Several Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) facilities have been constructed with the intent of providing Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal (EBPR), and several additional such plants are being designed and constructed. Full-scale plant information is now available for process designers to better understand the unique design and operating issues associated with the incorporation of EBPR designs in MB...

Wastewater treatment based on activated sludge is known to be one of the most effective and popular wastewater purification methods. An estimation of microbial community variability in activated sludge allows us to observe the correlation between a particular bacterial group's appearance and the effectiveness of the removal of chemical substances. This research is focused on microbial community...

Membrane bioreactors represent an attractive alternative for food industries wastewater treatment. This type of reactors comprise aerobic tank (where the biochemical reactions take place) and a membrane final filtration process occurs). Mathematical modeling these systems is practical tool design, control optimization treatment plants. Among approaches, there no mathematical model that specific...

background: soluble microbial products (smps) have an effective role on fouling of membrane in bioreactors (mbrs). the aim of this study was to survey the role of smps on mbrs used in treating municipal wastewater. materials: lowry and phenol sulfuric acid methods were used to measure carbohydrates concentrations and protein content, respectively. biochemical oxygen demand (bod), chemical oxyge...