TITLE:
Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor as Highly Efficient and Reliable Technology for Wastewater Treatment—A Review
AUTHORS:
Meenu Jain
KEYWORDS:
Anaerobic Membrane Bio Reactor (AnMBR), Wastewater Treatment, Membrane Technology, Anaerobic Treatment, Fouling
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Chemical Engineering and Science,
Vol.8 No.2,
April
20,
2018
ABSTRACT: In this review paper, Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) is considering
as highly efficient and reliable technology for organic material removal
from wastewater with no additional energy requirement for aeration. AnMBR
is a combination of conventional anaerobic technology and modern membrane
system. AnMBR is cost effective alternative technology with pros of
anaerobic microbial activity because Methogenic microorganism can convert
organic pollutant load of wastewater into renewable energy in the form of
methane rich biogas, this conversion is mainly done by transformation of organic
matter into energy by high chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended
solid (TSS) and pathogens removal. Methane rich biogas can be used
as a storable source of supplemental energy for the production of heat or
power thus AnMBR technology provides improved effluent quality, reliability,
and efficiency over the other traditional technologies. This review paper is included
the overview of AnMBR, the advantages over other wastewater treatment
technology, operational constraints and the concerned factors that has
affected the performances of implemented systems, applications of AnMBR
for various types of wastewaters, research and development summary and future
perspective for further research.