Microbial Electrochemical Systems and Membrane Bioreactor Technology for Wastewater Treatment
Siti Mariam Daud, Zainura Zainon Noor, Noor Sabrina Ahmad Mutamim, Nurul Huda Baharuddin, Azrul Nurfaiz Mohd Faizal, Azmi Aris, Rabialtu Sulihah Ibrahim
Abstract
Abstract Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) and microbial electrochemical systems (MESs) are promising technologies for wastewater treatment and generation of electricity from organic matter. The application of MBRs is limited due to membrane fouling and high energy consumption. The novel design of the coupling system of microbial fuel cell and membrane bioreactor (MFC‐MBR), which efficiently combines microbial degradation in MFCs and uses the microelectric field to reduce and mitigate membrane fouling in MBR. The fundamentals of extracellular electron transport, the performance of MFCs, different types of MBR systems, and the novelty of the MFC‐MBR coupling system for wastewater treatment are reviewed.