The First Two Years of Full-Scale Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (Anmbr) Operation Treating a High Strength Industrial Wastewater at Kens Foods Inc

Christian, Scott; Grant, Shannon; Wilson, Dwain; McCarthy, Peter; Mills, Dale; Kolakowski, Mike

doi:10.2175/193864710798182231

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“…from slaughterhouses [31], molasses production [32], dairy manure [29], pharmaceutical production [33] and landfill leachate [26]. While a number of full-scale aerobic MBR studies have been conducted on municipal or industrial wastewaters [23,[84][85][86], there has only been one study to date reporting on a full-scale AnMBR installation for industrial wastewater treatment ( [35]; Table 2). This full-scale AnMBR is employed to treat wastewaters originating from salad dressings production.…”

Section: Anmbr Application In Industrial Wastewater Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors—a mini review with emphasis on industrial wastewater treatment: applications, limitations and perspectives

Dvořák

Gómez

Dolina

et al. 2015

Desalination and Water Treatment

112

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Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) are increasingly being used in industrial wastewater treatment as the technology represents a cost-effective alternative to that based on aerobic processes. Not only AnMBRs are highly efficient in reducing chemical oxygen demand but the organic matter removed is transformed into a useful energy source-biogas. AnMBRs produce effluent that is free of solids and pathogens and rich in nutrients, while occupying a small footprint. As the membrane retains biomass, AnMBRs enhance performance when dealing with inhibitory or toxic substrates, typical of industrial wastewaters. Some drawbacks remain, however, including membrane fouling and its associated effects as well as poor efficiency at lower temperature (AnMBRs are usually operated at mesophilic or thermophilic conditions). Further research is needed on lowering hydraulic retention time, removal of nutrients, removal of specific micro-pollutants, establishing quantitative mass and energy/economic balances and inclusion of efficient dissolved methane recovery. In this mini review, the applications, limitations and perspectives of AnMBRs are summarized and evaluated with an emphasis on industrial wastewater treatment. Moreover, the AnMBR is compared with other wastewater treatment technologies presently available.

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Section: Anmbr Application In Industrial Wastewater Treatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors—a mini review with emphasis on industrial wastewater treatment: applications, limitations and perspectives

Dvořák

Gómez

Dolina

et al. 2015

Desalination and Water Treatment

112

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“…Furthermore, Gao et al (2013) reported that no membrane fouling was observed in an AnMBR for high strength wastewater treatment over a year. Moreover, the two-year operation of a full-scale AnMBR plant for a high strength food processing wastewater treatment indicates a very low rate of membrane fouling by using biogas scouring on membrane surfaces (Christian et al, 2010).…”

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Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: Challenges and opportunities

Lee

Liao

2020

Water Environment Research

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Anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) have become a new mature technology and entered into the wastewater market, but there are several challenges to be addressed for wide applications. In this review, we discuss challenges and potentials of AnMBRs focusing on wastewater treatment. Nitrogen and dissolved methane control, membrane fouling and its control, and membrane associated cost including energy consumption are main bottlenecks to facilitating AnMBR application in wastewater treatment. Accumulation of dissolved methane in AnMBR permeate decreases the benefit of methane energy and contributes to methane gas emissions to atmosphere. Separate control units for nitrogen and dissolved methane add system complexity and increase capital and operating and maintenance (O & M) costs in AnMBR-centered wastewater treatment. Alternatively, methane-based denitrification can be an ideal nitrogen control process due to simultaneous removal of nitrogen and dissolved methane. Membrane fouling and energy associated with membrane fouling control are major limitations, in addition to membrane cost. More efforts are required to decrease capital and O & M costs associated with the control of dissolved methane nitrogen and membrane fouling to facilitate AnMBRs for wastewater treatment. © 2020 Water Environment Federation • Practitioner points • AnMBRs can accelerate anaerobic wastewater treatment including dilute wastewater. • Nitrogen and dissolved methane control is detrimental for AnMBR application to wastewater treatment. • Membrane biofilm reactors using gas-permeable membranes are suitable for simultaneous nitrogen and dissolved methane control. • High capital and O & M costs from membranes are a major bottleneck to wide application of AnMBRs. • Dynamic membranes could be an option to reduce capital and O & M costs for AnMBRs.

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“…Numerous studies reported full-scale aerobic MBR studies were reported [15]. However, till date, only one study is conducted in AnMBR where the wastewater was obtained from the food industry [16]. One of the strong points in employing…”

Section: Wastewater Treatment Technologiesmentioning

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Biofuel production potential from wastewater in India by integrating anaerobic membrane reactor with algal photobioreactor

Baral

Dionisi

Maarisetty

et al. 2020

Biomass and Bioenergy

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A critical analysis of the novel sewage treatment concept of anaerobic digestion followed by CO2 capture by microalgae has been carried out, with particular reference to India. The anaerobic process would convert the sewage COD into methane and CO2, the latter being converted into microalgae in a photobioreactor process, using sunlight as an energy source. The microalgae can be used to produce biofuels, co-fired with high yielding fuels (like coke) or just recycled back into the anaerobic digestion cycle as a substrate for methane production. Overall, this process would allow, at least in principle, the conversion of all the carbon in the municipal wastewaters into fuels. This study reports data on municipal wastewater generation and treatment facilities across the globe. The focus is then given to sewage generation and treatment in Indian cities, classified into metropolitan, Class-I and Class-II cities. Aerobic and anaerobic digestion processes for sewage treatment are then compared with a discussion on the advantages of the anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR). The advantages and limitations of photobioreactors for microalgae growth are discussed. Mass balances are then carried out with reference to sewage flows and concentrations in India, and the potential energy generation from the process is estimated. Overall, the complete process is envisaged to produce about 1.69×10 8 kWhd-1 of energy from biogas and microalgae. This has the potential to replace 3% of the recent total petroleum product consumption in India. The study goes towards "zero discharge" of waste to the environment, thus representing a promising sustainable development.

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The First Two Years of Full-Scale Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (Anmbr) Operation Treating a High Strength Industrial Wastewater at Kens Foods Inc

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Anaerobic membrane bioreactors—a mini review with emphasis on industrial wastewater treatment: applications, limitations and perspectives

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors—a mini review with emphasis on industrial wastewater treatment: applications, limitations and perspectives

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment: Challenges and opportunities

Biofuel production potential from wastewater in India by integrating anaerobic membrane reactor with algal photobioreactor

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