RESEARCH PROGRESS OF ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (ANMBR) PROCESS FOR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

LI Yinghao; JIANG Zhao; WANG Hongchen; LIU Guohua; QI Lu

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202305027

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LI Yinghao, JIANG Zhao, WANG Hongchen, LIU Guohua, QI Lu. RESEARCH PROGRESS OF ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (ANMBR) PROCESS FOR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(5): 202-212. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202305027

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LI Yinghao, JIANG Zhao, WANG Hongchen, LIU Guohua, QI Lu. RESEARCH PROGRESS OF ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (ANMBR) PROCESS FOR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(5): 202-212. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202305027

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RESEARCH PROGRESS OF ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (ANMBR) PROCESS FOR MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202305027

Research Center for Low Carbon Technology of Water Environment, School of Environment & Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China

Received Date: 2021-10-03

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Anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) has become a powerful technology for municipal wastewater treatment due to its excellent effluent quality and high net productivity potential. However, membrane fouling causes high energy consumption. Besides, operating at ambient temperature will reduce the anaerobic microbial activity and increase the methane solubility, which is not conducive to energy recovery and greenhouse gas emission control. In addition, the widespread existence of sulfate in municipal wastewater also has a significant impact on the process of methane production. For a comprehensive understanding of AnMBR research progress in municipal wastewater treatment, this paper evaluated the process’s efficiency from three aspects: organic matters’ removal, methane yield and sludge production. Then, the main challenges and solutions in the process of technology application were analyzed and discussed. At last, the technical challenges in enhancing AnMBR development from a number of different perspectives were pointed out, aiming to provide a reference for promoting AnMBR treatment of low-concentration municipal wastewater and realizing the recovery of resources and energy in municipal wastewater.
- AnMBR,
- municipal wastewater,
- membrane fouling,
- ambient temperature,
- sulfate

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