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MEMBRANE AND REACTOR SYSTEM AS A CONTRIBUTION TO PROCESS INTENSIFICATION STRATEGY

In this paper an overview of membrane and reactor technology application in water and food sector according to process intensification principles was presented. Process intensification strategies are based on innovative equipment, design and process development methods, which will improve manufacturing and processing aspects through decreasing raw materials utilization, energy consumption, production cost, equipment size and waste generation. In many strategic sectors such as water, food, energy, health, etc. the necessary transformations will take place consistently with the process intensification principles. Advanced technologies which include membrane and reactor systems, e.g. advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), membrane bioreactor (MBR) are essential to enable a better use of existing resources along the whole life cycle to develop new production and recycling paths. The selection of the treatment process(es) and membrane(s) for purification depends on the origin and characteristics of processed streams and the aims that have to be reached by the overall treatment. Different types of membranes and reactor systems can be easily combined in economic hybrid systems that permit free adjustment of product parameters and energy use, save raw materials, minimize energy consumption and allow realizing various recovery strategies.

process intensification, membrane technology, reactor engineering

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