Micro- and ultrafiltration membranes for wastewater treatment and microalgae filtration: influence of membrane properties and operational condition on membrane fouling KU Leuven
My research focuses on development of micro- and ultrafiltration membrane processes for wastewater filtration (i.e. activated sludge in aerobic membrane bioreactor (MBR)) and microalgae broth filtration. Optimization of these membrane processes is mainly to reduce fouling phenomena which manifest in a lower permeate membrane flux. Three main factors are exploited for the aforementioned aim, i.e. (1) membrane development, (2) feed, and (3) ...