Quorum quenching for effective control of biofouling in membrane bioreactor: A comprehensive review of approaches, applications, and challenges

Börte Köse-Mutlu*, Tülay Ergön-Can, Ismail Koyuncu, Chung Hak Lee

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Abstract

In comparison to alternative advanced wastewater treatment technologies, the main problem associated with membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology, which has become prominent in recent years, is biofouling. Within these systems, biofouling is typically the result of a biofilm layer resulting from bacterial gathering. One biological system that can be employed to interrupt the process of bacterial gathering is called ‘Quorum Quenching (QQ)’. Existing QQ applications can be classified using three main types: 1) bacterial/whole-cell applications, 2) direct enzyme applications, and 3) natural sourced compounds. The most common and widely recognized applications for membrane fouling control during MBR operation are bacterial and direct enzyme applications. The purpose of this review was to identify and assess biofilm formation mechanism and results, the suggestion of the QQ concept and its potential to control biofilm formation, and the means by which these QQ applications can be applied within the MBR and present QQ MBR studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)543-558
Number of pages16
JournalEnvironmental Engineering Research
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019

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© 2019 Korean Society of Environmental Engineers.

Keywords

  • Biofouling
  • Membrane bioreactor
  • Quorum quenching
  • Quorum sensing
  • Wastewater treatment

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