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Farid Turan (Process Consultant)

MBR SOLUTIONS FOR THE

Innovation Day

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MBR Solutions for the Food & Beverage Industries

Large and Growing MBR Market (in less than 20 years)

Extremely diverse industry sector –

wide range of raw materials, products, processes and companies

Heavily reliant on good quality water

MBR is now established as the “Best Available Technology”

with many global references of MBR treated water re-use, i.e.

dairy, meat & poultry, cereals, potato snacks, salads & produce,

edible oils, maltings, breweries, distilleries, wineries, soft drinks,

bakeries, coffee, confectionery and various other prepared foods…

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Membranes Offer Major Opportunities for Sustainable Water Use

It isn't just "all about carbon"; it's about water; land use; waste and pollutants.

Clean, reliable water

supplies are vital for the

food & drinks industry

MBR & RO technology

are now widely proven

for process water re-use

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MBR and RO Processes for the Re-Use of Treated Water

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Continuous Development of Multi-Tubular UF Membranes

2015 2025

8 / 5

54 / 67

~300

~100

Smaller tube diameters with Better Materials for Bigger and Cheaper Modules!

Improvements in System

Design and Operation:

i.e. Now Backwashable

with Air-Lift / BioAir DS

technology for Low Energy

(–LE) and more flexible

mode of MBR operation.

MBR Capacity Typically <100-200

m3/day

100 m3/h

200 m3/h 400 m3/h

Future Developments –

Improved Performance

Reduced Costs &

Complexity

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MBR Advantages for Industry

Proven ‘Best Available Technology’ for wastewater treatment & re-use

Compact plant installation – operating at higher sludge conc. (MLSS)

Excellent treated water quality – meets stringent river discharge limits

Enhanced treatment of ammonia and ‘hard’ COD - long sludge age

Reliable – avoiding ‘usual’ problems of conventional biological plant

Modular design - simple site installation and future plant expansion

Much lower surplus sludge yield – due to operating at low F/M ratio

Increasingly more cost-effective solutions (Life Cycle Cost Analysis)

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Future Opportunities

Develop and increase adoption of innovative and economic MBR based water and resource

management solutions to improve the overall performance and environmental impact of the industry.

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MBR Innovations - Biology

Future innovations - likely to target the microbiology and bioreactor system design and control

i.e. Anaerobic/Anoxic, Enhanced Aeration, ‘Hybrid’ MBRs, Microbial Fuel Cells, Bioaugmentation….

Process

Control

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Continued Improvements in UF

& Application of Tubular MBRs

Continued process improvements to reduce OPEX for UF membrane & module:

Enhanced Cleaning, Anti-fouling properties, advanced materials, nanotechnology,

Hybrid membrane processes plus innovative design and modes of operations…

HYBRID MBRs:

+ Flotation

+ Media (MBBR - MBR)

+ Adsorption

+ Electrocoagulation

+ Advanced Oxidation

+ Ion Exchange

+ Electrolysis

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Continued Improvements in UF & Application of Tubular MBRs

Nano-engineered materials, such as nano-adsorbents, nanometals, nanomembranes,

and photocatalysts, offer the potential for novel MBR water treatment technologies

that can be easily adapted to industry-specific applications.

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Future Innovations – MBR Process

Utilizing a holistic design approach leads to energy savings and lower total cost of ownership.

Balancing competitive capital costs for a new

MBR treatment plant with features that will

ensure longevity and reliability of operations,

as well as optimized energy consumption, is a

constant challenge. The gold standard for

evaluating the design, construction and

operation of the facility is the projected total

cost of ownership (TCO) over the plant’s life.

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MBR Innovations – Future Packaged Plants

Energy Neutral Wastewater Treatment – Lower Cost and Simplified MBRs

Recovery of

Water, Energy

By-Products

& Nutrients

MBR

AnMBR

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MBR Solutions for Food & Beverage Industries

Case Study Examples of MBR applications in the food and beverage industry are available.

Farid Turan (Process Consultant at MBR Solutions Ltd., UK)

UK:+44 7879 040218, +44 1933 426346, farid.turan@gmail.com)

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Here is to More MBR

Innovations - Cheers!