Advances in Granular Growth Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (G-AnMBR) for Low Strength Wastewater Treatment

Cheng Chen; Wenshan Guo; Huu Hao Ngo

Authors

Cheng Chen Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia
Wenshan Guo Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia
Huu Hao Ngo Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia

Keywords:

granular growth anaerobic membrane bioreactor, low strength wastewater treatment, granular technology, membrane based separation

Abstract

The concept of sustainability has been evolved in the recent years and widely used in reassessing the feasibility of various wastewater treatment technologies. Nowadays, anaerobic bioprocesses are considered as a sustainable technology which has no requirement of oxygen (low cost) while producing bioenergy with low sludge yield. Currently, granular growth anaerobic membrane bioreactor (G-AnMBR), a newly discovered hybrid anaerobic biotechnology, which integrates the granular technology and membrane based separation, has attracted increasing number of studies due to its competitive advantages of less fouling and high energy efficiency. In face of the significance of this hybrid technology, this paper presents an up-to-date review on the performance enhancements of G-AnMBR in low strength wastewater treatment over the last decade while highlighting future research direction in the conclusion.