How Can MBR Technology Improve Your Wastewater Treatment Operation?

Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology offers an approach to wastewater treatment that combines traditional biological treatment with membrane filtration for greater efficiency. No matter how your facility manages its wastewater and effluent now, an MBR system installation will provide a competitive advantage.

MBR systems integrate a perm-selective membrane (hollow fiber or flat sheet, for example, with varying sizes of particle filtration, such as microfiltration or ultrafiltration) into a biological process such as a suspended growth bioreactor. During filtration at the end of the treatment process, the MBR system removes organic and suspended solids in wastewater at a more efficient and thorough rate than traditional processes.

Guided by increasingly stringent discharge standards across industries and a new emphasis on circular economy models, MBR systems have emerged as a powerful tool serving wastewater treatment needs. MBR technology emerged in the late 1990s and early 2000s as a reliable option; an early integration saw MBR technology implemented at a golf course in Oregon. From there, the applications flourished. Because MBR technology can be integrated into traditional wastewater treatment systems, flexibility allows for capabilities customized to meet each customer’s needs.