The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
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Hi! We are Claire and Simon Judd and welcome to our blog space where we post about all the interesting information, facts, updates, and much more related to wastewater treatment. Launched in 2010, The MBR Site is now not only an established but also one of the leading sources of information and guidance for everyone interested in membrane bioreactors for water or wastewater treatment..
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
1M ago
The term 'low cost' is widely used in the academic literature without due attention to all relevant cost components. This is especially true when considering novel membranes, for which other costs as well as the membrane material cost can be significant ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
7M ago
WEFTEC 2023 offered insights into the latest developments in membrane and MBR process technologies, as well as sludge processing. Around 35 booths were visited, with key topics discussed with exhibitors including PFAS, membrane replacement and degritting ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
9M ago
Announcement of Special Issue of Membranes journal commemorating Simon Judd. Submissions are invited of research papers in the general area of membrane process technology for water and wastewater treatment ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
1y ago
Academic research into MBRs has been dominated by studies of membrane fouling and foulant characterisation. Key topics, such as process failure risk, chemical cleaning impacts on membrane life, and pretreatment requirements, have been largely overlooked ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
1y ago
The ever-decreasing supply of freshwater has led to revisiting of the subject of wastewater reclamation generally. Should we be building larger reservoirs and focus on recovering the water following its domestic or industrial use ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
2y ago
Two significant micropollutants are microplastics and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and these substances are already causing water utilities to rethink their biosolids strategies, encouraging a change in mindset among industrial sectors ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
2y ago
Pre-1970s, water regulation was about rights, to control excessive pollution. 1970-2000, there was a push to protect water sources from pollution. Since 2000, the watchwords have been sustainability and climate change but there is still some way to go ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
2y ago
The MFC-MBR technology offers potential for low-energy wastewater treatment. But it is unclear how much latent electrical energy can be recovered from the wastewater and the cost is of retrofitting the MFC components to an existing MBR technology ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
2y ago
Stephen Katz et al.'s article 'The disinfection capability of MBRs: credit where credit’s due' raises a few intriguing questions concerning the measurement of the disinfection capability of an MBR and of any other water and wastewater treatment technology ..read more
The Membrane Bioreactors Site Blog
2y ago
In membrane science, you have physicists (film theory, hydraulic resistance and molecular dynamics) and chemists (chemical/biochemical stoichiometry, organic polymer synthesis and Gibbs–Donnan equilibria). Oh yes, membrane science is pretty hard core ..read more