TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent advances in membrane bioreactor technology for wastewater treatment in China
AU - Huang, Xia
AU - Xiao, Kang
AU - Shen, Yuexiao
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Grant No. 50725827) and the National High Technology Research and Development Program (863 program) of China (Grant No. 2009AA062901).
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - China
KW - commercial application
KW - industrial wastewater treatment
KW - membrane bioreactor (MBR)
KW - membrane fouling
KW - municipal wastewater treatment
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U2 - 10.1007/s11783-010-0240-z
DO - 10.1007/s11783-010-0240-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77956473596
SN - 1673-7415
VL - 4
SP - 245
EP - 271
JO - Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China
JF - Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering in China
IS - 3
ER -