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Membrane Bioreactors Factsheet Wastewater Management Fact Sheet Membrane Bioreactors INTRODUCTION water discharge applications requiring extensive nutrient (nitrogen and phosphorus) removal. The technologies most commonly used for per- forming secondary treatment of municipal ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES wastewater rely on microorganisms suspended in the wastewater to treat it. Although these tech- The advantages of MBR systems over conven- nologies work well in many situations, they have tional biological systems include better effluent several drawbacks, including the difficulty of quality, smaller space requirements, and ease of growing the right types of microorganisms and automation. Specifically, MBRs operate at the physical requirement of a large site. The use higher volumetric loading rates which result in of microfiltration membrane bioreactors lower hydraulic retention times. The low reten- (MBRs), a technology that has become increas- tion times mean that less space is required ingly used in the past 10 years, overcomes many compared to a conventional system. MBRs have of the limitations of conventional systems. These often been operated with longer solids residence systems have the advantage of combining a sus- times (SRTs), which results in lower sludge pro- pended growth biological reactor with solids duction; but this is not a requirement, and more removal via filtration. The membranes can be conventional SRTs have been used (Crawford et designed for and operated in small spaces and al. 2000). The effluent from MBRs contains low with high removal efficiency of contaminants concentrations of bacteria, total suspended solids such as nitrogen, phosphorus, bacteria, bio- (TSS), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and chemical oxygen demand, and total suspended phosphorus. This facilitates high-level disinfec- solids. The membrane filtration system in effect tion. Effluents are readily discharged to surface can replace the secondary clarifier and sand fil- streams or can be sold for reuse, such as irrig- ters in a typical activated sludge treatment tion. system. Membrane filtration allows a higher The primary disadvantage of MBR systems is biomass concentration to be maintained, thereby the typically higher capital and operating costs allowing smaller bioreactors to be used. than conventional systems for the same through- put. O&M costs include membrane cleaning and APPLICABILITY fouling control, and eventual membrane re- placement. Energy costs are also higher because For new installations, the use of MBR systems of the need for air scouring to control bacterial allows for higher wastewater flow or improved growth on the membranes. In addition, the waste treatment performance in a smaller space than a sludge from such a system might have a low conventional design, i.e., a facility using secon- settling rate, resulting in the need for chemicals dary clarifiers and sand filters. Historically, to produce biosolids acceptable for disposal membranes have been used for smaller-flow sys- (Hermanowicz et al. 2006). Fleischer et al. 2005 tems due to the high capital cost of the have demonstrated that waste sludges from equipment and high operation and maintenance MBRs can be processed using standard tech- (O&M) costs. Today however, they are receiving nologies used for activated sludge processes. increased use in larger systems. MBR systems are also well suited for some industrial and commercial applications. The high-quality efflu- ent produced by MBRs makes them particularly applicable to reuse applications and for surface 1 MEMBRANE FILTRATION ment is that the membranes prevent passage of particles the size of microorganisms, or about 1 Membrane filtration involves the flow of water- micron (0.001 millimeters), so that they remain containing pollutants across a membrane. Water in the system. This means that MBR systems are permeates through the membrane into a separate good for removing solid material, but the re- channel for recovery (Figure 1). Because of the moval of dissolved wastewater components must cross-flow movement of water and the waste be facilitated by using additional treatment steps. constituents, materials left behind do not accu- Membranes can be configured in a number of mulate at the membrane surface but are carried ways. For MBR applications, the two configura- out of the system for later recovery or disposal. tions most often used are hollow fibers grouped The water passing through the membrane is in bundles, as shown in Figure 2, or as flat called the permeate, while the water with the plates. The hollow fiber bundles are connected by more-concentrated materials is called the con- manifolds in units that are designed for easy centrate or retentate. changing and servicing. Figure 2. Hollow-fiber membranes (Image from GE/Zenon) DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS Designers of MBR systems require only basic information about the wastewater characteristics, (e.g., influent characteristics, effluent require- ments, flow data) to design an MBR system. Depending on effluent requirements, certain supplementary options can be included with the MBR system. For example, chemical addition (at various places in the treatment chain, including: before the primary settling tank; before the sec- ondary settling tank [clarifier]; and before the MBR or final filters) for phosphorus removal can be included in an MBR system if needed to Figure 1. Membrane filtration process achieve low phosphorus concentrations in the (Image from Siemens/U.S. Filter) effluent. Membranes are constructed of cellulose or other MBR systems historically have been used for polymer material, with a maximum pore size set small-scale treatment applications when portions during the manufacturing process. The require- of the treatment system were shut down and the 2 wastewater routed around (or bypassed) during more than 1.5 to 2 times the average design flow. maintenance periods. If peak flows exceed that limit, either additional membranes are needed simply to process the However, MBR systems are now often used in peak flow, or equalization should be included in full-treatment applications. In these instances, it the overall design. The equalization is done by is recommended that the installation include one including a separate basin (external equalization) additional membrane tank/unit beyond what the or by maintaining water in the aeration and design would nominally call for. This “N plus 1” membrane tanks at depths higher than those re- concept is a blend between conventional acti- quired and then removing that water to vated sludge and membrane process design. It is accommodate higher flows when necessary (in- especially important to consider both operations ternal equalization). and maintenance requirements when selecting the number of units for MBRs. The inclusion of an extra unit gives operators flexibility and en- DESIGN FEATURES sures that sufficient operating capacity will be Pretreatment available (Wallis-Lage et al. 2006). For example, To reduce the chances of membrane damage, bioreactor sizing is often limited by oxygen wastewater should undergo a high level of debris transfer, rather than the volume required to removal prior to the MBR. Primary treatment is achieve the required SRT—a factor that signifi- often provided in larger installations, although cantly affects bioreactor numbers and sizing not in most small to medium sized installations, (Crawford et al. 2000). and is not a requirement. In addition, all MBR Although MBR systems provide operational systems require 1- to 3-mm-cutoff fine screens flexibility with respect to flow rates, as well as immediately before the membranes, depending the ability to readily add or subtract units as con- on the MBR manufacturer. These screens require ditions dictate, that flexibility has limits. frequent cleaning. Alternatives for reducing the Membranes typically require that the water sur- amount of material reaching the screens include face be maintained above a minimum elevation using two stages of screening and locating the so that the membranes remain wet during opera- screens after primary settling. tion. Throughput limitations are dictated by the physical properties of the membrane, and the Membrane Location result is that peak design flows should be no MBR systems are configured with the mem- Turbidimeter Mixed Aerobic + ZeeWeed Anoxic Pretreated Wastewater Treated Feed Water Sludge Recycle Clean in Place Tank Blowers Sludge Wasted @ 1 - 1.2 wt% TS Figure 3. Immersed membrane system configuration (Image from GE/Zenon) 3 Figure 4. External membrane system configuration (Image from Siemens/U.S. Filter) branes actually immersed in the biological reac- plate membranes require 2- to 3-mm screening tor or, as an alternative, in a separate vessel (Wallis-Lage et al. 2006). through which mixed liquor from the biological reactor is circulated. The former configuration is System Operation shown in Figure 3; the latter, in Figure 4. All MBR systems require some degree of pump- ing to force the water flowing through the Membrane Configuration membrane. While other membrane systems use a MBR manufacturers employ membranes in two pressurized system to push the water through the basic configurations: hollow fiber bundles and membranes, the major systems used in MBRs plate membranes. Siemens/U.S.Filter’s Memjet draw a vacuum through the membranes so that and Memcor systems, GE/Zenon’s ZeeWeed and the water outside is at ambient pressure. The ZenoGem systems, and GE/Ionics’ system use advantage of the vacuum is that it is gentler to hollow-fiber,
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