Warrendale, Pa., March 3, 2006 -- USFilter, part of the Water Technology division of Siemens’ Industrial Solutions and Services (I&S) Group, has developed a new product in the MemJet membrane bioreactor (MBR) product line that meets the strict environmental regulations and engineering standards of the petroleum industry: the Petro™ MBR system. This specification- and quality-compliant product can be applied to a range of applications from oily wastewater for cooling tower or boiler feed make-up systems to sanitary wastewater for irrigation reuse.
MEMCOR® low-pressure membranes comprise the heart of the Petro MBR system, which is specifically designed to remove common petroleum industry wastewater contaminants such as suspended solids, BOD, ammonia and total nitrogen, as well as turbidity, coliforms, and other infectious agents in sanitary applications. Water clarified with membranes produces a filtrate of less than 1 mg/L suspended solids, turbidity typically below 0.1 NTU and silt density indexes (SDI) below 3.
In addition, the Petro MBR can be integrated with existing biological processes, or any of the USFilter biological processes, to ensure the most efficient, reliable, and low maintenance biological process is used for each application. This combination of biological and membrane expertise yields performance that meets all current requirements for discharge, and ideally offers reuse opportunities producing exceptional quality RO feed water, increasing RO membrane life span and RO process reliability.
Contained on shop-assembled skids that are factory-piped, wired and tested, the Petro MBR system includes all required membrane modules, pumps, blowers, instruments and controls. Standard accessories and options such as instrument air supply, primary treatment, SCADA and remote telemetry are available to enhance the functionality of the Petro MBR system and to address each unique plant’s specific integration requirements.
“Designing a product specifically for the petroleum industry was an interesting challenge,” says Bob Wenta, director of membrane systems sales for the petroleum markets within Siemens Water Technologies. “The Petro MBR system will enable refineries and petrochemical plants to take advantage of this proven technology within their strict design and operational requirements.”
Siemens Water Technologies is a leader in membrane bioreactor technology for municipal and industrial wastewater treatment and has created an MBR technology center which coordinates the company's expertise in membrane filtration and biological treatment and concentrates on meeting customer needs for treatment technology.