MBR Book

A Membrane BioReactor (MBR) is the combination of a membrane process (e.g. microfiltration/ ultrafiltration) with a suspended growth bioreactor. When used with domestic wastewater, MBR processes can produce effluent of high enough quality to be discharged to waterways, or to be reclaimed for urban irrigation. Other advantages of MBRs over conventional processes include small footprint, easy retrofit and upgrade of old wastewater treatment plants.


The MBR Book covers all important aspects of Membrane BioReactors in water and waste water treatment, from the fundamentals of the processes via design principles to MBR technologies. Industrial case studies help interpret actual results and give pointers for best practice. Useful appendices provide data on commercial membranes and international membrane organizations.



The MBR book enables readers to:


Understand the fundamental processes involved in membrane and biotreatment technologies
Compare and contrast design options and work through sample calculations
Review commercial MBR systems in terms of specific applications
Learn from case studies involving domestic and industrial effluent treatment and recycling
Analyze process design, operation, performance and maintenance to draw conclusions appropriate to their requirements



New to the second edition:


40% more content than the first edition
Over 120 contributors from the municipal/industrial practitioner and academic research communities
State-of-the-art in national/international drivers and barriers, available commercial technologies, research and development, and practitioner knowledge
Review of MBR status in ten countries
Expanded sections on anaerobic MBRs, micropollutant fate and hybrid systems
Simplified design methodology, biokinetics for dynamic modelling, and cost benefit analysis
New operation and maintenance section, informed by an expert panel of practitioners offering more than 50 years combined experience
Over 40 MBR membrane products described
Over 50 case studies provided, including key design, performance, and operation and maintenance data in almost all cases



Readership: Chemical and process engineers; environmental engineers; filtration specialists; water and waste companies; consultants



Author: Simon Judd, Research Coordinator and Professor of Membrane Technology, Cranfield University



Co-Published with Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann