Perspectives of persistent organic pollutants (POPS) removal in an MBR pilot plant

Rejection and fate of trace organic compounds (TrOCs) during membrane distillation

“…However, several compounds including propoxur, atrazine, ametryn, clofibric acid, diclofenac, carbamazepine, naproxen and fenoprop were found to be persistent to MBR treatment, and their residual concentrations in the MBR effluent were relatively high. Low removal efficiencies of these compounds have also been reported in several previous studies [36,[41][42]. It is noted that the removal efficiency of these compounds under thermophilic conditions in this study were comparatively lower than that observed in our previous study under mesophilic conditions [37].…”

Performance of membrane bioreactor (MBR) systems for the treatment of shipboard slops: Assessment of hydrocarbon biodegradation and biomass activity under salinity variation

“…Indeed, MBRs feature high-quality effluent, small footprint and low sludge production rates [21]. Therefore, MBRs might be proposed for the treatment of saline waters contaminated by "xenobiotic and recalcitrant" compounds, such as petroleum hydrocarbons [22][23][24]. However, one of the major challenges of the MBR process hindering its extended application is still represented by fouling phenomena [21,[25][26][27][28].…”

The effect of biomass adsorption on the removal of selected pharmaceutical compounds in an immersed membrane bioreactor system

“…One of the advantages of MBR is the excellent quality of its effluent which is suitable for a wide range of reuse purposes. It is, therefore, no surprise that there has been intensive interest in the performance of MBR systems for the removal of pharmaceuticals, personal care products and endocrine disrupting compounds 15–19. However, little is known about the prevailing mechanisms during MBR treatment of these compounds.…”