A bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022
With the focus on limiting greenhouse gas emissions, microalgae-based technology is a promising approach for wastewater treatment, combining cost-effective operation, nutrient recovery, and assimilation of CO2. In addition, membrane technology supports process intensification and wastewater reclamat...
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| author | Elisabet Segredo-Morales Enrique González Andrés Figueira Oliver Díaz |
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| description | With the focus on limiting greenhouse gas emissions, microalgae-based technology is a promising approach for wastewater treatment, combining cost-effective operation, nutrient recovery, and assimilation of CO2. In addition, membrane technology supports process intensification and wastewater reclamation. Based on a bibliometric analysis, this paper evaluated the literature on membrane photobioreactors to highlight promising areas for future research. Specifically, efforts should be made on advancing knowledge of interactions between algae and bacteria, analysing different strategies for membrane fouling control and determining the conditions for the most cost-effective operation. The Scopus® database was used to select documents from 2000 to 2022. A set of 126 documents were found. China is the country with the highest number of publications, whereas the most productive researchers belong to the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). The analysis of 50 selected articles provides a summary of the main parameters investigated, that focus in increasing the biomass productivity and nutrient removal. In addition, microalgal-bacterial membrane photobioreactor seems to have the greatest commercialisation potential. S-curve fitting confirms that this technology is still in its growth stage.
HIGHLIGHTS
Research trends in MPBR technology were analysed from 126 indexed publications.;
The growth of MPBR technology is mainly driven by the higher biomass productivity and nutrient removal capability when using different types of wastewater.;
A limited number of studies have assessed long-term fouling performance.;
Research analysis revealed the research gaps involved in assessing the parameters that govern the economics.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b1fe2699c1af4698bc69e3d8d7718a3f2023-11-11T12:12:08ZengIWA PublishingWater Science and Technology0273-12231996-97322023-10-018871724174910.2166/wst.2023.295295A bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022Elisabet Segredo-Morales0Enrique González1Andrés Figueira2Oliver Díaz3 Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidad de La Laguna. Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n. Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Química, 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidad de La Laguna. Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n. Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Química, 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidad de La Laguna. Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n. Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Química, 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Universidad de La Laguna. Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n. Facultad de Ciencias, Sección Química, 38206, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Islas Canarias, España With the focus on limiting greenhouse gas emissions, microalgae-based technology is a promising approach for wastewater treatment, combining cost-effective operation, nutrient recovery, and assimilation of CO2. In addition, membrane technology supports process intensification and wastewater reclamation. Based on a bibliometric analysis, this paper evaluated the literature on membrane photobioreactors to highlight promising areas for future research. Specifically, efforts should be made on advancing knowledge of interactions between algae and bacteria, analysing different strategies for membrane fouling control and determining the conditions for the most cost-effective operation. The Scopus® database was used to select documents from 2000 to 2022. A set of 126 documents were found. China is the country with the highest number of publications, whereas the most productive researchers belong to the Universitat Politècnica de València (Spain). The analysis of 50 selected articles provides a summary of the main parameters investigated, that focus in increasing the biomass productivity and nutrient removal. In addition, microalgal-bacterial membrane photobioreactor seems to have the greatest commercialisation potential. S-curve fitting confirms that this technology is still in its growth stage. HIGHLIGHTS Research trends in MPBR technology were analysed from 126 indexed publications.; The growth of MPBR technology is mainly driven by the higher biomass productivity and nutrient removal capability when using different types of wastewater.; A limited number of studies have assessed long-term fouling performance.; Research analysis revealed the research gaps involved in assessing the parameters that govern the economics.;http://wst.iwaponline.com/content/88/7/1724bibliometric analysismembranemicroalgaephotobioreactorwastewater |
| spellingShingle | Elisabet Segredo-Morales Enrique González Andrés Figueira Oliver Díaz A bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022 Water Science and Technology bibliometric analysis membrane microalgae photobioreactor wastewater |
| title | A bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022 |
| title_full | A bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022 |
| title_fullStr | A bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022 |
| title_full_unstemmed | A bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022 |
| title_short | A bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022 |
| title_sort | bibliometric analysis of published literature on membrane photobioreactors for wastewater treatment from 2000 to 2022 |
| topic | bibliometric analysis membrane microalgae photobioreactor wastewater |
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