BIO-CEL® MBR Laboratory Module for Pilot Installations

MICRODYN-NADIR is presenting a new scaled-down module of its innovative MBR system BIO-CEL®, the BIO-CEL® Lab module, at WEFTEC in Los Angeles that allows for a wide range of MBR-related processes and process variants to be inves-tigated on a laboratory scale.

Membrane bioreactors (MBR) are the latest innovation of activated sludge systems for waste water treatment. In our BIO-CEL® Membrane Module, secondary clarifiers are replaced by a highly efficient and reliable membrane based bio-mass separation process requiring a much smaller footprint.

Thanks to an ultrafiltration membrane with unsurpassed separating capacity and flow performance, the BIO-CEL® Membrane Module offers an efficient, reliable, cost effec-tive and future oriented solution with a significantly higher purification rate and a solid-free discharge.

The possibilities of using membrane technology for trace substance elimination, biological purification of substances such as medicines and industrial chemicals, and the optimization of the biological process in MBR are being investigated on a broad front. These and more detailed analyses (e.g. MBR as a preliminary to a down-stream treatment stage etc.) should be promoted by a small, highly flexible laboratory MBR module.

The BIO-CEL® Lab has a membrane surface area of 0.35 m2 installed in a PVC frame with integrated crossflow aeration via a membrane diffuser. The module can be installed and ready for use in a laboratory in a very short time because connections for permeate drainage and air supply are provided. The PES ultrafiltration membrane (type UP150) is identical to that of the full scale BIO-CEL® module, enabling qualitative statements to be made on experimental filtrate measurements.

USA

MICRODYN TECHNOLOGIES INC

Raleigh, NC. 27624, USA

Tel.: +1 919 341 - 4221 / - 5936

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Internet: www.microdyn-nadir.com