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The anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process combined with membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology (anammox-MBR) offers a practical and energy-efficient solution for the sustainable removal of nitrogen, further enhanced by its potential to minimize emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential nearly 300 times that of carbon dioxide. This review outlines the most recent advancements in anammox-MBR systems, highlighting their ability to achieve nitrogen removal efficiencies of more than 70\u201390% and, in integrated systems with reverse osmosis, to recover up to 75% of the inflow as high-quality reusable water. Significant advancements such as high-rate activated sludge coupling, reverse osmosis integration, microaeration methods, and membrane surface modifications have decreased membrane fouling, accelerated startup times, and enhanced system stability. Despite these achievements, there are still issues that hinder widespread use, such as membrane fouling exacerbated by hydrophobic anammox metabolites, sensitivity to low temperatures (\u226410 \u00b0C), and the persistent challenge of suppressing nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB), which compete for the essential nitrite substrate. To enable cost-effective, energy-efficient, and environmentally sustainable large-scale applications, future research directions will focus on creating cold-tolerant anammox strains, advanced anti-fouling membranes, and AI-driven process optimization.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/membranes15110337","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,10]],"date-time":"2025-11-10T17:45:34Z","timestamp":1762796734000},"page":"337","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":13,"title":["Anammox-MBR Technology: Breakthroughs and Challenges in Sustainable Nitrogen Removal from Wastewater"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-4748-5128","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sumayya","family":"Abdul Rahiman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha P.O. 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