Emvees, partner with Cembrane A/S of Denmark inaugurated a project of MBR plant with Sic membranes, for their client in Sharjah, UAE. For the first time ever, in technical association with Cembrane A/S of Denmark, Emvees have retrofitted Silicon Carbide (SiC) membranes, a new generation ceramic membranes that are capable of providing effluent of the highest quality, fixed into a MBR plant, which had been formerly equipped with a polymeric membrane. This revamping has been done at the ETP of a factory in Sharjah, UAE. The ETP has a capacity of 250 m3/day, with an inlet BOD/ COD of 5000/ 8000 mg/l, respectively. The solution made a unique performance in refining oil contaminated water.The purified water from the MBR flow into a Reverse Osmosis plant for further processing. The waste water from the aeration tank, undergoes ultra filtration followed by a Reverse osmosis process and is then re-used in the cooling towers and for the boliers,within the factory complex. The SiC membranes have attained a flux rate of 80 LMH for waste water filtration, at least 6 times the flux that was prevalent with the previous polymeric membranes in use in the MBR plant, with a threshold TMP of 135-140mbars. The processed water is extremely clear and the MBR is operating well with SiC Membarane.This plant earns the distinction of having the first ever MBR fitted with SiC membranes, with a capacity of 250 m3/day.
