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The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

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Case studies 211<br />

Table 5.1 Comparison <strong>of</strong> performance <strong>of</strong> the plants at Aberporth, Newton Aycliffe<br />

<strong>and</strong> Kingston Seymour<br />

Parameter Kubota Renovexx Memcor<br />

Location Kingston Seymour Newton Aycliffe Aberporth<br />

Function TSS, COD/BOD TSS/BOD, precipitated TSS/BOD<br />

removal, <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> coagulated solids removal <strong>and</strong><br />

nitrification/ removal disinfection<br />

denitrification<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong> material Hydrophilicised PE Dynamic Al floc PP<br />

on substrate<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong> configuration Immersed FS Crossflow MF MT Full flow HF<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong> pore size, �m:<br />

nominal 0.4 10 (for substrate) 0.2–0.3<br />

operating �0.1 nominal �1 �m 0.2–0.3<br />

Feedwater specification Screened raw Screened, settled Coagulated, settled<br />

Sewage sewage sewage<br />

TMP (bar) 0.1 2 inlet, 1 bar outlet 0.2<br />

Flux (LMH) 22 140 capacity 87 capacity<br />

Production rate (MLD) 0.13 4 capacity 3.75 capacity<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong> module 0.8 m 2 panel 25 mm dia., 22.5 m 0.55 mm diameter<br />

� 30 multi-tube, 53 m 2 10 m 2<br />

Total number <strong>of</strong> modules 300 22 180<br />

Opernational/ Continuous 180/25 a 45/2<br />

regenerational cycle (min)<br />

Cleaning<br />

Mechanical Water jet, 1/year Brush/water jet Compressed air<br />

Chemical 2/year every 3–4 days<br />

Total membrane area (m 2 ) 240 1166 2700<br />

(duty/st<strong>and</strong>by) a<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong> life, years �7 1.5–2 (w. brush cleaning) �5<br />

<strong>Membrane</strong> cost £/m 2 80 b 30–40 35<br />

Capital cost, £m/MLD plant 0.6–0.8/1 0.5/4 na/3.75<br />

a 2:1 duty:st<strong>and</strong>by, hence 1800 m 2 duty.<br />

b Projected cost: the cost <strong>of</strong> the Kubota membrane at the start <strong>of</strong> the 1995 Kingston Seymour trial<br />

was �£150/m 2 including housing. <strong>The</strong> cost in 2005 for a large installation would be likely to be �£40/m 2 .<br />

PP: Polypropylene; PE: Polyethylene; na: not available.<br />

Adapted from Judd (1997).<br />

Data provided at the time (Judd, 1997) for the three plants, the Kubota <strong>and</strong><br />

Renovexx pilot plants <strong>and</strong> the full-scale Memcor plant at Aberporth, are given in<br />

Table 5.1 <strong>and</strong> the schematics in Fig. 5.1. It was evident from the trials that, whilst<br />

operating at a much lower flux, the <strong>MBR</strong> technology <strong>of</strong>fered a number <strong>of</strong> advantages<br />

over the other two membrane technologies:<br />

● It achieved denitrification.<br />

● It achieved significant dissolved organic carbon removal.<br />

● It operated on screened sewage, with no further pretreatment dem<strong>and</strong>ed.<br />

● It operated at low pressure.<br />

● It dem<strong>and</strong>ed minimal mechanical cleaning.

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