Cost aspects of membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment

Abstract

There is a tendency of more and more intensive annual growth of popularity of membrane process reactor technology. Membrane bioreactors (MBRs) have become serious competitors to other methods on the part of the quality of water cleaning. This is the new and perspective technology; however it is still rather expensive, although not so complicated to operate it. The choice of such a technology demands taking into account all its advantages and disadvantages. Nowadays customers are able to choose between different varieties of configurations of MBRs, smart choice of which may provide economic efficiency.