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ArticleBioresource technology reports2020

Design and evaluation of degassed anaerobic membrane biofilm reactors for improved methane recovery.

Brian C Crone, George A Sorial, Jonathan G Pressman, Hodon Ryu, Scott P Keely, Nichole Brinkman, Christina Bennett-Stamper, Jay L Garland

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Article in Bioresource technology reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brian C CroneUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, United States of America.
George A SorialDepartment of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, United States of America.
Jonathan G PressmanUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, United States of America.
Hodon RyuUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, United States of America.
Scott P KeelyUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, United States of America.
Nichole BrinkmanUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, United States of America.
Christina Bennett-StamperUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, United States of America.
Jay L GarlandUnited States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, United States of America.
Environmental Protection Agency · USUniversity of Cincinnati · US

Funding

Intramural EPA EPA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anaerobic treatment of domestic wastewater (DWW) produces dissolved methane that needs to be recovered for use as an energy product. Membrane-based recovery systems have been reported in the literature but are often limited by fouling. The objective of this study was to develop a methane producing biofilm on the shell side surface a membrane to allow for immediate recovery of methane as it was produced, negating mass transfer resistance caused by fouling. Between 89 and 96% of total methane produced was recovered via in-situ degassing without the need for fouling control or cleaning throughout 72 weeks of operation. High methane recovery efficiencies led to predictions of net positive energy yield in one reactor and a 32-61% reduction in energy demand in the others compared to the control. This research demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of combining attached growth anaerobic wastewater treatment processes with hollow fiber membrane methane recovery systems for improved operation.

Indexed as

AnMBRAttached growth reactorDissolved methane recoveryDomestic wastewater treatmentEnergy neutral wastewater treatmentMembrane degassing

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PMID33015594
PMCPMC7529100
OpenAlexW3007810956

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