these systems are greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and embodied energy, both of which are location- and technology-dependent. Here, we determine the embodied energy and GHG emissions resulting from a conventional process train, and we compare them to a nonconventional process train. The conventional train assumes freshwater conveyance from a pristine source that requires energy for pumping (US average of 0.29 kWh/m3), aerobic secondary treatment with N removal as N2, and Haber-Bosch synthesis of ammonia. Overall, we find that this process train has an embodied energy of 1.02 kWh/m3 and a GHG emission of 0.77 kg-CO2eq/m3. We compare these metrics to those of a nonconventional process train that features anaerobic secondary treatment technology followed by further purification of the effluent by reverse osmosis and air stripping for ammonia recovery. This "short-cut" process train reduces embodied energy to 0.88 kWh/m3 and GHG emissions to 0.42 kg-CO2eq/m3, while offsetting demand for ammonia from the Haber-Bosch process and decreasing reliance upon water transported over long distances. Finally, to assess the potential impacts of nonconventional nitrogen removal technology, we compared the embodied energy and GHG emissions resulting from partial nitritation/anammox coupled to anaerobic secondary treatment. The resulting process train enabled a lower embodied energy but increased GHG emissions, largely due to emissions of N2O, a potent greenhouse gas.
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- Chungheon Shin
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Codiga Resource Recovery Center (CR2C), 692 Pampas Lane, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 2350 Hayward Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 433 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 433 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 205 North Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Codiga Resource Recovery Center (CR2C), 692 Pampas Lane, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 433 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Codiga Resource Recovery Center (CR2C), 692 Pampas Lane, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Rong C, Wang T, Luo Z, Hu Y, Kong Z, Qin Y, Hanaoka T, Ito M, Kobayashi M, Li YY. Pilot plant demonstration of temperature impacts on the methanogenic performance and membrane fouling control of the anaerobic membrane bioreactor in treating real municipal wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 354:127167. [PMID: 35436540 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 04/09/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A 5,000-L anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) fed with actual municipal wastewater was employed to study the impact of temperature drops on methanogenic performance and membrane fouling. With temperature dropped from 25 °C to 15 °C, the methane yield decreased from 0.244 to 0.205 NL-CH4/g-CODremoval and the dissolved methane increased from 29% to 43%, resulted in the methanogenic performance reduced by 25%. The membrane rejection offset the deteriorated anaerobic digestion at low temperatures and ensured the stable COD removal efficiency of 84.5%-90.0%. The synergistic effects of the increased microbial products and viscosity and the residual inorganic foulants aggravated the membrane fouling at lower temperatures. As the organic fouling was easily removed by NaClO, the inorganics related to the elements of S, Ca and Fe were the stubborn membrane foulants and required the enhanced acid membrane cleaning. These findings obtained under the quasi-practical condition are expected to promote the practical applications of mainstream AnMBR.
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- Chao Rong
- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Solution Engineering Group, Environmental Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd., 1-2 Miyamae-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0012, Japan
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- Global Water Recycling and Reuse System Association, Japan, 5-1, Soto-Kanda 1-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan
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- Separation and Aqua Chemicals Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Gate City Osaki East Tower, 11-2 Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141-0032, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Mat Nawi NI, Mohd Lazis A, Rahma A, Elma M, Bilad MR, Md Nordin NAH, Wirzal MDH, Shamsuddin N, Suhaimi H, Yusof N. A Rotary Spacer System for Energy-Efficient Membrane Fouling Control in Oil/Water Emulsion Filtration. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12060554. [PMID: 35736261 PMCID: PMC9227398 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12060554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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Membrane fouling deteriorates membrane filtration performances. Hence, mitigating membrane fouling is the key factor in sustaining the membrane process, particularly when treating fouling-prone feed, such as oil/water emulsions. The use of spacers has been expanded in the membrane module system, including for membrane fouling control. This study proposed a rotating spacer system to ameliorate membrane fouling issues when treating an oil/water emulsion. The system’s effectiveness was assessed by investigating the effect of rotating speed and membrane-to-disk gap on the hydraulic performance and the energy input and through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation. The results showed that the newly developed rotary spacer system was effective and energy-efficient for fouling control. The CFD simulation results proved that the spacer rotations induced secondary flow near the membrane surface and imposed shear rate and lift force to exert fouling control. Increasing the rotation speed to an average linear velocity of 0.44 m/s increased the permeability from 126.8 ± 2.1 to 175.5 ± 2.7 Lm−2h−1bar−1. The system showed better performance at a lower spacer-to-membrane gap, in which increasing the gap from 0.5 to 2.0 cm lowered the permeability from 175.5 ± 2.7 to 126.7 ± 2.0 Lm−2h−1bar−1. Interestingly, the rotary system showed a low energy input of 1.08 to 4.08 × 10−3 kWhm−3 permeate when run at linear velocities of 0.27 to 0.44 ms−1. Overall, the findings suggest the competitiveness of the rotary spacer system as a method for membrane fouling control.
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- Normi Izati Mat Nawi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia; (N.I.M.N.); (A.M.L.); (N.A.H.M.N.); (M.D.H.W.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia; (N.I.M.N.); (A.M.L.); (N.A.H.M.N.); (M.D.H.W.)
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarbaru 70714, South Kalimantan, Indonesia; (A.R.); (M.E.)
- Doctoral Program of Environmental Science, Postgraduate Program, Lambung Mangkurat University, Jl Brigjen H. Hasan Basri, Kayutangi, Banjarmasin 70123, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Lambung Mangkurat University, Banjarbaru 70714, South Kalimantan, Indonesia; (A.R.); (M.E.)
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- Faculty of Integrated Technologies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gedung BE1410, Brunei; (N.S.); (H.S.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia; (N.I.M.N.); (A.M.L.); (N.A.H.M.N.); (M.D.H.W.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia; (N.I.M.N.); (A.M.L.); (N.A.H.M.N.); (M.D.H.W.)
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- Faculty of Integrated Technologies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gedung BE1410, Brunei; (N.S.); (H.S.)
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- Faculty of Integrated Technologies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gedung BE1410, Brunei; (N.S.); (H.S.)
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, Skudai 81310, Johor, Malaysia;
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Hu Y, Cai X, Du R, Yang Y, Rong C, Qin Y, Li YY. A review on anaerobic membrane bioreactors for enhanced valorization of urban organic wastes: Achievements, limitations, energy balance and future perspectives. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:153284. [PMID: 35066041 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Sustainable urban development is threatened by an impending energy crisis and large amounts of organic wastes generated from the municipal sector among others. Conventional waste management methods involve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and limited resource recovery, thus necessitating advanced techniques to convert such wastes into bioenergy, bio-fertilizers and valuable-added products. Research and application experiences from different scale applications indicate that the anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) process is a kind of high-rate anaerobic digester for urban organic wastes valorization including food waste and waste sludge, while the research status is still insufficiently summarized. Through compiling recent achievements and literature, this review will focus on the following aspects, including AnMBR treatment performance and membrane fouling, technical limitations, energy balance and techno-economic assessment as well as future perspectives. AnMBR can enhance organic wastes treatment via complete retention of functional microbes and suspended solids, and timely separation of products and potential inhibitory substances, thus improving digestion efficiency in terms of increased organics degradation rates, biogas production and process robustness at a low footprint. When handling high-solid organic wastes, membrane fouling and mass transfer issues can be the challenges limiting AnMBR applications to a wet-type digestion, thus countermeasures are required to pursue extended implementations. A conceptual framework is proposed by taking various organic wastes disposal and final productions (permeate, biogas and biosolids) utilization into consideration, which will contribute to the development of AnMBR-based waste-to-resource facilities towards sustainable waste management and more economic-environmental benefits output.
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- Yisong Hu
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- XAUAT UniSA An De College, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-20 Aoba, Aramaki-Aza, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Brar KK, Magdouli S, Othmani A, Ghanei J, Narisetty V, Sindhu R, Binod P, Pugazhendhi A, Awasthi MK, Pandey A. Green route for recycling of low-cost waste resources for the biosynthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) and nanomaterials (NMs)-A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 207:112202. [PMID: 34655607 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.112202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nowadays, nanoparticles (NPs) and nanomaterials (NMs) are used extensively in various streams such as medical science, solar energy, drug delivery, water treatment, and detection of persistent pollutants. Intensive synthesis of NPs/NMs carried out via physico-chemical technologies is deteriorating the environment globally. Therefore, an urgent need to adopt cost-effective and green technologies to synthesize NPs/NMs by recycling of secondary waste resources is highly required. Environmental wastes such as metallurgical slag, electronics (e-waste), and acid mine drainage (AMD) are rich sources of metals to produce NPs. This concept can remediate the environment on the one hand and the other hand, it can provide a future roadmap for economic benefits at industrial scale operations. The waste-derived NPs will reduce the industrial consumption of limited primary resources. In this review article, green emerging technologies involving lignocellulosic waste to synthesize the NPs from the waste streams and the role of potential microorganisms such as microalgae, fungi, yeast, bacteria for the synthesis of NPs have been discussed. A critical insight is also given on use of recycling technologies and the incorporation of NMs in the membrane bioreactors (MBRs) to improve membrane functioning and process performance. Finally, this study aims to mitigate various persisting scientific and technological challenges for the safe disposal and recycling of organic and inorganic waste for future use in the circular economy.
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- Kamalpreet Kaur Brar
- Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada; Centre Technologique des Résidus Industriels en Abitibi Témiscamingue, J9X0E1, Canada
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada; Centre Technologique des Résidus Industriels en Abitibi Témiscamingue, J9X0E1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, North York, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada; Centre Technologique des Résidus Industriels en Abitibi Témiscamingue, J9X0E1, Canada
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- Centre for Climate and Environmental Protection, School of Water, Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, UK
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, 695 019, Kerala, India
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- Microbial Processes and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum, 695 019, Kerala, India
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- School of Renewable Energy, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, 50290, Thailand; College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712 100, China
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- Centre for Innovation and Translational Research CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, 226 001, India; Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Lucknow, 226 0019, India.
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State-of-the-Art Review on the Application of Membrane Bioreactors for Molecular Micro-Contaminant Removal from Aquatic Environment. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12040429. [PMID: 35448399 PMCID: PMC9032214 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12040429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In recent years, the emergence of disparate micro-contaminants in aquatic environments such as water/wastewater sources has eventuated in serious concerns about humans’ health all over the world. Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is considered a noteworthy membrane-based technology, and has been recently of great interest for the removal micro-contaminants. The prominent objective of this review paper is to provide a state-of-the-art review on the potential utilization of MBRs in the field of wastewater treatment and micro-contaminant removal from aquatic/non-aquatic environments. Moreover, the operational advantages of MBRs compared to other traditional technologies in removing disparate sorts of micro-contaminants are discussed to study the ways to increase the sustainability of a clean water supplement. Additionally, common types of micro-contaminants in water/wastewater sources are introduced and their potential detriments on humans’ well-being are presented to inform expert readers about the necessity of micro-contaminant removal. Eventually, operational challenges towards the industrial application of MBRs are presented and the authors discuss feasible future perspectives and suitable solutions to overcome these challenges.
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Rong C, Wang T, Luo Z, Guo Y, Kong Z, Wu J, Qin Y, Hanaoka T, Sakemi S, Ito M, Kobayashi S, Kobayashi M, Li YY. Seasonal temperatures impact on the mass flows in the innovative integrated process of anaerobic membrane bioreactor and one-stage partial nitritation-anammox for the treatment of municipal wastewater. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 349:126864. [PMID: 35183723 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) integrated with a one-stage partial nitritation-anammox (PN/A) reactor was operated for the treatment of municipal wastewater (MWW) at seasonal temperatures of 15-25 °C. The removal efficiencies of COD and total nitrogen (TN) were always > 90% and > 75% respectively. The methanogenesis and PN/A were identified as the primary removal pathways of COD and TN, respectively, and were suppressed at low temperatures. With the temperature dropped from 25 °C to 20 °C to 15 °C, the methane-accounted COD decreased from 63.1% to 59.6% to 48.4%, and the PN/A-accounted TN decreased from 58.1% to 51.7% to 45.3%. The AnMBR and PN/A mutually complement each other in this combined process, as the AnMBR removed 8.5%-16.1% of TN by sludge entrainment and the PN/A reactor removed 2.6%-3.4% of COD by denitrification and aerobic oxidation. These results highlighted the strong feasibility of applying the AnMBR-PN/A process to the treatment of MWW in temperate climate.
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- Chao Rong
- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, 30 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, PR China
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- Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Solution Engineering Group, Environmental Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd., 1-2 Miyamae-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0012, Japan
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- Solution Engineering Group, Environmental Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd., 1-2 Miyamae-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0012, Japan
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- Global Water Recycling and Reuse System Association, Japan, 5-1, Soto-Kanda 1-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan
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- Global Water Recycling and Reuse System Association, Japan, 5-1, Soto-Kanda 1-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan
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- Separation and Aqua Chemicals Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Gate City Osaki East Tower, 11-2 Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141-0032, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Chen Q, Wu W, Guo Y, Li J, Wei F. Environmental impact, treatment technology and monitoring system of ship domestic sewage: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 811:151410. [PMID: 34742958 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Marine pollution caused by the substandard discharge of domestic sewage from ships has received considerable attention in recent years. Thus, the research and application of efficient treatment and supervision system of domestic ship sewage are matters of considerable interest in marine pollution prevention. The environmental impacts of black and grey water on marine and river environments were reviewed to emphasize the urgency and importance of sewage treatment. Development and changes of emission indexes revealed the emphasis on marine environmental protection and domestic sewage discharge. Based on summarizing the difficulties of high salinity, high organic load and poor stability in ship sewage treatment, the technologies of physical-, chemical- and biochemical-based processing were reviewed. Case study of online monitoring system was displayed to provide research trends. The challenges and future perspectives were also provided to promote supervision and disposal of domestic sewage from ships.
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- Qing Chen
- Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, PR China; Engineering Technology Center for Ship Safety and Pollution Control, Liaoning Province, Dalian 116026, PR China
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- Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, PR China; Engineering Technology Center for Ship Safety and Pollution Control, Liaoning Province, Dalian 116026, PR China.
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- Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, PR China
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- Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, PR China
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- Marine Engineering College, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, PR China
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Zhang X, Gu J, Liu Y. Necessity of direct energy and ammonium recovery for carbon neutral municipal wastewater reclamation in an innovative anaerobic MBR-biochar adsorption-reverse osmosis process. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 211:118058. [PMID: 35042076 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With the speedy evolution of global climate change and water shortage, there is a growing need for the energy and carbon neutral wastewater reclamation technology. To tackle this challenge, an innovative anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR)-biochar adsorption-RO process was developed for reclaiming municipal wastewater to high-grade product water with the aims for achieving the energy and carbon neutrality. It was found that about 95.6% of influent COD was removed by AnMBR with direct generation of biomethane, while ammonium-N in AnMBR permeate was fully recovered through biochar adsorption. The effluent from biochar adsorber with significantly lowered divalent ions concentrations was further reclaimed by RO at reduced cost and energy consumption. The energy demand and the total carbon emissions in the proposed process were estimated to be 0.50 kWh/m3 and 633 g CO2e/ m3 against 0.86 kWh/m3 and 1101 g CO2e/ m3 in the current conventional activated sludge (CAS)-microfiltration-RO process. It was further shown that the ammonium recovery via biochar adsorption could offset about 0.503 kWh/m3 that was originally utilized for chemically producing recovered ammonia by the Haber-Bosch method, equivalent to a carbon offsetting of 498 g CO2e/m3, leading to a net carbon emission of 135 CO2e/m3 in the proposed process, which was only about 12% of that in the current CAS-MF-RO process. These suggested that a carbon-neutral municipal wastewater reclamation might be achievable through concurrent carbon reduction and offsetting, while carbon offsetting via ammonia recovery appeared to be a game-changer towards the carbon-neutral operation. Consequently, it is expected that this study can shed lights on how energy- and carbon-neutrality would be achieved by innovating municipal wastewater reclamation technology.
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- Xiaoyuan Zhang
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore, 637141, Singapore.
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop Singapore, 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
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Chen C, Sun M, Chang J, Liu Z, Zhu X, Xiao K, Song G, Wang H, Liu G, Huang X. Unravelling temperature-dependent fouling mechanism in a pilot-scale anaerobic membrane bioreactor via statistical modelling. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ahmar Siddiqui M, Biswal BK, Heynderickx PM, Kim J, Khanal SK, Chen G, Wu D. Dynamic anaerobic membrane bioreactor coupled with sulfate reduction (SrDMBR) for saline wastewater treatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 346:126447. [PMID: 34861386 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study investigated organic removal performance, characteristics of the membrane dynamics, membrane fouling and the effects of biological sulfate reduction during high-salinity (1.0%) and high-sulfate (150 mgSO42--S/L) wastewater treatment using a laboratory-scale upflow anaerobic sludge bed reactor integrated with cross-flow dynamic membrane modules. Throughout the operational period, dynamic membrane was formed rapidly (within 5-10 min) following each backwashing cycle (21-16 days), and the permeate turbidity of <5-7 NTU was achieved with relatively high specific organic conversion (70-100 gTOC/kgVSS·d) and specific sulfate reduction (50-70 gSO42--S/kgVSS·d) rates. The sulfide from sulfate reduction can be reused for downstream autotrophic denitrification. 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing revealed that the microbial communities enriched in the sludge were different than those accumulated on the dynamic layer. Overall, this study demonstrates that the anaerobic dynamic membrane bioreactor coupled with sulfate reduction (SrDMBR) shows promising applicability in saline wastewater treatment.
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- Muhammad Ahmar Siddiqui
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Centre, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Centre, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Centre for Environmental and Energy Research (CEER), Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon, South Korea; Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Program of Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Michuhologu, Inharo 100, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96882, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Centre, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Centre, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Centre for Environmental and Energy Research (CEER), Ghent University Global Campus, Incheon, South Korea; Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
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Yang H, Li Z, Chen Y, Zhou Z. Role of microparticles in membrane fouling from acidogenesis to methanogenesis phases in an anaerobic baffled reactor. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:150663. [PMID: 34597561 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microparticles (0.45-10 μm) have been recognized as key foulants in anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs). However, their characteristics and fouling behaviors are often understood in single-stage and completely mixed reactors, failing to elucidate the occurrence of microparticles in the multi-stage anaerobic bioprocess. Here, a lab-scale anaerobic baffled reactor with four compartments (C1-C4) was employed to explore the composition and fouling potential of microparticles in different compartments. Photometric analysis showed that the microparticles had an increasing percentage in the total organics of the top supernatant but a decreasing concentration from C1 to C4. Long-term filtration and dead-end filtration tests revealed that the top supernatant in C1 had much higher fouling potential than those in C2-C4. The supernatant microparticles significantly accumulated in the cake layers for each compartment (68-95% of the total organics), particularly the fraction of 1-5 μm, and the fouling rate was positively correlated with the biomass accumulation rate. Based on reactor performance and 16S rRNA gene sequences, a significant bio-phase separation occurred between C1 (acidogenesis) and C2-C4 (methanogenesis). And hydrolytic and fermentative bacteria in the family Veillonellaceae, Streptococcaceae, and Enterobacteriaceae were dominant in the supernatant microparticles, particularly in C1, which had a positive correlation with the fouling rate and biomass accumulation rate. These above results all revealed that the microparticles in the acidogenesis phase had higher fouling potential. In summary, our results suggest that the tactic of pre-hydrolysis and acidification with feedstocks and constructing AnMBRs by coupling with multi-phase anaerobic bioprocesses and membrane units could be beneficial to fouling control.
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- Houlong Yang
- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Rural Cleaner Production, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Engineering Research Center of Rural Cleaner Production, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Odriozola M, van Lier JB, Spanjers H. Optimising the Flux Enhancer Dosing Strategy in a Pilot-Scale Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor by Mathematical Modelling. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12020151. [PMID: 35207073 PMCID: PMC8877340 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12020151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Flux enhancers (FEs) have been successfully applied for fouling mitigation in membrane bioreactors. However, more research is needed to compare and optimise different dosing strategies to improve the filtration performance, while minimising the use of FEs and preventing overdosing. Therefore, the goal of this research is to develop an optimised control strategy for FE dosing into an AnMBR by developing a comprehensive integrated mathematical model. The integrated model includes filtration, flocculation, and biochemical processes to predict the effect of FE dosing on sludge filterability and membrane fouling rate in an AnMBR. The biochemical model was based on an ADM1, modified to include FEs and colloidal material. We developed an empirical model for the FE-induced flocculation of colloidal material. Various alternate filtration models from the literature and our own empirical models were implemented, calibrated, and validated; the best alternatives were selected based on model accuracy and capacity of the model to predict the effect of varying sludge characteristics on the corresponding output, that is fouling rate or sludge filterability. The results showed that fouling rate and sludge filterability were satisfactorily predicted by the selected filtration models. The best integrated model was successfully applied in the simulation environment to compare three feedback and two feedforward control tools to manipulate FE dosing to an AnMBR. The modelling results revealed that the most appropriate control tool was a feedback sludge filterability controller that dosed FEs continuously, referred to as ∆R20_10. Compared to the other control tools, application of the ∆R20_10 controller resulted in a more stable sludge filterability and steady fouling rate, when the AnMBR was subject to specific disturbances. The simulation environment developed in this research was shown to be a useful tool to test strategies for dosing flux enhancer into AnMBRs.
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Yang J, van Lier JB, Li J, Guo J, Fang F. Integrated anaerobic and algal bioreactors: A promising conceptual alternative approach for conventional sewage treatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 343:126115. [PMID: 34655782 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Conventional sewage treatment applying activated sludge processes is energy-intensive and requires great financial input, hampering widespread implementation. The introduction of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR) followed by an algal reactor growing species of commercial interest, may present an alternative, contributing to the envisaged resource recovery at sewage treatment plants. AnMBRs can be applied for organic matter removal with energy self-sufficiency, provided that effective membrane fouling management is applied. Haematococcus pluvialis, an algal species with commercial value, can be selected for ammonium and phosphate removal. Theoretical analysis showed that good pollutant removal, positive financial output, as well as a significant reduction in the amount of hazardous activated sludge can be achieved by applying the proposed process, showing interesting advantages over current sewage treatment processes. Microbial contamination to H. pluvialis is a challenge, and technologies for preventing the contamination during continuous sewage treatment need to be applied.
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- Jixiang Yang
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing 401174, China
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Department of Water Management, Section of Sanitary Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
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- School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Panzhihua University, Panzhihua, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
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Aslam A, Khan SJ, Shahzad HMA. Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) for municipal wastewater treatment- potential benefits, constraints, and future perspectives: An updated review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 802:149612. [PMID: 34438128 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The application of Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBRs) for municipal wastewater treatment has been made sufficiently sustainable for practical implementations. The potential benefits are significant as AnMBRs effectively remove a broad range of contaminants from wastewater for water reuse, degrade organics in wastewater to yield methane-rich biogas for resultant energy production, and concentrate nutrients for subsequent recovery for fertilizer production. However, there still exist some concerns requiring vigilant considerations to make AnMBRs economically and technically viable. This review paper briefly describes process fundamentals and the basic AnMBR configurations and highlights six major factors which obstruct the way to AnMBRs installations affecting their performance for municipal wastewater treatment: (i) organic strength, (ii) membrane fouling, (iii) salinity build-up, (iv) inhibitory substances, (v) temperature, and (vi) membrane stability. This review also covers the energy utilization and energy potential in AnMBRs aiming energy neutrality or positivity of the systems which entails the requirement to further determine the economics of AnMBRs. The implications and related discussions have also been made on future perspectives of the concurrent challenges being faced in AnMBRs operation.
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- Alia Aslam
- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Wang S, Liu H, Gu J, Zhang M, Liu Y. Towards carbon neutrality and water sustainability: An integrated anaerobic fixed-film MBR-reverse osmosis-chlorination process for municipal wastewater reclamation. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132060. [PMID: 34507145 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Freshwater resilience is facing to an increasing challenge, while carbon neutral wastewater reclamation has been put onto agenda in more and more countries. The activated sludge-microfiltration (MF)-reverse osmosis (RO) process has been currently adopted for reclamation of municipal wastewater to high-grade product water (e.g. NEWater). However, the conventional activated sludge (CAS) unit in this process has the drawbacks of excessive sludge generation, high energy consumption, greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions etc. To address these emerging issues, an integrated anaerobic fixed-film membrane bioreactor (AnfMBR)-RO-chlorination process was developed in this study. Results showed that about 99.9% of COD, 99.3% of phosphate and 95.3% of NH4+-N were removed in the AnfMBR-RO process, while breakpoint chlorination served as a polishing step when the NH4+-N concentration in RO permeate exceeded the typical NH4+-N concentration (e.g. 1 mg/L) of NEWater. The net energy consumption and total GHG emissions in the proposed integrated process were estimated to be 0.33 kWh/m3 and 310.2 g CO2e/m3 influent wastewater treated, respectively, which were 64% and 74% less than those in the current municipal wastewater reclamation process. Consequently, this study offers an alternative path to bring municipal wastewater reclamation one step closer to carbon neutrality and water sustainability.
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- Siyu Wang
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore, 637141, Singapore; Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Cleantech Loop, Singapore, 637141, Singapore; School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
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Rong C, Luo Z, Wang T, Guo Y, Kong Z, Wu J, Ji J, Qin Y, Hanaoka T, Sakemi S, Ito M, Kobayashi S, Kobayashi M, Li YY. Chemical oxygen demand and nitrogen transformation in a large pilot-scale plant with a combined submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor and one-stage partial nitritation-anammox for treating mainstream wastewater at 25 °C. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 341:125840. [PMID: 34469821 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A novel municipal wastewater treatment process towards energy neutrality and reduced carbon emissions was established by combining a submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAnMBR) with a one-stage partial nitritation-anammox (PN/A), and was demonstrated at pilot-scale at 25 °C. The overall COD and BOD5 removal efficiencies were 95.1% and 96.4%, respectively, with 20.3 mg L-1 COD and 5.2 mg L-1 BOD5 remaining in the final effluent. The total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency was 81.7%, resulting 7.3 mg L-1 TN was discharged from the system. The biogas yield was 0.222 NL g-1 COD removed with a methane content range of 78-81%. Approximately 90% of influent COD was removed in the SAnMBR, and 70% of influent nitrogen was removed in the PN/A. The denitrification which occurred in the PN/A enhanced overall COD and nitrogen removal. The successful operation of this pilot-scale plant indicates the SAnMBR-PN/A process is suitable for treating real municipal wastewater.
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- Chao Rong
- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Solution Engineering Group, Environmental Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd., 1-2 Miyamae-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0012, Japan
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- Solution Engineering Group, Environmental Engineering Department, Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha, Ltd., 1-2 Miyamae-Cho, Kawasaki-Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0012, Japan
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- Global Water Recycling and Reuse System Association, Japan, 5-1, Soto-Kanda 1-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan
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- Global Water Recycling and Reuse System Association, Japan, 5-1, Soto-Kanda 1-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 101-0021, Japan
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- Separation and Aqua Chemicals Department, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Gate City Osaki East Tower, 11-2 Osaki 1-chome, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo 141-0032, Japan
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- Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan; Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Wang Y, Zhang Y, Li J, Lin JG, Zhang N, Cao W. Biogas energy generated from livestock manure in China: Current situation and future trends. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 297:113324. [PMID: 34298348 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This article investigates the current status of the livestock industry (cattle, pigs, sheep, and poultry) in China and assesses the potential for biogas production from anaerobically digested livestock manure. According to calculation results based on the latest data of livestock released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China in 2018, China produced 2 × 1012 kg of manure pollution in 2017, with pig waste representing the largest single manure source. Biogas that can be converted from high organic containing manure is a kind of clean bioenergy with low carbon footprint. In 2017, the energy potential from manure-produced biogas was about 5.74 × 1012-6.73 × 1012 MJ, which corresponds to 4-5% of China's total energy demand. Correlation analysis between biogas production and the livestock industry showed that crop production had significant effects on manure-generated biogas production. However, it is necessary to address the challenges when applying AD technology. Bioenergy potential from manure will be lost during material collection and transportation. Although large-scale livestock farming remains controversial, this type of farming can improve the energy recovery rate of livestock manure. How to gain benefits and maintain sustainable development is also a bottleneck for AD promotion. Reducing energy input in AD projects as well as enhancing the efficiency of methanogenesis of livestock manure are key factors for achieving a high net output of biogas projects. More inclusive strategies and a broader vision should be adopted to allow stakeholders to benefit from manure-generated biogas projects.
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- Yuzheng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China; Fujian Key Laboratory of Coastal Pollution Prevention and Control (CPPC), College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China.
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- School of Human Settlements and Civil Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710049, China; Construction & Development Co., Ltd. of China Construction Fourth Bureau, Xiamen, Fujian, 361000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China; Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Road, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China
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Kong Z, Li L, Wu J, Wang T, Rong C, Luo Z, Pan Y, Li D, Li Y, Huang Y, Li YY. Evaluation of bio-energy recovery from the anaerobic treatment of municipal wastewater by a pilot-scale submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) at ambient temperature. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 339:125551. [PMID: 34298245 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The potential of bio-energy recovery from real municipal wastewater was investigated using a one-stage pilot-scale submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) for a range of HRTs from 24 h to 6 h at ambient temperature around 25 °C. This pilot-scale AnMBR demonstrated a high COD removal efficiency of over 90% during an operation of 217 days for municipal wastewater treatment. The energy balance of the AnMBR was calculated from both theoretical and practical aspects. The theoretical net energy potential was calculated as 0.174 kWh/m3 by applying operational data to empirical equations, obtaining a bio-energy recovery efficiency of 69.4%. The practical net energy potential was estimated as -0.014 kWh/m3 using the powers of engines applied in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant. This is considerably lower than that of the conventional activated sludge process. These results are evidence of the potential of the AnMBR and feasibility in the treatment of municipal wastewater treatment.
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- Zhe Kong
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Research Center for Environmental Bio-technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Center for Material Cycles and Waste Management Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba 305-8506, Japan; Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Research Center for Environmental Bio-technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Research Center for Environmental Bio-technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Research Center for Environmental Bio-technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Municipal Sewage Resource Utilization Technology, Suzhou 215009, China; Research Center for Environmental Bio-technology, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Protection Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aza-Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan.
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Shyu HY, Bair RA, Castro CJ, Xaba L, Delgado-Navarro M, Sindall R, Cottingham R, Uman AE, Buckley CA, Yeh DH. The NEWgenerator TM non-sewered sanitation system: Long-term field testing at an informal settlement community in eThekwini municipality, South Africa. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 296:112921. [PMID: 34303262 PMCID: PMC8404038 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Globally, there is a dire need for a new class of advanced non-sewered sanitation systems (NSSS) to provide onsite wastewater treatment that is capable of meeting stringent discharge or reuse criteria. These systems need to be simple to operate and maintain, reliable, and resilient to unreliable electrical service. The NEWgenerator (NG) is a compact, automated, solar-powered wastewater treatment system comprised of three major treatment processes: anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR), nutrient capture system (NCS) with ion exchange and carbon sorption, and electrochlorination (EC). The NG system operated at an informal settlement community in South Africa over a 534 d period, treating high-strength blackwater (BW) and yellow water (YW) from a public toilet facility. Over three test stages (BW, BW + YW, BW) that included several periods of dormancy, the NG system was able to provide a high level of removal of total suspended solids (97.6 ± 3.1%), chemical oxygen demand (94.5 ± 5.0%), turbidity (96.3 ± 9.7%), color (92.0 ± 10.5%), total nitrogen (82.1 ± 24.0%), total phosphorus (43.0 ± 22.1%), E. coli (7.4 ± 1.5 LRV, not detected in effluent), and helminth ova (not detected in effluent). The treatment levels met most of the ISO 30500 NSSS standard for liquid effluent and local water reuse criteria. A series of maintenance events were successfully conducted onsite over the 534 d field trial: two membrane cleanings, two NCS regenerations, and granular activated carbon replacement. Desludging, a major pain point for onsite sanitation systems, was unnecessary during the field trial and thereby not performed. The AnMBR performed well, removing 94.5 ± 5.0% of the influent COD across all three stages. The high COD removal rate is attributed to the sub-micron separation provided by the ultrafiltration membrane. The NCS was highly efficient at removing total nitrogen, residual COD and color, but the regeneration process was lengthy and is a topic of ongoing research. The EC provided effective disinfection, but frequent prolonged run cycles due to power supply and water quality issues upstream limited the overall system hydraulic throughput. This extended field trial under actual ambient conditions successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using advanced NSSS to address the global water and sanitation crises.
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- Hsiang-Yang Shyu
- Membrane Biotechnology Lab, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Membrane Biotechnology Lab, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Membrane Biotechnology Lab, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- WASH R&D Centre (formerly Pollution Research Group), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- WASH R&D Centre (formerly Pollution Research Group), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Membrane Biotechnology Lab, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- WASH R&D Centre (formerly Pollution Research Group), University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
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- Membrane Biotechnology Lab, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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Shin C, Tilmans SH, Chen F, McCarty PL, Criddle CS. Temperate climate energy-positive anaerobic secondary treatment of domestic wastewater at pilot-scale. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 204:117598. [PMID: 34478994 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Conventional aerobic secondary treatment of domestic wastewater is energy intensive. Here we report net energy positive operation of a pilot-scale anaerobic secondary treatment system in a temperate climate, with low levels of volatile solids for disposal (< 0.15 mgVSS/mgCODremoved) and hydraulic residence times as low as 5.3 h. This was accomplished with a second-generation staged anaerobic fluidized membrane bioreactor (SAF-MBR 2.0) consisting of a first-stage anaerobic fluidized bed reactor (AFBR) followed by a second-stage gas-sparged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). In stage 1, fluidized granular activated carbon (GAC) particles harbor methanogenic communities that convert soluble biodegradable COD into methane; in stage 2, submerged membranes produce system effluent (permeate) and retain particulate COD that can be hydrolyzed and/or recycled back to stage 1 for conversion to methane. An energy balance on SAF-MBR 2.0 (excluding energy from anaerobic digestion of primary suspended solids) indicated net energy positive operation (+ 0.11 kWh/m3), with energy recovery from produced methane (0.39 kWh electricity/m3 + 0.64 kWh heat/m3) exceeding energy consumption due to GAC fluidization (0.07 kWh electricity/m3) and gas sparging (0.20 kWh electricity/m3 at an optimal flux of 12.2 L/m2 h). Two factors dominated the operating expenses: energy requirements and recovery cleaning frequency; these factors were in turn affected by flux conditions, membrane fouling rate, and temperature. For optimization of expenses, the frequency of low-cost maintenance cleanings was adjusted to minimize recovery cleanings while maintaining optimal flux with low energy costs. An issue still to be resolved is the occurrence of ultrafine COD in membrane permeate that accounted for much of the total effluent COD.
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- Chungheon Shin
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, United States; National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, United States; Codiga Resource Recovery Center (CR2C), 692 Pampas Ln, Stanford, CA 94305, United States.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, United States; National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, United States; Codiga Resource Recovery Center (CR2C), 692 Pampas Ln, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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- Codiga Resource Recovery Center (CR2C), 692 Pampas Ln, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, United States; National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center for Re-Inventing the Nation's Urban Water Infrastructure (ReNUWIt), 473 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305, United States; Codiga Resource Recovery Center (CR2C), 692 Pampas Ln, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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Velasco P, Jegatheesan V, Thangavadivel K, Othman M, Zhang Y. A focused review on membrane contactors for the recovery of dissolved methane from anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) effluents. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 278:130448. [PMID: 34126683 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The need for a more sustainable wastewater treatment is more relevant now due to climate change. Production and reuse of methane from anaerobic treatment is one pathway. However, this is defeated by the presence of dissolved methane in the effluent and would be released to the environment, adding to the greenhouse gas emissions. This review paper provided summary and analysis of studies involved in the production of dissolved methane from AnMBR, focusing with actual methane measurement (gas and dissolved) from AnMBR with different types of wastewater. Then more focused discussion and analysis on the use of membrane-based technology or membrane contactors in the recovery of dissolved methane from AnMBR effluent are included, with its development and energy analysis. The dissolved methane removal and recovery rate of membrane contactors can be as high as 96% and 0.05 mol methane/m2/h, respectively, with very low additional energy requirement of 0.01 kWh/m3 for the recovery. Future perspectives presented focus on the long-term evaluation and modelling of membrane contactors and on the membrane modifications to improve the selectivity of membranes to methane and to limit their fouling and wetting, thus making the technology more economical for resource recovery.
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- Perlie Velasco
- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia; Department of Civil Engineering, University of the Philippines - Los Baños, Pili Drive, College, Laguna, 4031, Philippines.
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Chemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Membrane Innovation and Resource Recovery (MIRR), School of Environmental and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao, 266042, Shandong, China
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Operation of Submerged Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors at 20 °C: Effect of Solids Retention Time on Flux, Mixed Liquor Characteristics and Performance. Processes (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/pr9091525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Four flat-sheet submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactors ran for 242 days on a simulated domestic wastewater with low Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and high suspended solids. Organic loading was maintained around 1.0 g COD L−1 day−1, while solids retention time (SRT) was varied from 20–90 days. This was achieved at a constant membrane flux, maintained by adjusting transmembrane pressure (TMP) in the range 1.8–9.8 kPa. Membrane fouling was assessed based on the required TMP, with mixed liquors characterised using capillary suction time, frozen image centrifugation and quantification of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). SRT had a significant effect on these parameters: fouling was least at an SRT of 30 days and highest at 60 days, with some reduction as this extended to 90 days. Operation at SRT < 30 days showed no further benefits. Although operation at a short SRT was optimal for membrane performance it led to lower specific methane productivity, higher biomass yields and higher effluent COD. Short SRT may also have accelerated the loss of essential trace elements, leading to reduced performance under these conditions. A COD-based mass balance was conducted, including both biomass and methane dissolved in the effluent.
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Kimura K, Yamakawa M, Hafuka A. Direct membrane filtration (DMF) for recovery of organic matter in municipal wastewater using small amounts of chemicals and energy. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 277:130244. [PMID: 34384173 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The recovery and utilization of organic matter in municipal wastewater are essential for the establishment of a sustainable society, such that these factors have drawn significant recent attention. The up-concentration of organic matter via direct membrane filtration (DMF), followed by anaerobic digestion, is advantageous over the treatment of the entire wastewater by an anaerobic process, such as an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). However, the occurrence of severe membrane fouling in the DMF is a problem. In this study, DMF was carried out at an existing wastewater treatment plant to attempt long-term operation. A combination of vibration of membrane modules, short-term aeration, and chemically enhanced backwash (CEB), with multiple chemicals (i.e., the alternative use of citric acid and NaClO), was found to be effective for the mitigation of membrane fouling in DMF. Furthermore, switching the feed from influents to effluents in the primary sedimentation basin significantly mitigated membrane fouling. In this study, in which microfiltration membrane, with a nominal pore size of 0.1 μm, was used, ∼75% of the organic matter in raw wastewater was recovered, with the volumetric concentration of wastewater by 50- or 150-fold. Organic matter recovered by DMF had significantly higher potentials for biogas production than the excess sludge generated from the same wastewater treatment plant. An analysis of the energy balance (i.e., the energy used for DMF and recovered by DMF) suggests that the proposed DMF can produce a net-positive amount of electricity of ∼0.3 kWh from 1 m3 of raw wastewater with a typical strength (chemical oxygen demand of 500 mg/L).
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- Katsuki Kimura
- Division of Environmental Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Kita-ku, 060-8628, Sapporo, Japan.
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Kita-ku, 060-8628, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13W8, Kita-ku, 060-8628, Sapporo, Japan
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Cheng H, Zhou J, Hong PY. Attached-growth configuration outperforms continuously stirred tank anaerobic membrane bioreactors in alleviating membrane biofouling. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 199:111272. [PMID: 33989627 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Biofouling impedes the performance of anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBR). Two reactors, one as an up-flow attachment-growth AnMBR (UA-AnMBR) configuration, and the other, as a continuously stirred AnMBR (CS-AnMBR) were evaluated for differences in membrane fouling rate. TMP increment in UA-AnMBR was slower than CS-AnMBR, although both reactors had similar COD removal efficiency (ca. > 96%). Slower fouling rate for UA-AnMBR was related to lower total and viable cells, and thereby microbial activity compared to that in CS-AnMBR. Acinetobacter and Methanobacterium that played keystone roles in anaerobic biofilm formation were not consistently prevalent on the membranes connected to UA-AnMBR. This is in contrast to both Acinetobacter and Methanobacterium consistently prevalent on the membranes connected to CS-AnMBR. The findings suggest that UA-AnMBR can alleviate membrane biofouling through changes in microbial activity and profile dynamics, and would be a suitable reactor configuration to adopt to achieve an efficient AnMBR for municipal wastewater treatment.
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- Hong Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China; King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC), Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division (BESE), Thuwal, 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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Xu H, Che L, Liu Y, Tian Q, Cao X, Wei R, Song X, Yang B. Core-shell ZVI@carbon composites reduce phosphate inhibition of ZVI dissolution and enhance methane production in an anaerobic sewage treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 199:117197. [PMID: 33971534 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Inhibitory effects of phosphate on zero-valent iron (ZVI) dissolution have been studied mainly focusing on a single chemical system. Little is known about inhibitory effects and the mechanism of phosphate on ZVI dissolution within a bioreactor during long-term operation. This study demonstrates the feasibility of achieving energy recovery from phosphate-containing domestic sewage using an efficient anaerobic reactor with micro-sized or nano-sized ZVI addition. The results indicate that the chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal and methane production are enhanced by ZVI addition. A maximum COD removal efficiency of 89% and methane content of 60% was achieved. However, the strengthening effect of ZVI on methane production is weakened by the presence of phosphate in domestic sewage. Analyzing the variations of Fe2+ ions and phosphate concentrations and characterizing the micro-morphology of corroded ZVI proved that the generated Fe2+ ions reacts with phosphate and forms a passivation layer on the ZVI surface, inhibiting further dissolution of ZVI. As an improved alternative, we chose the double layered core-shell structured ZVI@carbon composite as an excellent candidate to reduce the inhibitory effects of phosphate on ZVI dissolution. In this way, the direct formation of precipitates on the ZVI surface can be avoided due to the protective carbon layer which adjusts the ion transfer. Adding ZVI@carbon composites accelerate the methane content by 16%. To our knowledge, this is the first report on adding ZVI@carbon composites to promote the anaerobic metabolism in studies, which are focusing on reducing the inhibition of ZVI by phosphate.
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- Hui Xu
- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Textile Pollution Controlling Engineering Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Lee HS, Liao B. Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: Challenges and opportunities. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2021; 93:993-1004. [PMID: 33151594 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 07/03/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) have become a new mature technology and entered into the wastewater market, but there are several challenges to be addressed for wide applications. In this review, we discuss challenges and potentials of AnMBRs focusing on wastewater treatment. Nitrogen and dissolved methane control, membrane fouling and its control, and membrane associated cost including energy consumption are main bottlenecks to facilitating AnMBR application in wastewater treatment. Accumulation of dissolved methane in AnMBR permeate decreases the benefit of methane energy and contributes to methane gas emissions to atmosphere. Separate control units for nitrogen and dissolved methane add system complexity and increase capital and operating and maintenance (O & M) costs in AnMBR-centered wastewater treatment. Alternatively, methane-based denitrification can be an ideal nitrogen control process due to simultaneous removal of nitrogen and dissolved methane. Membrane fouling and energy associated with membrane fouling control are major limitations, in addition to membrane cost. More efforts are required to decrease capital and O & M costs associated with the control of dissolved methane nitrogen and membrane fouling to facilitate AnMBRs for wastewater treatment. PRACTITIONER POINTS: AnMBRs can accelerate anaerobic wastewater treatment including dilute wastewater. Nitrogen and dissolved methane control is detrimental for AnMBR application to wastewater treatment. Membrane biofilm reactors using gas-permeable membranes are suitable for simultaneous nitrogen and dissolved methane control. High capital and O & M costs from membranes are a major bottleneck to wide application of AnMBRs. Dynamic membranes could be an option to reduce capital and O & M costs for AnMBRs.
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- Hyung-Sool Lee
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Siddiqui MA, Biswal BK, Saleem M, Guan D, Iqbal A, Wu D, Khanal SK, Chen G. Anaerobic self-forming dynamic membrane bioreactors (AnSFDMBRs) for wastewater treatment - Recent advances, process optimization and perspectives. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 332:125101. [PMID: 33858757 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Recently, anaerobic self-forming dynamic membrane bioreactors (AnSFDMBRs) have attracted increasing attention, and are considered as an alternative to conventional anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs). The key advantages of AnSFDMBRs include high flux, low propensity towards fouling, and low capital and operational costs. Although there have been several reviews on AnMBRs, very few reviews on AnSFDMBR system. Previous AnSFDMBR studies have focused on lab-scale to investigate the long-term flux, methods to improve performance and the associated mechanisms. Microbial analysis showed that the phyla namely Proteobacteria, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes are dominant in both bulk sludge and cake biofilm, but their abundance is low in biocake. This review critically examines the fundamentals of AnSFDMBRs, operational conditions, process optimization and applications. Moreover, the current knowledge gaps (e.g., dynamic membrane module optimization, membrane surface modification and functional microbes enrichment) that should be studied in future to design an efficient AnSFDMBR system for treatment of diverse wastewaters.
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- Muhammad Ahmar Siddiqui
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI 96882, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Technology Center, Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China; Shenzhen Research Institute, Fok Ying Tung Graduate School, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Guangdong, China
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Ji J, Chen Y, Hu Y, Ohtsu A, Ni J, Li Y, Sakuma S, Hojo T, Chen R, Li YY. One-year operation of a 20-L submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor for real domestic wastewater treatment at room temperature: Pursuing the optimal HRT and sustainable flux. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 775:145799. [PMID: 33621884 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2020] [Revised: 01/24/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
Abstract
A 20 L hollow-fiber submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor (SAnMBR) was used to treat real domestic wastewater at 25 °C with hydraulic retention times (HRTs) ranging from 4 to 12 h. The process performance was evaluated by organic removal efficiency, biogas production, sludge yield, and filtration behaviors during one-year's operation. For HRTs ranging between 6 and 12 h, the AnMBR showed good organic removal efficiency with chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) removal efficiencies of about 89% and 93%, respectively. The biogas yield was 0.26 L-gas/g-CODfed, with approximately 80% methane content, and the sludge yield was 0.07-0.11 g-VSS/g-CODrem. While at an HRT of 4 h, with the higher wastewater treatment capacity and organic loading rate (OLR), the biogas production was lower (0.17 L-gas/g-CODfed), and the sludge production was higher (0.22 g-VSS/g-CODrem). The organic removal performance (COD 84% and BOD 89%) at HRT of 4 h was acceptable due to the effective separation effect of the membrane filtration process. According to COD balance analysis, the low biogas yield and high sludge yield at HRT of 4 h were due to insufficient biodegradation under an OLR of 2.05 g-COD/L-reactor/d. Theoretical calculations based on Henry's law indicate that the ideal methane content in the biogas should be 82-85% when the operational temperature was 25 °C. To achieve a high flux and sustainable AnMBR operation, the impact of mixed liquor suspended solid (MLSS) and gas sparging velocity (GSV) on the filtration performance was analyzed. The critical flux increased with increase in the GSV from 24.2 to 174.3 m/h, but decreased with increase in the MLSS concentration from 8.2 to 20.2 g/L. Therefore, decreasing fouling rate to 0.8-1.2 kPa/d by efficiently controlling GSV and MLSS, sustainable operation could be achieved at a flux of 0.34 m/d.
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- Jiayuan Ji
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan; Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan; Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Civil Engineering and Management, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1, Yagiyamakasumi-cho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai 982-8577, Japan
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- Key Lab of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, No.13 Yanta Road, Xi'an 710055, PR China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan; Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 6-6-06 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan.
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