title: State of the art of osmotic membrane bioreactors for water reclamation.
abstract: In the last few years, extensive research has been dedicated to development of a novel osmotic membrane bioreactor (OMBR), which combines high-retention osmotic separation and biological reactions in a single vessel. Although promising results have been reported in the literature, some challenges associated with applications of OMBR remain unresolved at the present stage of development, including lack of a high performance forward osmosis (FO) membrane, identification of an ideal draw solute and effect of salt accumulation on biological activity. Therefore, this paper attempts to provide a comprehensive review of state of the art of OMBR for water and wastewater reclamation.
authors.affiliation: Singapore Membrane Technology Centre, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore.
authors.forename: Wei Jie
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Jinsong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Winson C L
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Anthony G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Fane
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D002244:Carbon / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009995:Osmosis; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D014867:Water; D002244:Carbon