The new LEAPmbr system offers the lowest lifecycle costs available from any MBR technology, while also being cost-competitive with conventional treatment.
MBRs replace the solids-separation function of secondary clarifiers and sand filters used in conventional activated sludge systems.
GE’s MBR technology consists of a suspended-growth biological reactor integrated with GE’s high-performance, rugged ZeeWeed hollow-fiber ultrafiltration membranes.
The ZeeWeed membranes are immersed in a membrane tank, in direct contact with the water to be treated, which is known as mixed liquor.
Through the use of a permeate pump, a vacuum is applied to a header connected to the membranes.
The vacuum draws the water through the ZeeWeed membranes, which filter out solids, along with bacteria and viruses, and the filtered water or permeate, then can be further treated, reused or discharged as needed.
