A comparative examination of MBR and SBR performance for municipal wastewater treatment

S. Kitanou; H. Ayyoub; J. Touir; A. Zdeg; S. Benabdallah; M. Taky; A. Elmidaoui

doi:10.2166/wpt.2021.016

Water Practice and Technology (Apr 2021)

A comparative examination of MBR and SBR performance for municipal wastewater treatment

S. Kitanou,
H. Ayyoub,
J. Touir,
A. Zdeg,
S. Benabdallah,
M. Taky,
A. Elmidaoui

Affiliations

S. Kitanou: Laboratory of Separation Processes, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O. Box 1246, Kenitra 14000, Morocco
H. Ayyoub: Laboratory of Separation Processes, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O. Box 1246, Kenitra 14000, Morocco
J. Touir: Laboratory of Separation Processes, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O. Box 1246, Kenitra 14000, Morocco
A. Zdeg: Laboratory of Separation Processes, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O. Box 1246, Kenitra 14000, Morocco
S. Benabdallah: National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water, Quality Assurance and Development Division, P.O. Box 10002, Rabat, Morocco
M. Taky: Laboratory of Separation Processes, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O. Box 1246, Kenitra 14000, Morocco
A. Elmidaoui: Laboratory of Separation Processes, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, P.O. Box 1246, Kenitra 14000, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2021.016
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 2
pp. 582 – 591

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In this study, the performance of the membrane bioreactor (MBR) and anoxic–aerobic sequencing batch reactor (SBR) are compared in treating municipal wastewater. The aim of the work was to determine the feasibility of these systems for the removal of organics matter and nutriments from the municipal wastewater. The MBR displayed a superior performance with removal efficiencies exceeding 99% for TSS, 94% for chemical oxygen demand (COD) and an improvement on SBR efficiencies was found. In the same way, the MBR produced an effluent with much better quality than SBR in terms of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) removal efficiencies. Combining membrane separation and biodegradation processes or the membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology improved pollution removal efficiencies significantly. Highlights Municipal wastewater treatment.; Membrane bioreactor process.; SBR process evaluation.; Organic pollution removal.; Reuse in irrigation.;

Published in Water Practice and Technology

ISSN: 1751-231X (Online)
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Website: https://iwaponline.com/wpt

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