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Tannery effluent is one of most complex industrial effluent, huge amount of wastewater rich in organic and inorganic pollutants including heavy metals and toxic elements. High COD along with presence of chromium and sulphides is basic characteristics of tannery wastewater (TWW). Research community emphasizes on tannery effluent treatment using individually or in various hybrid processes owe to complexity and requirement of non-harmful dischargeable limit of this wastewater. For preserving water in its natural state, researchers all over the world develop numerous new tools and technologies such as membrane systems, advanced oxidation system, sorption systems and moving bed biofilm reactor etc., along with conventional bioremediation/physicochemical treatment processes. Membrane reactor (MBR) follows principle of separation of pollutants using organic and inorganic membranes developed from kaolin, clay, polyvinylidene fluoride, poly sulfone, poly ether sulfone material etc., also has drawn attention for tannery wastewater treatment. Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) uses microbe’s pollutants remediation potential providing a substratum for its settlement, high density, speedy growth and shock tolerance. This chapter discusses fundamentals of MBR and MBBR, their applicability in individual and hybrid system configuration for achieving successful treatment of wastewater from tanneries.
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Raja, C., Anandkumar, J., Sahariah, B.P. (2023). Membrane Reactor and Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor for Tannery Wastewater Treatment. In: Shah, M.P. (eds) Modern Approaches in Waste Bioremediation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24086-7_19
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