Application of membrane technology has gained rapid acceptance for use in wastewater treatment. Especially, membrane bioreactor (MBR) in which membranes are combined with biological processes, has attracted increasing interest both academically and commercially. In the past few years the interest in the application of MBRs in wastewater treatment is shifted from primary process performance to optimization of the MBRs for more efficient use. The next step in development that has to be taken, is to gain more fundamental understanding of the process characteristics. This workshop is designed to share information on current practices and limitations in the use of MBR technology. The fundamentals of membrane fouling in MBR will be described. The remainder of the workshop will focus on practical experiences in the improvement in nutrient removal, microbial ecology of a MBR process and the trends in the use of membrane. Based on the shared information, future research requirement and research opportunities related to MBR technology will be intensively discussed.


Lecture notes are available in the PDF files

10:00-10:05	Opening
10:05-11:05	Performance of Hybrid Submerged Membrane Bioreactor Combined with Precoagulation/Sedimentation PDF Prof. Y. Watanabe, Hokkaido University
11:05-12:05	Baffled Membrane Bioreactor for Advanced Wastewater Treatment Dr. K. Kimura, Hokkaido University
12:05-13:00	Lunch
13:00-13:30	Microbial Community Analysis in Membrane Bioreactors Treating Municipal PDF Wastewater Mirian Hiraiwa, Hokkaido University
13:30-14:30	Comparison of Membrane Filtration Characteristics between two MBRs with PDF Fixed and Moving Bed Biofilms Prof. C.H. Lee, Seoul National University
14:30-15:30	Advanced Treatment of Low-Strength Wastewater using SM-SBR PDF and Vertical-Type MBR Prof. S.H. Shin, KAIST
15:30-15:45	Break
15:45-16:45	Focus on Membrane Technology for Water PDF Treatment Dr. M. Kurihara, Toray Industires, Inc.
16:45-17:30	Free Discussion
Discussers:	Prof. K. Yamamoto, University of Tokyo Dr. J. Clement, Chairman, Program Committee of IWA LET Conference Dr. K. Esquerre, COE Research Fellow