Editorial, J Hydrogeol Hydrol Eng Vol: 1 Issue: 1
Membrane Technology in Wastewater Treatments
| Vincenzo Naddeo*, Davide Scannapieco and Vincenzo Belgiorno |
| Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Italy |
| Corresponding author : Vincenzo Naddeo, PhD Assistant Professor, Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno- via ponte don Melillo - 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy Tel: +39 089 96 9333 (IT); Fax: +39 089 96 9620 (IT) E-mail: [email protected] |
| Received: July 13, 2012 Accepted: July 13, 2012 Published: July 18, 2012 doi:10.4172/2325-9647.1000e102 |
| Citation: Naddeo V , Scannapieco D , Belgiorno V (2012) Membrane Technology in Wastewater Treatments. J Hydrogeol Hydrol Eng 1:1 doi:10.4172/jhhe.1000e101 |
Abstract
Membrane Technology in Wastewater Treatments
Water shortage is rapidly becoming a global problem, as climate change and increasing urban population are defining more waterstressed areas. This leads, in turn, to a lower water quality since a higher demand arises. Therefore, novel systems are required in order to provide safe water: one option can be wastewater reclamation through the implementation of membrane filtration. Nowadays, membranes are present in wastewater treatment both in biological oxidation as an hybrid system known as Membrane BioReactor (MBR), and in advanced treatment as pure membrane filtration. For instance, new large treatment plants have been installed in the last years, such as in Singapore, Israel and Spain.
