Moving bed biofilm reactor

Moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) is a type of wastewater treatment process that was first invented by Professor Hallvard Ødegaard at Norwegian University of Science and Technology in the late 1980s.^[1] The process takes place in an aeration tank with plastic carriers that a biofilm can grow on. The compact size and cheap wastewater treatment costs offers many advantages for the system. The main objective of using MBBR being water reuse and nutrient removal or recovery.^[2] In theory, wastewater will be no longer considered waste, it can be considered a resource.

^ Ødegaard, H.; Rusten, B.; Westrum, T. (October 1994). "A new moving bed biofilm reactor - applications and results". Water Science and Technology. 29 (10–11): 157–165. doi:10.2166/wst.1994.0757.
^ Leyva-Díaz, J. C.; Monteoliva-García, A.; Martín-Pascual, J.; Munio, M. M.; García-Mesa, J. J.; Poyatos, J. M. (2020-03-01). "Moving bed biofilm reactor as an alternative wastewater treatment process for nutrient removal and recovery in the circular economy model". Bioresource Technology. 299: 122631. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122631. ISSN 0960-8524.

[Ødegaard_et_al_1994-1] Ødegaard, H.; Rusten, B.; Westrum, T. (October 1994). "A new moving bed biofilm reactor - applications and results". Water Science and Technology. 29 (10–11): 157–165. doi:10.2166/wst.1994.0757.

[2] Leyva-Díaz, J. C.; Monteoliva-García, A.; Martín-Pascual, J.; Munio, M. M.; García-Mesa, J. J.; Poyatos, J. M. (2020-03-01). "Moving bed biofilm reactor as an alternative wastewater treatment process for nutrient removal and recovery in the circular economy model". Bioresource Technology. 299: 122631. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122631. ISSN 0960-8524.

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