Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process
Developments in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes
- 1st Edition - November 7, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Ranjana Das, Chiranjib Bhattacharjee, Maulin P. Shah
- Language: English
Membrane Bioreactor Technology: An Innovative Water Treatment Process delves into the fundamental concepts and advancements of membrane bioreactor technology, addressing the crucia… Read more
Description
Description
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.
Key features
Key features
- 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
Readership
Readership
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
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Membrane bioreactor fundamentals, the membrane, and biological aspects
2. Design, Mechanism, and Application of Membrane Bioreactor in Wastewater Treatment
3. Membrane bioreactor filtration characteristics, membrane modification, membrane material transfiguration and transformation of fouling characteristics
4. Membrane Bioreactor Systems for Efficient Wastewater Treatment: A review on design, operation and maintenance
5. A review on Membrane Bioreactor Technology in Municipal waste water treatment: current advancements, limitations and expectations
6. Applications of hybrid/integrated membrane bioreactors (MBR) in wastewater treatment
7. Membrane bioreactor for pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) bioremediation: An integrated approach for environmental safety and sustainability
8. Application of membrane bioreactor in pharmaceutical industry
9. Application of membrane bioreactor in food processing industry
10. Application of membrane bioreactor in petroleum oil industry
11. Application of membrane bioreactor in micro and nano plastic removal from water
12. Addressing Environmental Challenges: Membrane Bioreactors in Geogenic Contaminants Removal from Aquifers
13. Process intensification with membrane bioreactor in the removal of As and Pb from groundwater
14. Revolutionizing water treatment: Membrane bioreactor as decontaminant of pesticide residue
15. Application of Membrane bioreactor for pesticide contaminants
16. Application of MBR in waste valorization
17. Prospects of ceramic based membranes in MBR process for emerging contaminants remediation
2. Design, Mechanism, and Application of Membrane Bioreactor in Wastewater Treatment
3. Membrane bioreactor filtration characteristics, membrane modification, membrane material transfiguration and transformation of fouling characteristics
4. Membrane Bioreactor Systems for Efficient Wastewater Treatment: A review on design, operation and maintenance
5. A review on Membrane Bioreactor Technology in Municipal waste water treatment: current advancements, limitations and expectations
6. Applications of hybrid/integrated membrane bioreactors (MBR) in wastewater treatment
7. Membrane bioreactor for pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) bioremediation: An integrated approach for environmental safety and sustainability
8. Application of membrane bioreactor in pharmaceutical industry
9. Application of membrane bioreactor in food processing industry
10. Application of membrane bioreactor in petroleum oil industry
11. Application of membrane bioreactor in micro and nano plastic removal from water
12. Addressing Environmental Challenges: Membrane Bioreactors in Geogenic Contaminants Removal from Aquifers
13. Process intensification with membrane bioreactor in the removal of As and Pb from groundwater
14. Revolutionizing water treatment: Membrane bioreactor as decontaminant of pesticide residue
15. Application of Membrane bioreactor for pesticide contaminants
16. Application of MBR in waste valorization
17. Prospects of ceramic based membranes in MBR process for emerging contaminants remediation
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 19, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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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
Maulin P. Shah is a distinguished environmental scientist, academician, and globally recognized expert in the fields of environmental biotechnology and sustainable
wastewater treatment. He has made significant contributions to advancing eco-friendly
technologies for pollution control, particularly through innovative biological treatment processes. He holds extensive academic and research experience, with a strong focus on industrial wastewater treatment, bioremediation, and microalgae-based technologies. His work emphasizes the integration of sustainability principles with practical engineering solutions, helping industries reduce their environmental footprint.
His books cover a wide spectrum of cutting-edge domains, including industrial wastewater microbiology, bioremediation, biodegradation, algal biotechnology, biofuel, bioenergy, circular economy, metagenomics related to wastewater treatment, and enzyme engineering.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Research Impact and Outcome Research & Development Cell Lovely Professional University Phagwara, Punjab, IndiaView book on ScienceDirect
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