title: Potentials of anaerobic membrane bioreactors to overcome treatment limitations induced by industrial wastewaters.
abstract: This review presents a comprehensive summary on applications of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) technology for industrial wastewaters in view of different aspects including treatability and filterability. AnMBRs present an attractive option for the treatment of industrial wastewaters at extreme conditions, such as high salinity, high temperature, high suspended solids concentrations, and toxicity that hamper granulation and retention of biomass or reduce the biological activity. So far, most of the research has been conducted at laboratory scale; however, also a number of full-scale AnMBR systems is currently being operated worldwide. Membrane fouling, a multivariable process, is still a research quest that requires further investigation. In fact, membrane fouling and flux decline present the most important reasons that hamper the wide-spread application of full-scale reactors. This paper addresses a detailed assessment and discussion on treatability and filterability of industrial wastewaters in both lab- and full-scale AnMBR applications, the encountered problems and future opportunities.
authors: Department of Watermanagement, Section Sanitary Engineering, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands. R.K.Dereli@tudelft.nl
authors: Recep Kaan
authors: RK
authors: Dereli
authors: Mustafa Evren
authors: ME
authors: Ersahin
authors: Hale
authors: H
authors: Ozgun
authors: Izzet
authors: I
authors: Ozturk
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Jeison
authors: Frank
authors: F
authors: van der Zee
authors: Jules B
authors: JB
authors: van Lier
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology*; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000032:analysis*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D062065:Wastewater / Q000032:analysis*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D062065:Wastewater