Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process: Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes

by Ranjana Das (Editor), Chiranjib Bhattacharjee (Editor), Maulin P. Shah PhD (Editor)

Overview

Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process delves into the fundamental concepts and advancements of membrane bioreactor technology, addressing the crucial challenge of providing a safe water supply. The book comprehensively covers the theoretical aspects of membrane bioreactors, detailing their design and operational nuances. Furthermore, the book explores various membrane bioreactor topics, including filtration characteristics, membrane modification techniques, and strategies for fouling mitigation and control. This is an invaluable resource for readers interested in understanding the intricate dynamics of membrane bioreactor technology and its applications in addressing the emerging pollutant characteristics.

Other sections discuss practical and operational challenges, maintenance, and representative case studies, providing readers with a thorough understanding of this innovative water treatment process.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443336614
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/01/2025
Pages:	350
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Ranjana Das completed her Ph.D in Chemical Technology from Calcutta University in 2009 and presently associated with Chemical Engineering Department as Associate Professor. She is Life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering, Oil Technologists’ Association of India and Life member of Indian Science Congress Association. Presently she is acting as Project Investigator of two National projects. Her Research interest is in membrane separation process, solid waste and waste water treatment, nanomaterial synthesis and application.

Chiranjib Bhattacharjee is serving in the faculty position at Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University for 30 years, and presently acting as Pro Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University. He is also acting as President of West Bengal council of Higher Secondary Education from 16th August 2021 on. Prof. Bhattacharjee has delivered many invited lectures at different places at National & International levels. He was involved in collaborative research with University of Montpellier, France and University of Melbourne, Australia. He was also involved in Indo-Korean, as well as in European Union (EU) sponsored project as Principal Investigator/ Coordinator. He is involved in several project activities as Principal Investigator/ Coordinator, funded by AICTE, DST, DBT, and UGC. He has more than 10 awards to his credit. He is life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, The Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Science Congress Association. His research interest is in Environmental Remediation, Bioremediation and advanced separation techniques, waste utilization and management, recovery of value from waste.

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.

Table of Contents

1. Membrane bioreactor fundamentals, the membrane, and biological aspects

2. Design, Mechanism, and Application of Membrane Bioreactor in Wastewater Treatment

3. Membrane bioreactor filtration characteristics, membrane modification, membrane material transfiguration and transformation of fouling characteristics

4. Membrane Bioreactor Systems for Efficient Wastewater Treatment: A review on design, operation and maintenance

5. A review on Membrane Bioreactor Technology in Municipal waste water treatment: current advancements, limitations and expectations

6. Applications of hybrid/integrated membrane bioreactors (MBR) in wastewater treatment

7. Membrane bioreactor for pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) bioremediation: An integrated approach for environmental safety and sustainability

8. Application of membrane bioreactor in pharmaceutical industry

9. Application of membrane bioreactor in food processing industry

10. Application of membrane bioreactor in petroleum oil industry

11. Application of membrane bioreactor in micro and nano plastic removal from water

12. Addressing Environmental Challenges: Membrane Bioreactors in Geogenic Contaminants Removal from Aquifers

13. Process intensification with membrane bioreactor in the removal of As and Pb from groundwater

14. Revolutionizing water treatment: Membrane bioreactor as decontaminant of pesticide residue

15. Application of Membrane bioreactor for pesticide contaminants

16. Application of MBR in waste valorization

17. Prospects of ceramic based membranes in MBR process for emerging contaminants remediation

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Concise reference covering basics operational strategies and application prospects of membrane bioreactor technology for water treatment