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MBR Membrane Application - Hospital Wastewater Treatment

MBR Membrane Application – Hospital Wastewater Treatment

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Last Updated on August 25, 2022 by Kevin Chen

The sewage discharged by the hospital can be divided into four types. The first type is the sewage from the infectious diseases department; the second is the radiology department wastewater; the third is the general wards, outpatient areas, and living areas; the fourth is laboratory wastewater.

Hospital sewage contains certain pathogenic bacteria and viruses: space pollution, acute infection, and latent infection. Hospital sewage containing pathogenic microorganisms is discharged into the urban sewer or environmental water without disinfection treatment, potentially causing water pollution, causing various diseases and infectious diseases, and seriously endangering people’s health.

The below 2 cases provide an overview of the MBR membrane application for the hospital wastewater treatment process, including how it works and its benefits.

Case 1: Hospital Wastewater Treatment

The sewage discharged from the hospital is mainly the domestic sewage produced by the daily life of its staff and patients and the medical wastewater in medical activities. The wastewater contains infectious bacteria such as bacteria and viruses.

To improve the internal sewage treatment process of the unit, the hospital transformed the sterilization and disinfection device into a membrane biological (MBR) treatment device and disinfected it with ultraviolet light. The treated wastewater is finally connected to the treatment plant through the urban sewage pipe network for treatment.

MBR Membrane Application - Hospital Wastewater Treatment

MBR Project Overview

LocationAnhui Provincial Cancer Hospital, China
Type of WastewaterHospital domestic sewage
Flow2,000 m³/d
CommissionedSince Nov. 2021 ( SPERTA MBR Membrane )

MBR Process Flow Chart

Case 1 Hospital Wastewater Treatment

Influent Condition and Effluent Quality

IndexInfluent ConditionDesigned EffluentActual Effluent
CODCr(mg/L)≤400≤5037
BOD5(mg/L)≤120≤2517
SS(mg/L)≤250≤102.5
Chroma (degrees)≤200≤2010
pH6~96~97~9
Turbidity(NTU)≤30≤50.4
Escherichia Coli (PCs. / L)—-1500—-

Case 2: Hospital Wastewater Treatment

This project is located in Xinxiang psychiatric hospital, with a limited footprint. In such a case, our company provides MBR flat membrane solution under the comparison of various processes to get the stable effluent quality up to class A standard by considering saving investment and optimal land utilization.

The project deals mainly with domestic wastewater. The raw water is mainly the wastewater discharged from the medical room, ward, laboratory, operating room, dormitory, and hospital medical staff canteen. The feeding water is characterized by poor water quality balance, low COD concentration, and high ammonia nitrogen concentration.

MBR Project Overview

LocationXinxiang Psychiatric Hospital, Henan Province, China
Type of WastewaterHospital Domestic Sewage
Flow600 m³/d
CommissionedSince June. 2019( SPERTA MBR Membrane)

MBR Process Flow Chart

Case 2 Hospital Wastewater Treatment

Influent Condition and Effluent Quality

IndexInfluent ConditionDesigned EffluentActual Effluent
CODCr(mg/L)≤400≤5037
BOD5(mg/L)≤120≤2517
SS(mg/L)≤250≤102.5
Chroma (degrees)≤200≤2010
pH6~96~97~9
Turbidity(NTU)≤30≤50.3
Escherichia Coli (PCs. / L)21001500790
Kevin Chen

Kevin Chen

Hi, I'm the author of this post and have been in this field for over 5 years. If you have questions regarding the MBR membrane products or want to purchase the MBR membrane, please feel free to contact me by email. kevin@spertasystems.com

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