GE Offers Cost-Effective MBR Technology

GE Water and Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Co., added cost-effective Membrane Bioreactor Systems to its ecomagination portfolio, which is aimed at building innovative solutions to tough global problems like water scarcity.

MBR, which requires less manpower, energy and chemical use, produces high quality effluent for potable and industrial wastewater treatment. GE’s MBR technology can aid both the potable and industrial users in conserving their current water supplies and energy use, as well as help them meet and maintain stringent regulatory requirements for irrigation, industrial, aquifer injection and other nonpotable uses and applications.

GE's MBR systems replace the sedimentation process used in conventional wastewater treatment by removing the suspended materials with a microfiltration (MF) membrane. The membranes are submerged in an aeration tank, with the water being drawn through the membranes under vacuum, leaving the suspended biomass material in the aeration tank. The MBR systems have a smaller footprint than conventional treatment systems, produce consistent effluent quality even with varying influent conditions and provide effective treatment for high BOD levels in wastewater.

Source: GE Water and Process Technologies