Gas-diffusion, extractive, biocatalytic, and electrochemical membrane biological reactors
Book chapter, 2014

Several emerging technologies for treatment or resource recovery from wastewater are based on the combination of membranes and biochemical conversions. In this chapter, we review gas-diffusion, extractive, biocatalytic, and electrochemical membrane bioreactors (MBRs). Gas-diffusion MBRs facilitate efficient delivery of a gaseous oxidant or reductant such as oxygen, hydrogen, or methane to microbial biofilms treating wastewater. Extractive MBRs completely separate the wastewater stream from the microbes and make toxic wastewaters amenable to biological treatment. Biocatalytic MBRs utilize enzymes or immobilized microbial cells for degradation of persistent xenobiotics or for synthesis of fine chemicals. Electrochemical MBRs make it possible to utilize organic compounds in wastewater for production of energy or chemicals. All four technologies are currently in the research and development stage, but can potentially contribute to more efficient removal of pollutants and recovery of resources from wastewater.

Author

Oskar Modin

Chalmers, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Water Environment Technology

Faisal I. Hai

Long D. Nghiem

Angelo Basile

Kensuke Fukushi

Membrane Biological Reactors: Theory, modeling, design, management and applications to wastewater reuse

299-333
9781780400655 (ISBN)

Areas of Advance

Building Futures (2010-2018)

Life Science Engineering (2010-2018)

Subject Categories

Water Engineering

Water Treatment

ISBN

9781780400655

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Created

10/7/2017