What Is ?: Combined Technology of Activated Sludge Process and Membrane Separation Process
What Is ?: Combined Technology of Activated Sludge Process and Membrane Separation Process
What Is ?: Combined Technology of Activated Sludge Process and Membrane Separation Process
Combined Technology of
Activated Sludge Process
and
Membrane Separation Process
What is MBR?
Influent
Screen
GC
Primary
Clarifier
Deni
Effluent
Nitri
Sedimentatio
n
RAS
<MBR System>
Influent
Recycle
SF
UV
Excess
Sludge
Effluent
Screen
GC
MLSS: 10000-15000ppm
Fine
Scree
n
Deni
Nitri
Excess Sludge
What is MBR?
Fine
Screen
Membran
e Unit
Grit
Chambe
r
Blower
Sludge
Storag
e Tank
Balancin
g Tank
Denitrificatio
n Tank
Nitrificatio
n Tank
Disinfectio
n Tank
What is MBR?
Comparison of Footprint
Attractive for limited land projects:
Retrofits (increased capacity and/or stricter consent)
Decentralised or Industrial
MBR
Conventional
Membrane Cartridge
Chlorinated
Nozzle
polyethylene
Panel
Micro Filtration Membrane
Spacer
Pore size : 0.4m Membrane Sheet
0.5m1.0m
0.8m2/Cartridge
Micro scope
Tube
Membrane case
Membrane cartridge
Diffuser case
Diffuser
6
No permeate pump
No chemical cleaning
tank
Membrane Unit
M
Membrane tank
No backwash pump
Blower
Permeate tank
Wate
r
Head
Typical gravity
filtration
9
Clean membranes
in aeration tanks !
Chemical
Dosing Tank
Chemical
Sodium hypochlorite 0.5%
MBR Tank
Permeate
Tank
10
11
Long Lifetime
4% failure in 10 years!
% of Membranes Replaced
Age
Year
# of Panel
Used in
Study
Failures
Excluding
Repairs
Annual %
Excluding
Repairs
Cumulative
%
Excluding
Repairs
Annual %
Including
Repairs
Cumulative
%
Including
Repairs
175796
0.00
0.00
0.00
152696
394
0.26
0.26
0.27
0.27
112221
530
0.47
0.73
0.58
0.85
79386
669
0.84
1.57
0.91
1.76
64486
1388
2.15
3.73
2.34
4.10
35636
33
0.09
3.82
0.32
4.42
15386
55
0.36
4.18
0.36
4.78
4286
20
0.47
4.64
0.47
5.25
686
4.64
0.00
5.25
10
386
4.64
0.00
5.25
12
Reference Plants
Design Parameters of
<Design flow rate>
Peak 78,000m3/d
Flux=0.80m3/m2/d
Ave. 55,000m3/d
<Design
water
3
2
Flux=0.56m
/mquality>
/d
Influent
Effluent
BOD
312
10
SS
228
10
NH4-N
35
NO3-N
T-N
50
10
F.colifom
s
2.2
c/100mL
Turbidity
2NTU
13
Reference Plants
Coagulant Blower
Sodium
Hypochlorite
Permeate
Reuse
RAS
(2Q)
Pump
Statio
n
Equalizati
on Tank
(4.6hrs)
Anoxic
Tank
(3.0hrs)
Aerobic
Tank
(3.0hrs)
Excess
Sludge
Membrane
Unit
14
15