Membrane bioreactors' potential for ethanol and biogas production: a review
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2013

Companies developing and producing membranes for different separation purposes, as well as the market for these, have markedly increased in numbers over the last decade. Membrane and separation technology might well contribute to making fuel ethanol and biogas production from lignocellulosic materials more economically viable and productive. Combining biological processes with membrane separation techniques in a membrane bioreactor (MBR) increases cell concentrations extensively in the bioreactor. Such a combination furthermore reduces product inhibition during the biological process, increases product concentration and productivity, and simplifies the separation of product and/or cells. Various MBRs have been studied over the years, where the membrane is either submerged inside the liquid to be filtered, or placed in an external loop outside the bioreactor. All configurations have advantages and drawbacks, as reviewed in this paper. The current review presents an account of the membrane separation technologies, and the research performed on MBRs, focusing on ethanol and biogas production. The advantages and potentials of the technology are elucidated.

filtration

biogas

ethanol

membrane bioreactor

Författare

Päivi Ylitervo

Chalmers, Kemi- och bioteknik, Industriell Bioteknik

Julius Akinbomi

Lagos State University

Högskolan i Borås

Mohammad Taherzadeh Esfahani

Högskolan i Borås

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

0959-3330 (ISSN) 1479-487X (eISSN)

Vol. 34 13-14 1711-1723

Ämneskategorier

Miljövetenskap

DOI

10.1080/09593330.2013.813559

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