Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors (AnMBR) for Wastewater Treatment

Sheng Chang

School of Engineering, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.

DOI: 10.4236/aces.2014.41008                

Abstract

This paper focuses on the recent research in the development of anaerobic membrane bioreactors in wastewater treatment. Anaerobic wastewater treatment technology is gaining increasing attention due to its capacity to convert wastewater BODs to usable biogas with relatively low energy consumption. The anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR), which is a combination of the anaerobic biological wastewater treatment process and membrane filtration, represents a recent development in the high-rate anaerobic bioreactors. This paper reviews applications and performances of AnMBR and the membrane filtration behaviour in AnMBRs.

Keywords

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor; Wastewater Treatment; Membrane Fouling; Energy Recovery; Membrane Bioreactor

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

References

[1]	B. Q. Liao, J. T. Kraemer and D. M. Bagley, “Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors: Applications and Research Directions,” Critical Review in Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 36, No. 6, 2006, pp. 489-530. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10643380600678146
[2]	D. Martinez-Sosa, B. Helmreich, T. Netter, S. Paris, F. Bischof and H. Horn, “Anaerobic Submerged Membrane Bioreactor (AnSMBR) for Municipal Wastewater Treatment under Mesophilic and Psychrophilic Temperature Conditions,” Bioresource Technology, Vol. 102, No. 22, pp. 10377-10385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.012
[3]	M. L. Salazar-Pelaez, J. M. Morgan-Sagastume and A. Noyola, “Influence of Hydraulic Retention Time on Fouling in a UASB Coupled with an External Ultrafiltration Membrane Treating Synthetic Municipal Wastewater,” Desalination, Vol. 277, No. 1, 2011, pp. 164-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.012
[4]	L. B. Chu, F. L. Yang and F. L. Zhang, “Anaerobic Treatment of Domestic Wastewater in a Membrane-Coupled Expended Granular Sludge Bed (EGSB) Reactor under Moderate to Low Temperature,” Process Biochemistry, Vol. 40, No. 3, 2005, pp. 1063-1070. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2004.03.010
[5]	J. Kim, K. Kim, H. Young, H. Ye, E. Lee, C. Shin, P. Mccarty and J. Bae, “Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater Treatment,” Environmental Science & Technology Letters, Vol. 45, No. 17, 2011, pp. 576-581.
[6]	Z. A. Kassam, L. Yerushalmi and S. Guiot, “A Market Study on the Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment Systems,” Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Vol. 143, No. 1-4, 2003, pp. 179-192. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1022807416773
[7]	S. Chang, “Application of Submerged Hollow Fibre Membrane in Membrane Bioreactors: Filtration Principles, Operation, and Membrane Fouling,” Desalination, Vol. 283, 2011, pp. 31-39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2011.03.025
[8]	T. Bure and J. Cumin, “MBR Module Design and Operation,” Desalination, Vol. 250, No. 3, 2010, pp. 1073-1077. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2009.09.111
[9]	G. K. Anderson, B. Kasapgil and O. Ince, “Microbial Kinetics of a Membrane Anaerobic Reactor,” Environmental Technology, Vol. 17, No. 5, 1996, p. 449. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593331708616407
[10]	K. H. Choo and C. H. Lee, “Membrane Fouling Mechanisms in the Membrane-Coupled Anaerobic Bioreactor,” Water Research, Vol. 30, No. 8, 1996, pp. 1771-1780. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0043-1354(96)00053-X
[11]	K. Xie, H. J. Lin, B. Mahendran, D. M. Bagle, K. T. Leung, S. N. Liss and B. Q. Liao, “Performance and Fouling Characteristics of a Subme Rged Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for Kraft Evaporator Condensate Treatment,” Environmental Technology, Vol. 31, No. 5, 2010, pp. 511-521. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09593330903527898
[12]	P. J. Van Zyl, M. C. Wentzel, G. A. Ekama and K. J. Riedel, “Design and Start-Up of a High Rate Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for the Treatment of a Low pH, High Strength, Dissolved Organic Waste Water,” Water Science Technology, Vol. 57, No. 2, 2008, pp. 291-295. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2008.083
[13]	A. Zayen, S. Mnif, F. Aloui, F. Fki, S. Loukil, M. Bouaziz and S. Sayadi, “Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for the Treatment of Leachates from Jebel Chakir Discharge in Tunisia,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 177, No. 1-3, 2010, pp. 918-923. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.004
[14]	B. Lew, S. Tarre, M. Beliavski, C. Dosoretz and M. Green, “Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for Domestic Wastewater Treatment,” Desalination, Vol. 243, No. 1-3, 2009, pp. 251-257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2008.04.027
[15]	D. Martinez-Sosa, B. Helmreich, T. Netter, S. Paris and F. bischof, “Anaerobic Submerged Membrane Bioreactor (AnSMBR) for Municipal Wastewater Treatment under Mesophilic and Psychrophilic Temperature Conditions,” Bioresource Technology, Vol. 102, No. 22, 2011, pp. 10377-10385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.09.012
[16]	H. Lin, J. Chen, F. Wang, L. Ding and H. Hong, “Feasibility Evaluation of Submerged Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor for Municipal Secondary Wastewater Treatment,” Desalination, Vol. 280, 2011, pp. 120-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2011.06.058
[17]	S. H. Baek, K. R. Pagilla and H. J. Kim, “Lab-Scale Study of an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) for Dilute Municipal Wastewater Treatment,” Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 4, 2010, pp. 704-708. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12257-009-0194-9
[18]	S. Kirmura, “Japans Aqua Renaissance’90 Project,” Water Science & Technology, Vol. 23, No. 7-9, 1991, pp. 1573-1592.
[19]	H. Herrera-Robledo, J. M. Morgan-Sagastume and A. Noyola, “Biofouling and Pollutant Removal during LongTerm Operation of an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor Treating Municipal Wastewater,” Biofouling, Vol. 26, No. 1, 2010, pp. 23-30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08927010903243923
[20]	S. Lyko, D. Al-Halbouni, T. Wintgens, A. Janot, J. Hollender, W. Dott and T. Melin, “Polymeric Compounds in Activated Sludge Supernatant—Characterisation and Retention Mechanisms at a Full-Scale Municipal Membrane Bioreactor,” Water Research, Vol. 41, No. 17, 2007, pp. 3894-3902. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2007.06.012
[21]	M. Kondo, J. Cumin, Y. Hong, R. Bayly, M. Gao and R. Rubin, “Reexamination of the Gas Sparging Mechanism for Membrane Fouling Control,” Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, WEFTEC 2010, New Orleans, pp. 6986-7007.
[22]	P. Sui, X. Wen and X. Huang, “Feasibility of Employing Ultrasound for On-Line Membrane, Fouling Control in an Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor,” Desalination, Vol. 219, No. 1, 2008, pp. 203-213. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2007.02.034
[23]	A. Kola, Y. Ye, A. Ho, P. Le-Clech and V. Chen, “Application of Low Frequency Transverse Vibration on Fouling Limitation in Submerged Hollow Fibre Membranes,” Journal of Membrane Science, Vol. 409-410, 2012, pp. 54-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2012.03.017
[24]	H. Park, K. H. Choo and C. H. Lee, “Flux Enhancement with Powder Activated Carbon Addition in the Membrane Anaerobic Bioreactor,” Separation Science and Technology, Vol. 34, No. 14, 1999, pp. 2781-2792. http://dx.doi.org/10.1081/SS-100100804