Performance of a novel baffled osmotic membrane bioreactor-microfiltration hybrid system under continuous operation for simultaneous nutrient removal and mitigation of brine discharge
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Pathak, NirenkumarChekli, Laura
Wang, Jin
Kim, Youngjin

Phuntsho, Sherub
Li, Sheng

Ghaffour, NorEddine

Leiknes, TorOve

Shon, Hokyong
KAUST Department
Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) DivisionEnvironmental Science and Engineering Program
Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC)
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2017-03-14Online Publication Date
2017-03-14Print Publication Date
2017-09Permanent link to this record
http://hdl.handle.net/10754/623043
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The present study investigated the performance of an integrated osmotic and microfiltration membrane bioreactor system for wastewater treatment employing baffles in the reactor. Thus, this reactor design enables both aerobic and anoxic processes in an attempt to reduce the process footprint and energy costs associated with continuous aeration. The process performance was evaluated in terms of water flux, salinity build up in the bioreactor, organic and nutrient removal and microbial activity using synthetic reverse osmosis (RO) brine as draw solution (DS). The incorporation of MF membrane was effective in maintaining a reasonable salinity level (612-1434 mg/L) in the reactor which resulted in a much lower flux decline (i.e. 11.48 to 6.98 LMH) as compared to previous studies. The stable operation of the osmotic membrane bioreactor–forward osmosis (OMBR-FO) process resulted in an effective removal of both organic matter (97.84%) and nutrient (phosphate 87.36% and total nitrogen 94.28%), respectively.Citation
Pathak N, Chekli L, Wang J, Kim Y, Phuntsho S, et al. (2017) Performance of a novel baffled osmotic membrane bioreactor-microfiltration hybrid system under continuous operation for simultaneous nutrient removal and mitigation of brine discharge. Bioresource Technology. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.069.Sponsors
The research reported in this publication was supported by funding from the SEED program of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. The help, assistance and support of the Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC) staff is greatly appreciated.Publisher
Elsevier BVJournal
Bioresource TechnologyAdditional Links
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960852417303401ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.069