White Paper - Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactors (MABR) Wastewater Treatment
Published on by Michal Rosenzweig, Previous Marketing Manager Fluence in Case Studies
The following paper provides an overview of MABR technology and details the modular MABR system that utilizes spirally wound membranes, currently being produced by Fluence Corporation.
An MABR is a biological wastewater treatment process that utilizes seemingly passive aeration through oxygen-permeable membranes. Oxygen transfer through the MABR membranes is diffusion based, driven by concentration differences such that oxygen passes from air at atmospheric pressure into water at a higher hydrostatic pressure.
This oxygen transfer mechanism, where air is supplied to the process at very low pressure, is the reason MABRs have significantly lower energy consumption compared to other wastewater treatment processes, such as conventional activated sludge (CAS), that utilize diffusers. This energy savings is one of the key reasons MABRs are gaining traction in the municipal wastewater industry.
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https://www.fluencecorp.com/mabr/Media
Taxonomy
- Decentralized Wastewater
- Membrane Bioreactor Systems
- Wastewater Treatment
- Water & Wastewater
- Activated Sludge