The rapid development of the aquaculture industry has led to increasing discharges of hypersaline and nutrient-enriched maricultural wastewater. Functional ceramic membranes have garnered significant advantages due to their exceptional chemical stability and high tailorability through surface and interface engineering. This research reviewed recent advances including the functionalization of ceramic membranes and hybrid systems coupled with advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for enhancing degradations of nutrients and organics in maricultural wastewater treatment. Catalytic ceramic membranes enhanced removal of micropollutants including antibiotics and heavy metals. This review further systematically classified categorization of established functional ceramic membranes and synthesizes cutting-edge modification approaches for membrane fouling mitigation. Finally, this review evaluated the application prospects, challenges for scaled implementation, and proposed future research directions of functional ceramic membranes in the treatment of maricultural wastewater.
Yang et al. (2026) studied this question.