“…The effluent from wastewater-treatment plants (WTPs) is being considered a viable water resource for reclamation due to water scarcity, environmental degradation, and resource depletion [ 1 , 2 ]. Among other wastewater treatment technologies, membrane bioreactors (MBR) have received increased attention in recent years in both municipal and industrial wastewater treatment [ 3 , 4 ]. A membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a wastewater treatment system that uses a membrane submerged inside or outside the bioreactor to separate activated sludge from water that has been treated in the bioreactor [ 5 , 6 ].…”