Microdyn-Nadir is presenting a new scaled-down module of its innovative MBR system Bio-Cel, the Bio-Cel Lab module, that allows a wide range of MBR-related processes and process variants to be investigated on a laboratory scale.

Membrane bioreactors (MBR) are the latest innovation of activated sludge systems for waste water treatment. In the Bio-Cel membrane module, secondary clarifiers are replaced by a highly efficient and reliable membrane based bio-mass separation process requiring a much smaller footprint.

Thanks to an ultrafiltration membrane with unsurpassed sepa- rating capacity and flow performance, the Bio-Cel membrane module offers an efficient, reliable, cost-effective and future-oriented solution with a significantly higher purification rate and a solid-free discharge.

The Bio-Cel Lab has a membrane surface area of 0.35 m2 installed in a PVC frame with integrated crossflow aeration via a membrane diffuser. The module can be installed and ready for use in a laboratory in a very short time because connections for permeate drainage and air supply are provided. The PES ultrafiltration membrane (type UP150) is identical to that of the full-scale Bio-Cel module, enabling qualitative statements to be made on experimental filtrate measurements.

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