Membrane biological reactors (MBR) constitute an alternative to conventional wastewater treatments for improved recovery, reuse, and recycling of water. MBRs have a smaller footprint, provide better biotreatment and achieve a high-quality effluent. This work analyses the use of MBRs innovative low-cost ceramic membranes for wastewater treatment. We propose low-cost ceramic membranes as an alternative to the more expensive commercial ceramic membranes. Low-cost membranes were made of clay, calcium carbonate, potato starch, almond shell and chamotte. We synthesized two different selective layers, from clay and/or TiO. We characterized the membranes (pore diameter and water permeance) and their performance in a laboratory scale MBR. To mitigate membrane fouling and preserve the continued operation along time, the effect of different operating cycles was measured, considering two physical cleaning strategies: relaxation and backwashing. Cycles of 9 min of operation, 30 s of relaxation and 1 min of backwashing provided the lowest fouling rate. We investigated the effect of air scouring on fouling by operating with different air flow rates. Once experimental conditions were optimized, the overall performance of the different ceramic membranes was tested. The membrane with a TiO thin layer provided the best resistance to fouling, as well as a good retention capacity of E. coli, Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts.
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