OPERATION, MAINTENANCE AND PERFOMANCE ASSESEMENT OF MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (MBR) FOR DOMESTIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT AND REUSE: CASE STUDY OF MBR PLANT IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI TOWERS
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a new technology in wastewater treatment that is increasingly gaining popularity and application around the world due to its numerous advantages over conventional biological treatment (Stephenson, Simon, Jefferson & Brindle, 2001). It comprises of a suspended growth-activated sludge biological treatment followed by membrane filtration for liquid / solid separation. The need for processes like sedimentation and disinfection used in conventional processes is eliminated through the MBR systems.