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The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

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136 <strong>The</strong> <strong>MBR</strong> <strong>Book</strong><br />

Table 3.5 Feedwater quality<br />

Parameter (mg/L) Raw sewage Advanced primary treated sewage<br />

COD 548–621 297–422<br />

TKN 57–61 39–67<br />

Total phosphate-P 9.3–12.1 7.1–8.3<br />

Table 3.6 Design information<br />

Kubota Mitsubishi Rayon Zenon Norit X-Flow<br />

Flow (m3 /day)<br />

Peak 190–240 154–230 30–43<br />

Normal (design) 48–72 32–48 44–74 9<br />

Screening 2.0 mm basket 0.75 mm 0.75 mm static 0.5 mm<br />

filter, SD; parabolic half drum rotating<br />

Tank sizes (m<br />

2.5–1 mm rotary<br />

drum filter, DD<br />

sieve with brush drum<br />

3 )<br />

Denitrification 12.0 15.6 12.0 3.6<br />

Nitrification – 7.8 7.7 2.1<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong> 18.8 10.8 3.9 �0.1 (ALSS)<br />

Recycle ratio<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong><br />

�8 �12 �8 �5<br />

Type 510 SUR 234 ZW500, a or c F-4385<br />

Configuration 150 panels Triple deck 4 modules 8 modules,<br />

per deck,<br />

SD/DD<br />

2 � 4<br />

Total membrane<br />

area (m<br />

240 315 184 240<br />

2 )<br />

SD � single deck; DD � double deck, ALSS-airlift sidestream: no membrane tank.<br />

All <strong>MBR</strong>s were configured with a denitrification zone, with an anaerobic tank<br />

added for Phase IV. <strong>The</strong> Kubota system was initially fitted with a single deck; a double<br />

deck was fitted mid-way through Phase II. Data presented in the following tables refer<br />

only to the first three phases. Water quality data (Table 3.5) relates to the range <strong>of</strong><br />

mean values (i.e. not the total range <strong>of</strong> values recorded) reported for the four technologies<br />

tested. <strong>The</strong> process design <strong>and</strong> pre-treatment (i.e. screening) were all as specified<br />

by the supplier. A noticeable impact on alpha factor was recorded independent <strong>of</strong><br />

the membrane type, with the value decreasing from 0.78–0.79 for the conventional<br />

ASP in operation at the works to 0.43–0.54 across all the <strong>MBR</strong> technologies.<br />

Design (Table 3.6) <strong>and</strong> operation <strong>and</strong> maintenance (Table 3.7) data are reported<br />

below. Comparison <strong>of</strong> process performance is somewhat difficult from the reported<br />

data, since the process operating conditions were changed frequently throughout<br />

the trials. Variation in hydraulic retention time (HRT) meant that the organic loading<br />

rate varied significantly between the different technologies tested, from 0.043 to<br />

0.059 kg biological oxygen dem<strong>and</strong> (BOD)/m 3 for the Mitsubishi Rayon module to

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