
Membrane separation process configurations in MBRs
MBRs are designed as one of two process configurations: immersed and sidestream, the former using air to scour the membrane
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MBRs are designed as one of two process configurations: immersed and sidestream, the former using air to scour the membrane
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Aerobic processes require dissolved oxygen to convert organic carbon to carbon dioxide and ammonia to nitrate (nitrification)
For the more recent immersed MBR configuration, introduced in the early 1990s, the membrane is placed in the biotank and scoured with air introduced by an aerator placed beneath or within the membrane module.
Dennis Livingston and Simon Judd answer a range of questions on the design, operation & maintenance, applications (municipal and industrial, including reuse), troubleshooting, and general characteristics of MBR technology as used for wastewater treatment.
Read articleMBR membranes are generally have one of three geometries/configurations: flat sheet, hollow fibre or multitube/multichannel
The flat sheet membrane module configuration is used almost exclusively in immersed MBRs for municipal and industrial duties
Hollow fibre membrane modules are used in the immersed MBR process configuration, with intermittent membrane air scouring
In MBR technology multitube membranes are configured only in the sidestream mode, where both pumped and airlift systems exist