Tag: Membrane Bioreactor (MBR)
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Scholarship announcement soon from Australian desalination research centre
Australia’s National Centre of Excellence in Desalination (NCED) is set to announce its second round of PhD Supplementary Scholarships on 21 June 2011, having assessed 13 applications.
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MBR plant part of new Muscat wastewater reuse program
Work has started in Muscat, Oman, on the Darsait Wastewater Treatment plant, part of the first phase of the Muttrah Water Reuse Project.
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ACWA wins two membrane-based projects in Saudi
Two separate contracts for membrane-based water and wastewater projects in Saudi Arabia have been awarded to ACWA Emirates LLC of Dubai.
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Fillmore saves water and costs with innovative design and contract
When a plant wins a number of regional and national awards, it must have something the rest of the world should take note of. This is the case with the Fillmore wastewater treatment plant, which picked up another award on 9 March 2011, this time a Project Merit award in the 2010 Environmental Business Journal…
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Santa Paula: A case study in energy efficiency
Sometimes when a wastewater treatment works is found to be in non-compliance with regulations this can be the spur to producing a revamp which suddenly becomes a model for others to follow. Such is the case with the City of Santa Paula in California. As a result of the revised wastewater plant’s equipment selection and…
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Tender later this year for Changi expansion
A tender will be called in the second half of 2011 for construction and installation of an expansion to Singapore’s Changi Water Reclamation Plant using membrane technology.
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Oman’s submerged membrane bioreactor proves itself
Membrane bioreactors are a very attractive option in the Middle East, where acute water scarcity means countries are increasingly looking to reserve expensive desalinated water solely for potable use. ACWA MBR’s Al Ansab submerged membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment plant in Muscat, Oman, one of the biggest of its kind in the world, has recently undergone…
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Large MBR plant opens in Oman next week
Oman’s Haya Water plans next week to officially open the Al Ansab water treatment plant, which has a large membrane bioreactor (MBR) at its heart and is the main part of the Bausher Water Reuse Project.
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Giant Turkish landfill leachate plants use UF and MBR
On 17 August 2010, Norit X-Flow and ISTA (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Environmental Protection & Waste Materials Valuation Industry) celebrated the handover of a notable wastewater treatment project: the treatment of leachate from the Istanbul landfill in Odayeri and Kömürcüoda. The installation has become the largest membrane leachate plant in the world and involves the most…
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Visalia wastewater upgrade will be largest MBR in California
The City of Visalia, USA, is upgrading its wastewater treatment plant with membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology and will be the largest MBR plant in California when it enters service in 2013.