Optimization of reverse osmosis operational conditions to maximize ammonia removal from the effluent of an anaerobic membrane bioreactor
Chungheon Shin, Aleksandra Szczuka, Renjing Jiang, William A. Mitch, Craig S. Criddle
Abstract
RO enables the recovery of clean water and ammonium in anaerobic membrane bioreactor effluent. pH governs the ammonia speciation and membrane surface charge and is the key operational factor that affects the total ammonia rejection efficiency of RO.
Topics & Concepts
EffluentReverse osmosisBioreactorMembrane bioreactorAmmoniaAnaerobic exerciseChemistryMembranePulp and paper industryAmmoniumEnvironmental scienceWaste managementEnvironmental engineeringBiologyEngineeringBiochemistryPhysiologyOrganic chemistryMembrane Separation TechnologiesMembrane-based Ion Separation TechniquesWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal