RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR

QIAO Yiwen; REN Lehui; WANG Zhiwei

doi:10.13205/j.hjgc.202303033

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QIAO Yiwen, REN Lehui, WANG Zhiwei. RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(3): 243-254. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202303033

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QIAO Yiwen, REN Lehui, WANG Zhiwei. RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(3): 243-254. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202303033

QIAO Yiwen, REN Lehui, WANG Zhiwei. RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(3): 243-254. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202303033

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QIAO Yiwen, REN Lehui, WANG Zhiwei. RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING , 2023, 41(3): 243-254. doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202303033

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RECENT ADVANCES IN MATHEMATICAL MODELS FOR MEMBRANE-AERATED BIOFILM REACTOR

doi: 10.13205/j.hjgc.202303033

QIAO Yiwen¹,
REN Lehui¹,
WANG Zhiwei^{1,2
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1. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China;
2. Advanced Membrane Technology Center, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China

Received Date: 2022-08-02
Available Online: 2023-05-26
Publish Date: 2023-03-01

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Wastewater treatment and reclamation are of great importance for controlling water pollution and alleviating water shortages, which requires efficient treating technologies as the backbone. Membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) is a novel wastewater treatment technology integrating membrane technology and biofilm technology, which has shown great potential in high-efficiency oxygen mass transfer, as well as the simultaneous removal of organic pollutants and nitrogen contaminants. Therefore, it has been widely studied and applied in wastewater treatment. The mathematical model for MABR is a quantitative description of the system based on mathematical logic language, and is of great significance for in-depth analysis of the essential mechanism and optimization of operating parameters. By reviewing the development history of the MABR mathematical model, two main processes involved in the MABR mathematical model were summarized from the fundamental logic, including the mass transfer model and the reaction model. Furthermore, the key parameters in MABR mathematical model were analyzed based on sensitivity analysis results. The existing problems of MABR model research and the future development trend of the MABR mathematical model, both theoretically and practically were also discussed in the end.
- membrane-aerated biofilm reactor,
- mathematical model,
- mass transfer process,
- reaction process,
- biofilm structure

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