{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Ding C"],"funding":["Graduate Innovation Grant Program of Hebei University","Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology","Natural Science Interdisciplinary Research Program of Hebei University"],"pagination":["2"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12844489"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["16(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["This study developed a novel worm-assisted membrane bioelectrochemical reactor (W-MBER) that integrates aquatic worms and a single-chamber sediment microbial fuel cell into a membrane bioreactor (MBR) to address challenges in energy recovery, sludge reduction, and membrane fouling. The system achieved a stable output of 290 mV at an external resistance of 250 Ω and a maximum power density of 0.013 W/m<sup>2</sup> while maintaining high removal efficiencies for chemical oxygen demand (93.57%) and ammonia nitrogen (98.61%). Furthermore, the TN removal efficiency was 12.93% higher than that in the conventional MBR (C-MBR), attributed to the anodic anoxic microenvironment. The synergy of worm predation and the bioelectrochemical process reduced sludge production by 28.51% and extended the filt"],"journal":["Membranes"],"pubmed_title":["Performance of a Novel Worm-Assisted Membrane Bioelectrochemical System: Electricity Recovery, Sludge Reduction, and Membrane Fouling Mitigation."],"pmcid":["PMC12844489"],"funding_grant_id":["No. HC202242","No. DXK202106","No. HBU2025SS023"],"pubmed_authors":["Li H","Li Y","Li Z","Ding C","Guo X","Wang H","Bian W"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Performance of a Novel Worm-Assisted Membrane Bioelectrochemical System: Electricity Recovery, Sludge Reduction, and Membrane Fouling Mitigation.","description":"This study developed a novel worm-assisted membrane bioelectrochemical reactor (W-MBER) that integrates aquatic worms and a single-chamber sediment microbial fuel cell into a membrane bioreactor (MBR) to address challenges in energy recovery, sludge reduction, and membrane fouling. The system achieved a stable output of 290 mV at an external resistance of 250 Ω and a maximum power density of 0.013 W/m<sup>2</sup> while maintaining high removal efficiencies for chemical oxygen demand (93.57%) and ammonia nitrogen (98.61%). Furthermore, the TN removal efficiency was 12.93% higher than that in the conventional MBR (C-MBR), attributed to the anodic anoxic microenvironment. The synergy of worm predation and the bioelectrochemical process reduced sludge production by 28.51% and extended the filt","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Dec","modification":"2026-06-09T03:14:34.254Z","creation":"2026-06-09T03:11:26.817Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12844489","cross_references":{"pubmed":["41590555"],"doi":["10.3390/membranes16010002"]}}