B- Smart UF Skid
As manufacturing industries grow to meet strict environmental standards and the demands of an ever-increasing population, the need for quality process water used in manufacturing processes, and the high volumes of effluent/wastewater resulting from these processes, have led companies to invest in more efficient water treatment systems.
B- Smart UF Skid
As manufacturing industries grow to meet strict environmental standards and the demands of an ever-increasing population, the need for quality process water used in manufacturing processes, and the high volumes of effluent/wastewater resulting from these processes, have led companies to invest in more efficient water treatment systems.
Challenges for industries
Because of the high-strength nature of industrial flows, only few membrane filtration technologies are capable of handling the variable and high-fouling wastewater and process streams. Frequent maintenance, low output and high energy costs are just a few of the problems that inhibit long-term industrial sustainability and growth.
To overcome these challenges in membrane filtration there is a need for a reliable, robust, and flexible wastewater treatment technology. Unlike other filtration solutions, our B-SMART® platform is positioned outside a bioreactor and utilizes variable crossflow velocity to keep the membranes working at optimal conditions. However, this is not the only reason why our technology is frequently applied to resolve the typical challenges in industrial effluent treatment and reuse applications. Moreover, our systems offer greater ease in cleaning, more reliable output, and overall superior robustness.
Tubular membrane ultrafiltration is applied for process and wastewater treatment in external configurations, mainly included in technologies such as MBR, AnMBR, Direct Filtration, and Zero Liquid Discharge.
Challenges with traditional filtration systems
Treatment of industrial streams, landfill leachate and digestate utilize membrane filtration paired with the biological treatment of wastewater streams. In such cases, traditional submerged filtration systems come with multiple inherent challenges.
- Frequent downtimes due to fouling or clogging of the membranes
- Labour-intensive and high costs for (mechanical) cleaning
- Low permeate flux due to outside in filtration
- High investment due to large volume of the bioreactor or membrane tanks
- A lot of time and cost consumed for site preparation
- Large space requirements for wastewater treatment
B-SMART® External membrane skid
To overcome these challenges Berghof Membranes pioneered the external principle in which tubular membrane filtration systems are placed OUTSIDE the feed tank or bioreactor, thereby resolving the inherent problems with submerged systems.
B-SMART® is a proprietary platform, designed specifically for our OEM partners that delivers complete and modular systems to solve the challenges in the treatment of industrial streams/effluent. Plant owners are looking for cost-effective and reliable solutions that can support industrial growth. Plant operators want easy-to-maintain systems that can meet strict discharge standards. B-SMART® helps OEMs to deliver both. Available in multiple configurations and with various functionalities, each B-SMART® system is expertly engineered with unique features and advantages to provide the flexibility, adaptability, and reliability you and your customers want.
Part of the B-SMART® is the intelligent software that enhances the performance, efficiency, robustness, and maintenance of an external tubular UF System. This intelligent software is a real game-changer that reduces the energy requirements traditionally associated with conventional crossflow filtration. B-SMART® software ensures that the system will operate at the lowest possible crossflow velocity while maintaining desired flux, controlling fouling, and minimizing membrane plugging.
Benefits
B-SMART® Intelligent Software and Engineered Systems
Berghof Membranes developed the B-SMART® intelligent software platform to further assist our OEM-Partners in offering unique and advanced solutions to their customers.
- Fouling-resistant membranes due to crossflow filtration
- Higher flux and output
- High quality permeate ideal as pretreated feed for RO systems
- Less frequent cleaning resulting in reduced chemical costs
- Decrease in system downtime
- More robust membranes that are less susceptible to breakage
B-SMART® system configurations
B-SMART® control algorithms are key to reaching the highest sustainable fluxes. Both Eco and Performance systems can be designed in single or double loop configurations with 10-inch, 3, or 4-meter length modules to handle up to 2.000 m3/day per skid.
B-SMART® One
B-SMART® Performance
B-SMART® Eco
Available configurations
Name | Value Proposition | Performance Feature | Circulation Pump | Skid Type | Backwash | Permeate Control |
B-SMART® One | Low CAPEX | High Flux | Standard | Modular | No | Optional |
B-SMART® Performance | Low CAPEX | High Flux | VFD | Modular | No | Optional |
B-SMART® Eco | Low OPEX | Low Energy | VFD | Modular | Yes | Standard |
Available capacity range is 200–10,000 m3/day
Functional description
For these reasons, Berghof Membranes developed the B-SMART® intelligent software platform to further assist our OEM partners in offering unique and advanced solutions to their customers.
- Limited in fouling control
- A costly investment due to large
space requirements - Difficult to clean
- Less efficient with lower
flux rates
Did you know?
That our products are made in a state-of-the art LEAN-production facility in Germany. Highly-trained production personnel and materials of the highest quality ensure that you get the best available product quality.
Case Studies
Our projects
50 years of experience and more than 2.000 project references across the globe.
AnMBR | Dairy Industry
A dairy processor in Richland County, Wisconsin needed to find an efficient process to generate electricity and heat from their wastewater and to further treat anaerobic industrial wastewater.
MBR | Food & Beverages
In order to meet the increasing demand, Holland Malt has decided to double its
malting capacity. For this the company needed high-quality permeate to reuse for production.
Direct UF | Titanium Recovery
Our OEM-Partner needed to design a robust and adaptable UF system that could keep up with the high-solid streams and conditions of this demanding process while minimizing OPEX and fouling.
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