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Industrial MBRs − an introduction
MBRs have been employed for effluent treatment across many industrial sectors, including food & beverage and pharmaceuticals
Industrial MBRs
Industrial MBRs
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Installing an MBR for industrial wastewater treatment
The basis for selecting an industrial effluent treatment process is almost always financial, the payback period being crucial
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Industrial MBRs − petroleum sector
MBRs have been implemented for refining and petrochemical effluents; the largest industrial MBRs are associated with refining
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Industrial MBRs − ship effluents
Both sidestream and immersed MBRs have been implemented for marine applications, where a small process footprint is essential
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Industrial MBRs − food and beverage sector
MBR technology is often implemented in the food & beverage sector for enhanced treatment before discharge, or for water reuse
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Industrial MBRs − pharmaceutical sector
Pharmaceutical effluents contain low levels of active pharmaceutical ingredient (APIs) and higher levels of organic solvents
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Industrial MBRs − landfill leachate sector
Sidestream MBRs have been implemented for the treatment of aged, biorefractory landfill leachate since the early 1990s
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Industrial MBRs − pulp and paper sector
MBRs have been used for pulp and paper effluent for water reuse, their implementation being largely dependent upon economics
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Industrial MBRs − textiles sector
MBRs in textiles wastewater treatment allow more intensive biological treatment over that attained with CAS by extending SRT
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