Berghof tubular UF membranes are used for nutrient valorization as a direct filtration process, with a reverse osmosis post-treatment usually applied for obtaining a concentrated and high-value biofertilizer.
Tubular UF membranes remove the particles, colloids, and macromolecules. The ability of tubular membranes to handle high concentrations of suspended and colloidal matter allows the operation with high recovery, even when dealing with complex and high-loaded digestate. Particulate carbon and nutrients are partially removed in the UF reject stream, which is sent back to the centrifugation for recovery as dry material that can be reused in agriculture. Most of the nutrients are preserved and recovered in the UF permeate: with SDI values lower than 3, it presents the optimum quality to be treated with a final two-pass reverse osmosis system. The RO reject consists of a concentrate liquor containing dissolved nutrients (NPK) to be used as high-value fertilizer, whereas the RO permeate is a high-quality treated water complying with the most stringent requirements for discharge or reuse.
Berghof tubular UF membranes are used for nutrient valorization as a direct filtration process, with a reverse osmosis post-treatment usually applied for obtaining a concentrated and high-value biofertilizer.
The RO reject consists on a concentrate liquor containing dissolved nutrients to be used as high-value fertilizer, whereas the RO permeate is a high-quality treated water complying with the most stringent requirements for discharge or reuse.
The ability of tubular membranes to handle high concentrations of suspended and colloidal matter allows the operation with high recovery, even when dealing with complex and high-loaded digestate.
Digestate is the main residual product from biogas plants. The liquid fraction obtained in the decanter can be managed for nutrient valorization. Tubular modules are used in direct filtration mode for separating the suspended solids and macromolecules. Most of the nutrients are preserved and recovered in the UF permeate, which is subsequently treated in a two-pass reverse osmosis system. The RO reject is a concentrated liquor containing nutrients, to be recovered as fertilizer. The RO permeate is high-quality water complying with the most stringent requirements for both discharge and reuse (irrigation or other industrial purposes).
With 50 years of experience and more than 2.000 projects worldwide, Berghof Membranes is the leading manufacturer of high quality tubular membranes.
To prevent fouling and clogging, Berghof Membranes developed its line of robust tubular UF (ultrafiltration) membrane modules based on inside-out crossflow filtration.
Berghof Membranes developed B-SMART®, a customizable external membrane filtration system that can be designed with various features and functionalities.
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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.
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.
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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Berghof Membrane Technology GmbH (BMT), part of the Berghof Group, is the leading manufacturer of tubular membranes for the filtration and separation of process streams and wastewater in a variety of industries.
