Membrane biofouling and scaling in forward osmosis membrane bioreactor

• Main Authors: Zhang, Jinsong, Lay, Winson Chee Loong, Chou, Shuren, Tang, Chuyang Y., Wang, Rong, Fane, Anthony Gordon
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98822; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/13662
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The forward osmosis membrane bioreactor (FOMBR) has received much attention recently. Due to the high rejection nature of FO membranes, the biomass, dissolved organic and inorganic compounds retained in the bioreactor could cause membrane fouling by multiple mechanisms. In this study, a 45% permeate...