7th Aachen Conference Water and Membranes: "MBR Network Workshop"

The FP6 projects AMEDEUS and EUROMBRA have started their activities at the end of 2005, focussing on research and development of the membrane activated sludge technology. Together with two other EC funded projects, they have constituted the MBR-Network cluster (http://www.mbr-network.eu/) that today counts 30 members (comprising R&D centres, end-users, SMEs and universities) with a budget of €10.2 million. The workshop will focus on presenting an overview as well as new trends in MBRs and will discuss membrane development and process improvement for MBR systems.

The MBR Network will organise a session that will take place on Thursday 8 November 2007 at the IMSTEC 07 - 6th International Membrane Science and Technology Conference, Sydney, Australia (http://www.membrane.unsw.edu.au/imstec07/). The workshop will be an opportunity to showcase interim achievements related to major project objectives:

·         reducing both capital & operation costs of the MBR technology in order to increase its competitiveness with respect to conventional technologies;

·         increasing the share of European companies on the MBR plants' market, in the EU as well as worldwide, while strengthening the European MBR market;

·         facilitating the implementation of the European Directives on Wastewater Treatment and Bathing Waters, as well as increasing the potential for non potable reuse of treated effluent.