Membrane Bioreactors are widely used in the treatment of wastewater. There is a great number of membrane types and manufacturers, and a variety of membrane bioreactors’ configurations. Depending on the application and clients’ preferences, ECOfluid has designed and built plants utilizing flat sheet and hollow fiber membrane modules in configurations including integrated, separated and external tubular membranes.

The integrated membrane bioreactor system places the biological treatment and the membrane filtration in the same tank. It is a simple and compact configuration, often used for smaller or containerized plants applications.

The separated MBR system uses separate tanks for the biological treatment, and the membrane filtration. The advantage of this approach is that the biological and filtration processes can be individually optimized without any negative impacts from one to another, enhancing operability, performance, and stability.