Project Objectives

To compare the performance of MBRs working under conventional operating conditions with the performance achieved under conditions specially adapted to the requirements of MENA countries
To study the performance of the most advanced membrane technologies available in the market working under different operating conditions
To study the performance, energy consumption and maintenance requirements of MBRs working at low Solids Retention Times (SRTs) as a possible operating procedure for the application of these system in peri-urban areas of MENA countries
To study the characteristics of the microbial community present in the reactor for the different experimental conditions investigated
To propose the most suitable technology for the application of decentralised MBR wastewater systems and its optimum operating conditions
To study the feasibility of decentralised wastewater treatment plants based on MBR technologies in the MENA countries