Contract O-1141

Package MBR WWTP for Zones Corp

Labour Housing F1 and F2
Mafraq, Abu Dhabi

Ahmed Al Shuha, Technical Director

CONCORDE CORODEX GROUP
Concorde-Corodex Group
Biological Oxidation
Oxygen
(O2)

M
-CH- + O2 CO2 + H2O

* F/M = 5 to 15 %

Food Biomass
(F) (M)

Types of Activated Sludge Process:

• Suspended growth process like Extended Aeration and MBR
• Attached growth Process like SAF and Trickling Filters
• Mixed Process of both suspended and Attached growth

Concorde-Corodex Group
Technology Advancement in Wastewater Treatment
To Treat 100 m3/d
Suspended Solid
Natural Lagoons
< 2 ppm
4000 - 5000 m3 40 - 50 days retention

Biological Trickling Filter

40 hours retention
1950’s
170 m3
EfloCT Extended Aeration
24 hours retention
1960’s
100 m3
EfloSAF Bioreactor
4 hours retention
1970’s 16 m3
1990’s EfloMBR Bioreactor
8 m3 2 hours retention

2000’s
EfloFAST Bioreactor 2
Suspended Solid
8 m3 hours retention
< 50 ppm
2010’s
Biological Oxidation Versus MBR
TSE:
BOD/TSS < 3/2 ppm

• Conventional system
6
1 5
2 3 4

1. Pre-treatment TSE:

2. Primary settling BOD/TSS < 10/10 ppm

3. Aeration
4. Secondary Settling
5. Tertiary Filters
6. Membrane

Concorde-Corodex Group
 • Conventional Biological Oxidation

Aeration Tank Secondary Settling

• Submerged MBR • Side Stream MBR

Concorde-Corodex Group
 Conventional Biological Oxidation versus MBR:
Comparison

Conventional:
• Low MLSS (3000-5000 mg/l)
• Low SRT (< 25)
• Sludge carry-over
• Effluent polishing required
MBR:
• High MLSS (10000-20000 mg/l)
• High SRT > 25
• No sludge carry-over
• High quality effluent

Concorde-Corodex Group
Why Membranes:

Fact: No membrane system is 100% sealed

Raw Water
and rejection rate can not exceed 99.9% in
theory and 99% in actual performance.
Turbidity, Algae, Bacteria, Giardia,
Operating Range Cryptosporidium

Type Flux Pressure Microfiltration (MF)

(gfd) (psi) Macromolecules & Virus
MF/UF 50 - 100 -10 to 35
Ultrafiltration (UF)
NF 20 – 30 100 – 200 Organics, Hardness, Color & Radionuclides
RO 5 – 12 100 - 1200
Nanofiltration (NF)
Configuration:
Salts & Metals
Sheets (Flat or Spiral Wound), Hollow
Fiber, Capillary Tubes
Reverse Osmosis (RO)
Membranes Material:
Organic Polymers such as Cellulose Pure Water
Derivatives, Polyamides, Polypropylene, Leakage
Polysulfone, PolyEtherSulfone, PVDF, .etc.
 Advantages of MBR:

• Lower footprint
• Lower treatment cost
• Higher TSE quality
• Lower sludge production
• Safe on the environment
• Reclamation is possible even for potable
water applications

Concorde-Corodex Group
Packaged MBR WWTP for Labour Housing:
Design Criteria
 Population : 180,000
 Sewage quantity per head : 160 lit/hd/day
 Daily Sewage : 28,800 m3/day
 Sewage Treatment Plant design flow rate: 30,000 m3/day

TSE Quality
 BOD < 10 ppm
 COD < 60 ppm
 TSS < 10 ppm
 pH range 6 - 9
 NH3-N < 1 ppm
 Faecal Coliforms < 23 per 100 ml

Concorde-Corodex Group
Block Flow Diagram

Concorde-Corodex Group
Plan Layout

Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Concorde-Corodex Group
Thanks for listening

Questions?