Research - General
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) at the Varsseveld wastewater treatment plant of the Rhine and IJssel Water Board serves as the demonstration installation for this technology in the Netherlands. The most important purpose of this installation is to scale up the MBR technology and demonstrate its operation on a practical level. Further research and development is necessary to achieve this. An extensive research programme will therefore be conducted from May 2004 to the end of 2005. The programme will deal with all aspects of MBR technology, i.e. pre-treatment, biological purification and membrane filtration. The goal of this research programme is to acquire more knowledge about MBR technology and to optimize the design guidelines for MBR installations.