What is MBR ?

Combined Technology of Activated Sludge Process and Membrane Separation Process

Comparison with Conventional System

<Conventional System>
Influent
Screen GC

What is MBR?

Recycle
Primary Clarifier

Effluent Sedimentation SF UV

Deni

Nitri

RAS

Excess Sludge Effluent

<MBR System>
Influent Screen GC Fine Screen

Recycle

MLSS: 10000-15000ppm
Deni Excess Sludge

Nitri

MBR Enables High Quality Treated Water, 2 Smaller Footprint & Simple system

What is MBR?

Schematic Diagram of MBR

Coarse Screen Feed Pump Fine Screen

Membrane Unit

Blower

Grit Chamber Balancing Tank Denitrification Tank Nitrification Tank Disinfection Tank Sludge Storage Tank

What is MBR?

Comparison of Footprint
Attractive for limited land projects: Retrofits (increased capacity and/or stricter consent) Decentralised or Industrial

MBR

Conventional

5,600 m3/d, 0.7 ha

6,000 m3/d, 4.5 ha

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Introduction of typical SMU

Membrane Cartridge
Chlorinated polyethylene Nozzle Micro Filtration Membrane Panel Pore size : 0.4m Spacer Membrane Sheet 0.5m1.0m 0.8m2/Cartridge

Micro scope

Introduction of typical SMU

Structure of typical SMU

Manifold Tube Membrane case Membrane cartridge Diffuser case

Diffuser
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Features of Typical MBR

Simple system Less equipment Energy saving Easy operation Long Lifetime Worlds market leader
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Features of typical MBR

Simple System Less Equipment Sodium Hypochlorite Dosing Tank

No backwash pump

No permeate pump
Membrane Unit
M

No chemical cleaning tank Simple piping design

Membrane tank

Blower

Permeate tank

Features of typical MBR

Simple System Gravity Filtration Filtration at low pressure is possible. (Typical pressure: 5 10 kPa)

Water Head

Small water head is applicable to collect permeate.

Suction pump is not required.

Typical gravity filtration

Features of typical MBR

Simple System In Situ Cleaning Cleaning Timing

Periodically36 month Increase of Trans-membrane Pressure (TMP)

Clean membranes in aeration tanks !

Chemical Dosing Tank

Chemical
for organic fouling Oxalic acid1.0% for inorganic fouling
Sodium hypochlorite0.5%
M

Chemical Volume : 3L/cartridge Cleaning Duration

Pouring 5min.cleaning 60120min.

MBR Tank

Permeate Tank

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Features of typical MBR

Energy Saving Membrane Aeration Aeration plays two roles for energy conservation !
1. Membrane Scouring Coarse bubble aeration under the membrane enables the membrane surface clean
2. Oxygen supply for biomass This air is also used to transfer the oxygen into the biomass
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Upward airflow among membranes

Features of typical MBR

Long Lifetime
4% failure in 10 years!
% of Membranes Replaced
Age Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 # of Panel Used in Study 175796 152696 112221 79386 64486 35636 15386 4286 686 386 Failures Excluding Repairs 0 394 530 669 1388 33 55 20 0 0 Annual % Excluding Repairs 0 0.26 0.47 0.84 2.15 0.09 0.36 0.47 0 0 Cumulative % Excluding Repairs 0.00 0.26 0.73 1.57 3.73 3.82 4.18 4.64 4.64 4.64 Annual % Including Repairs 0.00 0.27 0.58 0.91 2.34 0.32 0.36 0.47 0.00 0.00 Cumulative % Including Repairs 0.00 0.27 0.85 1.76 4.10 4.42 4.78 5.25 5.25 5.25

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Reference Plants

Design Parameters of
<Design flow rate> Peak 78,000m3/dFlux=0.80m3/m2/d

Ave. 55,000m3/dFlux=0.56m3/m2/d <Design water quality>

Influent BOD SS NH4-N NO3-N T-N F.colifoms Turbidity 312 228 35 50 Effluent 10 10 1 8 10 2.2 c/100mL 2NTU
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Reference Plants

System Flow of STP

Fine Screen (1mm bar)
Coagulant Blower Sodium Hypochlorite

Permeate Reuse

RAS (2Q) Pump Station Equalizatio n Tank (4.6hrs) Anoxic Tank (3.0hrs) Aerobic Tank (3.0hrs)

Excess Sludge Membrane Unit

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