Membranes (Jan 2021)

Pilot Tests on the Treatment of Bath Wastewater by a Membrane Bioreactor

  • Yan Shi,
  • Songtao Zhong,
  • Zhaohui Li

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes11020085
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 2
p. 85

Abstract

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In order to save water and reduce the cost of water in public areas, we studied the feasibility of recycling bath wastewater by a membrane bioreactor (MBR) at a college campus scale. The results showed that the treatment of bath wastewater by the MBR could achieve a chemical oxygen demand (COD) 3–N concentration of 3 or 0.25 USD/m3, which is below the price of tap water. The results demonstrated both the economic benefit and the conservation of natural resources.

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