Objectives

In consultation with the STOWA supervision committee for MBR projects, the Rhine and IJssel Water Board and DHV drew up a research programme containing the following objectives:

1. demonstrating the technical feasibility of scaling up the MBR technology;
2. demonstrating the stability of the operational management;
3. determining the technical results, subdivided into pre-treatment, biological operation and membranes;
4. investigating the need for redundancy;
5. optimising process management;
6. evaluating the design (based on items 1 to 5 inclusive);
7. comparing the costs of the MBR plant with the costs of a conventional plant.

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