Challenge Projects on Low Energy Treatment Schemes for Water Reuse - Phase I - University of Michigan

Evaluates anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) technology as a low energy alternative of conventional activated sludge (CAS) wastewater treatment for reuse. Results from bench-scale operation (U4R08) indicate that anaerobic membrane bioreactors can achieve direct discharge limits and the report includes a life cycle evaluation which shows that AnMBR can serve as the core technology in water reuse schemes with a potential for economic and environmental benefits compared with conventional activated sludge processes. This was a cooperative project co-funded by WERF and the WateReuse Research Foundation. 70 pages. Online PDF. (2013)

Originally funded as WERF project ENER2C12d.