Future perspectives for MBR applications at the erftverband

Abstract

The river water association Erftverband looks back on two decades of experience in Membrane bioreactor (MBR) operations in the Erft river catchment in Germany. MBR operations have been monitored scientifically during that period and process optimisations have taken place leading to new key figures for MBR operations. Membrane lifetime and energy consumption of the treatment process are cornerstones of MBRs economic feasibility. In both fields the Erftverband has demonstrated that initial expectations are exceeded. With that background Erftverband sees a promising potential for MBR in the future development of wastewater treatment in the Erft river catchment.