Optimising Fouling Control in Membrane Bioreactors

膜生物反应器（MBR）对于废水处理的重要性日益增加，因为与传统工艺相比，它们提供了在更紧凑的空间内产生更高出水质量废水的替代方案。然而，由于用于保持膜清除由MBR中的生物过程产生的污垢的泵送和鼓泡，控制污垢引起显著的能量使用和成本。该提案旨在通过了解去除这些沉积物的最佳条件来降低污染控制的成本，并改善MBR模块的设计，操作条件和膜系统中的剪切输送。

Membrane bioreactors (MBR) are growing in importance for wastewater treatment because they offer an alternative for producing higher effluent quality wastewater within a more compact space compared to conventional processes. However, due to the pumping and bubbling used to keep the membranes clear of foulants resulting from the biological processes in MBR's, controlling fouling incurs significant energy usage and costs. The proposal aims to reduce the costs of fouling control by understanding the optimal conditions to remove these depositions and improve the design of MBR modules, operating conditions and shear delivery in the membrane system.