Recent advances in membrane bioreactor technology
for wastewater treatment in China

doi:10.1007/s11783-010-0240-z

Front.Environ.Sci.Eng.

2010, Vol. 4

Issue (3) : 245-271 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-010-0240-z

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Recent advances in membrane bioreactor technology for wastewater treatment in China

Xia HUANG¹,Kang XIAO¹,Yuexiao SHEN¹, ²,

1.State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; 2.2010-10-22 15:22:46;

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Abstract Since the introduction of the membrane bioreactor (MBR) in China in the early 1990s, remarkable progress has been achieved on the research and application of this technology. China has now become one of the most active fields in the world in this regard. This review outlines the development of MBR-based processes in China and their performance of treating municipal and industrial wastewaters. Since membrane fouling is a critical operational problem with MBR processes, this paper also proposes updated understanding of fouling mechanisms and strategies of fouling control, which are mainly compiled from publications of Chinese researchers. As for the commercial application of MBR in the country, the latest statistics of large-scale MBR plants (>10000 m³·d^−1) are provided, and the growth trend of total treatment capacity as well as its driving force is analyzed.

Keywords membrane bioreactor (MBR) municipal wastewater treatment industrial wastewater treatment membrane fouling commercial application China

Issue Date: 05 September 2010

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Xia HUANG,Yuexiao SHEN,Kang XIAO, et al. Recent advances in membrane bioreactor technology for wastewater treatment in China[J]. Front.Environ.Sci.Eng., 2010, 4(3): 245-271.

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