An overview of deploying membrane bioreactors in saline wastewater treatment from perspectives of microbial and treatment performance

Thanh Ngoc-Dan Cao, Xuan-Thanh Bui*, Linh-Thy Le, Bao-Trong Dang, Duyen Phuc-Hanh Tran, Thi-Kim-Quyen Vo, Huu-Tuan Tran, Thanh-Binh Nguyen, Hussnain Mukhtar, Shu-Yuan Pan, Sunita Varjani, Huu Hao Ngo, Thi-Dieu-Hien Vo

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The discharged saline wastewater has severely influenced the aquatic environment as the treatment performance of many wastewater treatment techniques is limited. In addition, the sources of saline wastewater are also plentiful from agricultural and various industrial fields such as food processing, tannery, pharmaceutical, etc. Although high salinity levels negatively impact the performance of both physicochemical and biological processes, membrane bioreactor (MBR) processes are considered as a potential technology to treat saline wastewater under different salinity levels depending on the adaption of the microbial community. Therefore, this study aims to systematically review the application of MBR widely used in the saline wastewater treatment from the perspectives of microbial structure and treatment efficiencies. At last, the concept of carbon dioxide capture and storage will be proposed for the MBR-treating saline wastewater technologies and considered toward the circular economy with the target of zero emission. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Article number127831
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume363
Online published24 Aug 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022
Externally publishedYes

Research Keywords

  • Halophilic microorganisms
  • Membrane bioreactor
  • Microbial structure
  • Osmotic membrane bioreactor
  • Saline wastewater

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