Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process
Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Ranjana Das, Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, Maulin P. Shah
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 6 6 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 6 6 2 - 1
Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process delves into the fundamental concepts and advancements of membrane bioreactor technology, addressing the crucia… Read more
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Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process delves into the fundamental concepts and advancements of membrane bioreactor technology, addressing the crucial challenge of providing a safe water supply. The book comprehensively covers the theoretical aspects of membrane bioreactors, detailing their design and operational nuances. Furthermore, the book explores various membrane bioreactor topics, including filtration characteristics, membrane modification techniques, and strategies for fouling mitigation and control. This is an invaluable resource for readers interested in understanding the intricate dynamics of membrane bioreactor technology and its applications in addressing the emerging pollutant characteristics.
Other sections discuss practical and operational challenges, maintenance, and representative case studies, providing readers with a thorough understanding of this innovative water treatment process.
Other sections discuss practical and operational challenges, maintenance, and representative case studies, providing readers with a thorough understanding of this innovative water treatment process.
- Provides basic principles and advancements in membrane bioreactor technology to meet the challenges of a safe water supply
- Covers a wide variety of membrane bioreactor topics, including filtration characteristics, membrane modification techniques, membrane material transfiguration, transformation of fouling characteristics, and strategies of fouling mitigation and control
- Uses representative cases and exemplifications of membrane bioreactor technology to understand and modulate membrane bioreactor technology with emerging water pollutant characteristics
Chemical, environmental and process engineers dealing with water and wastewater treatment; Researchers and scientists dealing with effluent treatment in food processing, paper and pulp, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, surfactant, and personal care and home care product industry; Environmental and natural resources researchers, filtration specialists, water company managers, and consultants dealing with water and wastewater treatment
1. Membrane bioreactor fundamentals, the membrane and biological aspects
2. The design, operation, and maintenance of Membrane bioreactor in waste water treatment
3. Membrane bioreactor facility design principles and concepts
4. Membrane bioreactor filtration characteristics, membrane modification, membrane material transfiguration and transformation of fouling characteristics
5. Commercial Membrane bioreactor products and their applications for water and wastewater treatment
6. Membrane bioreactor in Municipal waste water treatment
7. Current membrane bioreactor practices and design
8. Application of membrane bioreactor in pharmaceutical industry
9. Application of membrane bioreactor in paper and pulp industry
10. Application of membrane bioreactor in food processing industry
11. Application of membrane bioreactor in petroleum oil industry
12. Application of membrane bioreactor in micro and nano plastic removal from water
13. Membrane bioreactor for removal of geogenic contaminants from ground water
14. Application of Membrane bioreactor for pesticide contaminants
15. Application of Membrane bioreactor for personal care products
2. The design, operation, and maintenance of Membrane bioreactor in waste water treatment
3. Membrane bioreactor facility design principles and concepts
4. Membrane bioreactor filtration characteristics, membrane modification, membrane material transfiguration and transformation of fouling characteristics
5. Commercial Membrane bioreactor products and their applications for water and wastewater treatment
6. Membrane bioreactor in Municipal waste water treatment
7. Current membrane bioreactor practices and design
8. Application of membrane bioreactor in pharmaceutical industry
9. Application of membrane bioreactor in paper and pulp industry
10. Application of membrane bioreactor in food processing industry
11. Application of membrane bioreactor in petroleum oil industry
12. Application of membrane bioreactor in micro and nano plastic removal from water
13. Membrane bioreactor for removal of geogenic contaminants from ground water
14. Application of Membrane bioreactor for pesticide contaminants
15. Application of Membrane bioreactor for personal care products
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Ranjana Das
Ranjana Das completed her Ph.D in Chemical Technology from Calcutta University in 2009 and presently associated with Chemical Engineering Department as Associate Professor. She is Life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineering, Oil Technologists’ Association of India and Life member of Indian Science Congress Association. Presently she is acting as Project Investigator of two National projects. Her Research interest is in membrane separation process, solid waste and waste water treatment, nanomaterial synthesis and application.
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Chiranjib Bhattacharjee
Chiranjib Bhattacharjee is serving in the faculty position at Chemical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University for 30 years, and presently acting as Pro Vice Chancellor of Jadavpur University. He is also acting as President of West Bengal council of Higher Secondary Education from 16th August 2021 on. Prof. Bhattacharjee has delivered many invited lectures at different places at National & International levels. He was involved in collaborative research with University of Montpellier, France and University of Melbourne, Australia. He was also involved in Indo-Korean, as well as in European Union (EU) sponsored project as Principal Investigator/ Coordinator. He is involved in several project activities as Principal Investigator/ Coordinator, funded by AICTE, DST, DBT, and UGC. He has more than 10 awards to his credit. He is life member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, The Institution of Engineers (India) and Indian Science Congress Association. His research interest is in Environmental Remediation, Bioremediation and advanced separation techniques, waste utilization and management, recovery of value from waste.
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Maulin P. Shah
Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.
Affiliations and expertise
Environmental Microbiology Consultant, Gujarat, India