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The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

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

(TRM140-200W module Fig. 4.13(b)) or stacked (TRM140-200D module) to form<br />

larger modules. <strong>The</strong> 100S module has dimensions <strong>of</strong> 1620 mm long, 810 mm wide<br />

<strong>and</strong> 2100 mm high. A design flux <strong>of</strong> 33 litres per m 2 per hour (LMH) is assumed<br />

(though the quoted range is between 8.3 <strong>and</strong> 62.6 LMH), along with a maximum<br />

transmembrane pressure (TMP) <strong>of</strong> 0.2 bar. <strong>The</strong> recommended aeration rate is<br />

0.15–0.25 Nm 3 /h for the single-deck unit, half these values for the double-deck module,<br />

<strong>and</strong> pre-screening to 1 mm is stipulated. As <strong>of</strong> December 2005 there were around<br />

25 operating plant worldwide, all but three being below 0.5 megalitres/day (MLD).<br />

4.3 Immersed HF technologies<br />

4.3.1 Zenon Environmental<br />

(a) (b)<br />

Figure 4.13 <strong>The</strong> Toray <strong>MBR</strong>: (a) element <strong>and</strong> (b) module<br />

Zenon are currently the largest <strong>MBR</strong> process technology company, operating in over<br />

45 countries across the world with a staff <strong>of</strong> 1470 <strong>and</strong> a turnover <strong>of</strong> $CAD 233.8 m<br />

(2004 figures). <strong>The</strong> company’s first HF module (the Moustic, Fig. 4.14a) was developed<br />

in 1989 <strong>and</strong> consisted <strong>of</strong> sheets <strong>of</strong> small, extruded HF membranes oriented<br />

orthogonal to the flow <strong>and</strong> with each sheet at 90 degrees to the previous one. <strong>The</strong>

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