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The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

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Table 5.17 Feed <strong>and</strong> treated water quality, Park Place<br />

Parameter Feed Effluent<br />

BOD (mg/L) 250 �5<br />

TSS (mg/L) 220 �5<br />

NH 4 � -N (mg/L) 30 �1<br />

TKN (mg/L) 45 �10 (TN)<br />

Loading rate (kg COD/m 3 /day) 0.84<br />

Sludge production (kg VSS/kg BOD) removed 0.45<br />

F:M ratio 0.058<br />

SAD p <strong>of</strong> 11.3 m 3 air per m 3 . Aeration power dem<strong>and</strong> is estimated at 6.4 kW for membrane<br />

aeration (i.e. 0.25 kWh/m 3 ), 15.4 kW for biological treatment <strong>and</strong> 5.6 kW for<br />

pumping; total power dem<strong>and</strong> is �29 kW (1.1 kWh/m 3 ), about half <strong>of</strong> which is<br />

accounted for by the membrane aeration <strong>and</strong> permeation. A hypochlorite CIP is conducted<br />

by transferring the mixed liquor to bioreactor tanks, filling the membrane tank<br />

with the hypochlorite, soaking <strong>and</strong> recirculating the chemical via the aerator, <strong>and</strong> discharging<br />

the chemical to sewer prior to refilling the membrane tank ready for operation.<br />

5.3.3.2 Other MemJet® plants<br />

Other MemJet ® plants have recently (2004) been installed at Calls Creek, GA (2.5 MLD)<br />

<strong>and</strong> Hawks Prairie (7.6 MLD, increasing to 18.9 MLD in the future). <strong>The</strong> Calls Creek<br />

plant is a retr<strong>of</strong>it to an existing activated sludge plant (the Orbal ® system), <strong>and</strong> the<br />

Hawks Prairie plant is a new-build water reclamation plant for irrigation instigated<br />

by the Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater <strong>and</strong> Thurston County (LOTT) Wastewater Management<br />

Partnership as part <strong>of</strong> their Wastewater Resource Management Plan.<br />

5.3.4 Koch <strong>Membrane</strong> Systems – PURON®<br />

Case studies 249<br />

5.3.4.1 Simmerath (Germany)<br />

<strong>The</strong> municipal <strong>MBR</strong> at Simmerath (Germany) was commissioned in March 2003. It is<br />

designed for a population equivalent <strong>of</strong> 750, <strong>and</strong> a mean flow equating to a mean flow<br />

<strong>of</strong> 0.63 MLD <strong>and</strong> is operated as a bypass to the existing WWTP. It is fitted with two<br />

modules providing a total membrane area <strong>of</strong> 1000 m 2 . <strong>The</strong> situation at Simmerath is<br />

representative <strong>of</strong> many municipal WWTPs sited in the North Eifel region where the<br />

effluent is <strong>of</strong>ten discharged to surface waters that are subsequently used as a source for<br />

drinking water production. Low wastewater temperatures <strong>and</strong> high amounts <strong>of</strong> infiltration<br />

water represent an additional challenge for the technology.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>MBR</strong> (Fig. 5.35) is fed with the WWTP wastewater following screening to<br />

3 mm. <strong>The</strong> membrane plant has its own aeration tank with a denitrification step followed<br />

by nitrification. <strong>The</strong> activated sludge is pumped from the aeration tank into the<br />

membrane tanks <strong>and</strong> then overflows back to the aeration tank. <strong>The</strong> MLSS is maintained<br />

at 10–12 g/L in the aeration tanks <strong>and</strong> 14–16 g/L in the membrane tanks.<br />

<strong>The</strong> intermittent air scouring <strong>of</strong> the PURON ® module is conducted in repeated cycles<br />

<strong>of</strong> about 300 s combined with the filtration interval. To support the flushing <strong>of</strong> the module,<br />

there is an additional backflush supplied after each filtration interval. <strong>The</strong> aeration

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