Membrane Bioreactor Processes : Principles and Applications

A good fundamental understanding of membranes and membrane systems and of biological systems is crucial in properly addressing the evaluation, selection, design, and operation of membrane bioreactors. This book covers nearly all the theoretical and practical aspects of membrane bioreactor technology with up-to-date information. By understanding the ties between theories and practices, readers will not only understand what can be accomplished with current technology, but why this occurs, and how theoretical and practical limits may be overcome in the future.

Grasp the Essential Principles of Membrane Bioreactor Processes

Evolved from the conventional activated sludge (CAS) process, membrane bioreactor (MBR) processes have become the next-generation solution for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and recycle. Membrane Bioreactor Processes: Principles and Applications explores nearly all the theoretical and practical aspects of membrane bioreactor technologies. Using the author’s expertise obtained from academia and industry, this book provides the crucial details on MBR technology that that you need to know. The book details the theoretical and practical backgrounds of current practices involved with membrane module design, biological and membrane system design, system optimization, and system operation.

The text discusses the fundamentals of membrane filtration, emphasizing the principles of submerged membrane filtration. It also explores the complex interaction among key design and operating parameters, offers comprehensive explanations on the interconnectivity between biological and membrane systems, and covers new findings discovered in recent years. This book clearly explains how small-scale systems perform differently from larger-scale systems and its implications in data interpretation. Using this book as a platform, the technology can be developed further and quickly applied in future processes.