AMEDEUS - White Paper on MBR standardisation

Based on an extensive survey of the membrane bioreactor (MBR) industry, this White Paper provides a comprehensive overview of the market interests/expectations and technical potential of going through a standardisation process of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology in Europe. With respect to submerged filtration systems in municipal applications two different aspects of standardisation are considered: (i) MBR filtration modules (standardisation towards interchangeable modules in MBRs); (ii) characterisation methods for membrane acceptance, fouling, integrity and ageing (standardisation towards uniform quality assessment methods).