Energetic Refurbishment Of An Existing Large-Scale Mbr

Operations of an existing municipal MBR serving 80,000 inhabitants were improved energetically by implementing new automation routines for biology and membrane filtration. Finally, the MBR was refurbished by adding primary clarification and anaerobic sludge digestion to the treatment process, while specific energy consumption was reduced by one third to 0.65 kWh/m(3) permeate produced. A combined heat and power engine generates electrical power on site from digester gas. The projected carbon footprint of plant operations will thus be halved by reducing indirect emissions from electricity consumption.