ULTRACLEAN
Innovative ultrasonic antifouling system for
Membrane Bioreactors (MBR) in wastewater treatment
Challenge
Membrane bioreactors have been widely used in wastewater treatment and reclamation. Exactly like all other pressure driven membrane filtration processes, there are inherent challenges encountered and a main limiting step in MBRs is membrane fouling.
Physical (e. g., air scouring or backflushing) and chemical cleaning (e. g., acids or oxidants) are the most common membrane cleaning method used for fouling removal in MBRs. However, these processes have limited cleaning capacity as well as high economic costs and environmental impacts.
Technology
ULTRACLEAN technology is an innovate system is able to prevent membrane fouling in MBRs through ultrasonic technique.
The technological solution is comprised by three modules monitoring (i. e., sensors), control (i. e., software) and cleaning (i. e., ultrasounds).
The new innovative ultrasonic antifouling system is automatic, versatile and is capable of operating simultaneous with the filtration process of MBR system.
Technological
ULTRACLEAN technology is an innovate system is able to prevent membrane fouling in MBRs through ultrasonic technique.
The technological solution is comprised by three modules monitoring (i. e., sensors), control (i. e., software) and cleaning (i. e.,ultrasounds).
The new innovative ultrasonic antifouling system is automatic, versatile and is capable of operating simultaneous with the filtration process of MBR system.
Would you like to check how ULTRACLEAN works?
Ultrasonic cleaning is effective alleviating concentration polarization and removing cake layer on the membrane. That is the sounds of the ULTRACLEAN cleaning module.
Benefits
Improvement in performance of MBR process.
Decrease in operation costs of MBR system.
Reduction of chemical consumption for membrane cleaning.
Improvement in performance of MBR process.
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About the plant
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Administrative Data
- Reference: E!12429 | CIIP: 20182018
- Acronym: ULTRACLEAN
- Start date: 01/11/2018
- End date: 31/03/2022
- Total budget: 714,415 €
- Project location: Aldeanueva de Ebro (La Rioja, Spain)
Contact Details
- Coordinating beneficiary: AEMA
- Legal status: PCO
- Address: Pol. Ind. El Pilar | C/ Fitero, 9 | 26540 Alfaro (La Rioja, Spain)
- Contact person: Jose B. Carbajo
- jbcarbajo@aemaservicios.com
- +34 941 18 18 18
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