Review of membrane aerated bioreactor

doi:10.19965/j.cnki.iwt.2020-0749

Abstract

Abstract:

Membrane aerated bioreactor(MABR) is a new wastewater treatment technology which combines the traditional biofilm process with the oxygen supply method of membrane aeration. The principle and characteristics of membrane aerated bioreactor were described. Through the review of membrane materials, influencing factors and application status, problems that need to be further studied in the application of membrane aerated bioreactor were pointed out.

Key words: membrane aerated bioreactor, simultaneous nitrification and denitrification, bubbleless aeration

摘要：

膜曝气生物反应器（MABR）是一种将传统的生物膜工艺与膜曝气的供氧方式联合起来而诞生的新型污水处理工艺。阐述了MABR的原理和特点，通过膜材料、影响因素和应用现状的综述，指出当前MABR应用中需要进一步研究的问题，展望了其在未来的发展趋势。

关键词: 膜曝气生物反应器, 同步硝化反硝化, 无泡曝气

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X703

Chaonan Zhang,Yang Pan,Jiayin Liu. Review of membrane aerated bioreactor[J]. Industrial Water Treatment, 2021, 41(9): 43-49, 151.

张超男,潘杨,刘佳音. 膜曝气生物反应器综述[J]. 工业水处理, 2021, 41(9): 43-49, 151.

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膜材料	成本	膜比表面积/（m²·m^-3）	进水质量浓度/（mg·L^-1）			去除率/%			单位膜面积去除负荷/（g·m^-2·d^-1）			参考文献
膜材料	成本	膜比表面积/（m²·m^-3）	COD	氨氮	TN	COD	氨氮	TN	COD	氨氮	TN	参考文献
PP	较高	—	200~350	—	30~40	—	—	76.71	—	—	—	〔7〕
PP	较高	102.5	100~250	25~55	—	76	78	80.7	7.6	0.78	1.31	〔5〕
PP	较高	—	—	—	—	76.5	—	49.1	—	—	—	〔8〕
PVDF	较高	—	—	—	—	90	—	78	—	—	—	〔8〕
PVDF	较高	120	400~500	50	—	83.7~87.5	93.2	85	2.8	0.39	—	〔9〕
PVDF	较高	120	250	50	—	83.7	93.1	84.6	1.76	0.39	—	〔9〕
PVDF	较高	120	150	50	—	—	—	62	—	—	—	〔9〕
PVDF	较高	102.9	—	20	23	—	98.86	55.21	—	0.096	0.062	〔10〕
无孔硅胶管	低	48	300	60	—	90	71	90	11.29	2.08	—	〔11〕
无孔硅胶管	低	17.65	—	50	—	—	92.4	7.48	—	4.2	—	〔12〕
无孔硅胶管	低	17.65	—	—	—	—	85.5	—	—	—	—	〔13〕
无孔硅胶管	低	25.13	1 000	900	—	82.1	43.2	—	11.7	5.55	—	〔14〕

膜材料	成本	膜比表面积/（m²·m^-3）	进水质量浓度/（mg·L^-1）			去除率/%			单位膜面积去除负荷/（g·m^-2·d^-1）			参考文献
膜材料	成本	膜比表面积/（m²·m^-3）	COD	氨氮	TN	COD	氨氮	TN	COD	氨氮	TN	参考文献
PP	较高	—	200~350	—	30~40	—	—	76.71	—	—	—	〔7〕
PP	较高	102.5	100~250	25~55	—	76	78	80.7	7.6	0.78	1.31	〔5〕
PP	较高	—	—	—	—	76.5	—	49.1	—	—	—	〔8〕
PVDF	较高	—	—	—	—	90	—	78	—	—	—	〔8〕
PVDF	较高	120	400~500	50	—	83.7~87.5	93.2	85	2.8	0.39	—	〔9〕
PVDF	较高	120	250	50	—	83.7	93.1	84.6	1.76	0.39	—	〔9〕
PVDF	较高	120	150	50	—	—	—	62	—	—	—	〔9〕
PVDF	较高	102.9	—	20	23	—	98.86	55.21	—	0.096	0.062	〔10〕
无孔硅胶管	低	48	300	60	—	90	71	90	11.29	2.08	—	〔11〕
无孔硅胶管	低	17.65	—	50	—	—	92.4	7.48	—	4.2	—	〔12〕
无孔硅胶管	低	17.65	—	—	—	—	85.5	—	—	—	—	〔13〕
无孔硅胶管	低	25.13	1 000	900	—	82.1	43.2	—	11.7	5.55	—	〔14〕

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