Membrane-bio-reactors: a future technology for waste water treatment plants

In the quest for efficient and economical water use and the optimization of land footprint needed in water production, membrane bioreactors (MBR) are leading the way. In this article, we look at how the membranes in a MBR work, and show some construction developments in this sector of water industry. Secondly the article discusses a completely new and extremely environmentally friendly module cleaning technology. This technology has meanwhile been successfully tested in different pilot units for example in cooperation with Darmstadt University of Technology.