Table 1 Literature data on MBR performance in treating several types of industrial wastewaters.
Type of wastewater | Membrane configuration and type | Type of reactor | % Removal | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dairy industry wastewater | Hollow fiber, submerged | Aerobic continuously stirred tank reactor (CSTR) | COD: 97–98% | |
Fermentation wastewater | UF, external | Aerobic CSTR | COD: 94% | |
Landfill leachate | Hollow fiber, submerged | Sequencing batch reactor | COD: 40–60% NH4+-N: 100% | |
Kraft bleach plant effluent | UF, external | Anaerobic CSTR | COD: 61% | |
Textile wastewater | Hollow fibers, submerged | Aerobic CSTR | COD: 97% | |
Denim producing textile industry wastewater | Hollow fiber, submerged | Aerobic CSTR | COD: >95% | |
Cytostatic drug wastewater | External, tubular membrane | Aerobic-anoxic CSTR | Cyclophosphamide: 80% COD: 90% | |
Pharmaceutical wastewater | Submerged, hollow fiber | Aerobic CSTR | Cephalosporin: 81% COD: 95% | |
Refinery wastewater | Submerged, flat sheet | Aerobic CSTR | COD: 84% | |
Petrochemical industry wastewater | Submerged, flat sheet | Two-phase process: anoxic CSTR/oxic CSTR | COD: 85%-95% | |
Beamhouse effluent | Submerged, hollow fiber | Sequencing batch reactor | COD: 90% NH4+-N: 100% | |
Tannery wastewater | Submerged, hollow fiber | Two-stage process: Anoxic CSTR/oxic CSTR | COD: 79% NH4+-N: 96.5% | |
Municipal spiked with heavy metals | Submerged MBR, hollow fiber | Aerobic MBR | Cu: 80%; Pb: 98%; Zn: 77%; Ni: 50% COD: 83–91% |
