An MBR

Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors
(AnMBR) for Wastewater

Treatment
Topics
Introduction
AnMBR Systems
Applications of AnMBRs in Wastewater Treatment
Membrane Filtration Performance in AnMBR
Conclusion
INTRODUCTION
Anaerobic digestion can convert the waste BOD to
usable bio-gas, reserve useful nitrogen and phosphorus
for further recovery, and require minimum energy to
operate.
Efficiency of anaerobic digestion has been largely
limited by the intrinsic slow growth rate of the anaerobic
microorganisms, which results in a large reactor volume
necessary for wastewater treatment by anaerobic
digestion.
Advanced solutions to improve the efficiency of

anaerobic treatment is to integrate anaerobic
wastewater treatment reactor with membrane filtration
process to form an anaerobic membrane bioreactor
system.
Membrane filtration process can separate the treated
wastewater from the anaerobic biomass and at the same
time, concentrate the biomass concentration in the
anaerobic bioreactor to a desired level.
The anaerobic membrane bio-reactor (AnMBR) is a

combination of the anaerobic biological wastewater
treatment process and mem-brane filtration.
Anaerobic wastewater treatment technology is gaining
increasing attention due to its capacity to convert
wastewater BODs to usable biogas with relatively low
energy consumption.
AnMBR Systems
The anaerobic membrane bioreactor is an integrated
system of the anaerobic bioreactor and the low pressure
ultrafiltration or microfiltration membrane filtration.
AnMBR can achieve complete separation of the solid
retention time from the hydraulic retention time,
independent of the wastewater characteristics,
biological process conditions, and the sludge properties.
Membrane filtration can be integrated with

anaerobic bioreactors in three different forms
(a) Sub- merged membrane AnMBR; (b) AnMBR with external submerged hollow fibre
membrane;
(c) AnMBR with external crossflow membrane
Key components of an AnMBR system is the membrane

filtration system.
Two different membrane filtration modules:

Crossflow pressurised membrane modules
Submerged membrane filtration
External crossflow membrane filtration usually uses the

conventional plate & frame or the cylindrical hollow
fiber cartridge configurations.
The immersed membrane modules include the

submerged flat sheet membrane modules and the submerged hollow fibre membrane modules.
Submerged flat sheet

membrane panels which are
usually arranged at a gap of
around 8 to 12 mm with gas
injected into these gaps to
prevent the sludge
accumulation and membrane
fouling.
For a full- scale module, up
to 100 panels can be
connected to a common
manifold to form a filtration
unit.
The submerged hollow

fibre membrane module
consists of the module
headers and fibre
bundles.
Most of the hollow fibre
membranes used in fibre
bundle can be packed
into a curtain or
cylindrical configuration.
Applications of AnMBRs in
Wastewater Treatment
Treatment of high strength wastewater of different
sources by AnMBRs In general, it has been showed that
AnMBRs can achieve:
Around 90% or higher COD removal
Methane production of 0.25 to 0.35 m3 CH4/kg COD.
The organic loadings of AnMBRs ranged from 5 to 30 g
MLSS concentration from 15 to 30 g/L or higher

HRT from 1 to 25 days
Membrane filtration flux from 5 to 10 LMH.
Treatment of municipal wastewater by AnMBRs :

AnMBR can achieve efficient COD removal at
temperature ranging from 20C to 30C.
HRT from 24 to 6 hours
Long-term sustainable flux around 5 to 10 LMH.
Membrane Filtration
Performance in AnMBR
Key design and operation parameters of the membrane
filtration is the operation flux, which directly affects the
capital and operation costs of AnMBRs
The membrane process design flux determines the
membrane surface area or the number of the
membrane modules required to treat a certain
wastewater flow
The number of the membrane modules installed will

affect the size of the membrane tank, piping, and the
consumption of the chemicals used for the membrane
cleaning.
Membrane filtration in AnMBRs could tolerate much
higher suspended solid concentrations than the aerobic
MBR systems where high MLSS concentration can
considerably reduce the oxygen transfer efficiency,
resulting in a drastic change in the filterability of the
mixed liquor.
The membrane fouling is still the major factors limiting

the efficiency of the AnMBR.
To control membrane fouling in AnMBR include the
crossflow for the external membrane filtration.
Biogas scouring for the submerged membrane filtration
system.
The membrane gas scouring technology has been well

developed through the aerobic MBR development.
The energy efficient membrane filtration gas scouring
technologies include intermittent gas scouring and
pulse gas scouring
Conclusion
The current research demonstrated that the AnMBR
technology can be used for the treatment of a wide
range of wastewaters.
Great potential to recover energy and resources from
both high strength wastewaters.
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Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors

(AnMBR) for Wastewater

Advanced solutions to improve the efficiency of

The anaerobic membrane bio-reactor (AnMBR) is a

Membrane filtration can be integrated with

Key components of an AnMBR system is the membrane

Two different membrane filtration modules:

External crossflow membrane filtration usually uses the

The immersed membrane modules include the

Submerged flat sheet

The submerged hollow

MLSS concentration from 15 to 30 g/L or higher

Treatment of municipal wastewater by AnMBRs :

The number of the membrane modules installed will

The membrane fouling is still the major factors limiting

The membrane gas scouring technology has been well

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