Recycling water and nutrients using a high-rate membrane bioreactor coupled with an ion-exchange system

澳大利亚迫切需要循环利用水和养分，以保护其河流和维持其农业。该项目将产生一个可持续的、节能的水再利用和养分回收处理系统。该技术更高的经济性和效率将有利于城市中心的分散系统和偏远社区的小型污水处理厂，使更多的水再利用和减少废物排放对环境的影响。这将直接有利于澳大利亚的水工业和出口。该项目将加强澳大利亚和欧洲机构之间在水科学方面的联系。

Australia urgently needs to recycle both water and nutrients to protect its rivers and sustain its agriculture. This project will yield a sustainable, energy-efficient treatment system for water reuse and nutrient recovery. The technology's greater economy and efficiency will benefit decentralised systems in urban centres and small sewage treatment plants in isolated communities alike by enabling greater water reuse and by reducing the environmental impact of waste discharges. It will be of immediate benefit to the Australian water industry and to exports. This project will strengthen links in water science between Australian and European institutions.