Membrane Bioreactors: Global Markets - market research report

INTRODUCTION: STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES; REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY; INTENDED READERSHIP; SCOPE OF REPORT; METHODOLOGY; INFORMATION SOURCES; ANALYST CREDENTIALS; RELATED BCC RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS; BCC ONLINE SERVICES; DISCLAIMER
SUMMARY SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MBR MARKET VALUE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MBR MARKET VALUE, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS)
OVERVIEW: HISTORY; AMOUNTS OF WATER TO BE TREATED; GLOBAL WATER RESOURCES, WITHDRAWALS

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL FRESH WATER STRESS, 1995 AND FORECAST FOR 2025; U.S. WATER RESOURCES, WITHDRAWALS; MBRS IN BRIEF; MBRS IN BRIEF (CONTINUED); MICROORGANISMS; AEROBIC, ANAEROBIC

TABLE 1 COMPARISON OF AEROBIC, ANAEROBIC MBRS

TABLE 2 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY TYPE OF MICROBIAL PROCESS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 2 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY TYPE OF MICROBIAL PROCESS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); MEMBRANES; MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING METHODS, MODULES; FLUX; FOULING; SELECTING MEMBRANES FOR MBRS; SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: SUBMERGED, EXTERNAL

FIGURE 3 SCHEMATIC OF SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR

FIGURE 4 SCHEMATIC OF EXTERNAL MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR

TABLE 3 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY CONFIGURATION, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 5 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY CONFIGURATION, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 4 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MBR CONFIGURATIONS

TABLE 5 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF MBRS AND THEIR PRODUCTS

TABLE 5 (CONTINUED); TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE; PARTICLE REMOVAL AND DISINFECTION; REMOVAL OF ORGANIC MATTER; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; COMPETING WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 6 TECHNOLOGIES USED IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT

TABLE 6 (CONTINUED); CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS

TABLE 7 CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS: MBR VS. ACTIVATED SLUDGE (300,000 GPD)

FIGURE 6 CAPITAL COSTS: MBR VS. ACTIVATED SLUDGE (300,000 GPD)

FIGURE 7 OPERATING COSTS: MBR VS. ACTIVATED SLUDGE
APPLICATIONS FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY TABLE 8 APPLICATIONS FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY BY WASTEWATER TYPE, 2008 (%) FIGURE 8 APPLICATIONS FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY BY NUMBER OF INSTALLED SYSTEMS, 2008 (%): APPLICATIONS FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED); APPLICATIONS FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY (CONTINUED)

TABLE 9 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 9 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY APPLICATION, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); DOMESTIC, MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER

TABLE 10 TYPICAL CONTAMINANTS IN UNTREATED MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER (MG/L; DOMESTIC, MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER

TABLE 11 POTENTIAL WASTEWATER COMPONENTS BY INDUSTRY; Heavy Metals; Organic Compounds; Oily Wastewaters; INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT; LANDFILL LEACHATE; IN-BUILDING WATER RECYCLING; CRANFIELD IN-BUILDING STUDY

TABLE 12 COMPARISON OF SYSTEMS FOR IN-BUILDING WATER RECYCLING; OTHER WASTEWATER; SHIPBOARD WASTEWATER; Cruise Lines; World Navies; U.S. Navy; British Royal Navy; U.S. Coast Guard; AGRICULTURAL WASTEWATER; WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE; REUSE IN THE U.S.; REUSE OUTSIDE OF THE U.S.; U.S. REGULATORY EFFORTS; FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR WASTEWATER PLANT CONSTRUCTION; INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY EFFORTS; EU REGULATIONS; OTHER REGULATIONS; TRENDS AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS; DRINKING WATER DENITRIFICATION; REMOVING TRACE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; DESALINATION PRETREATMENT; WASTEWATER TREATMENT WITH SALEABLE BYPRODUCT RECOVERY; TREATMENT TO REMOVE OXIDIZED CONTAMINANTS; RESEARCH NEEDS; Research Needs (Continued)
PATENT SURVEY: BY COMPANY

TABLE 13 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY COMPANY, 1991-2007 (NUMBER)

FIGURE 10 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY COMPANY, 1991-2007 (%); BY APPLICATION

TABLE 14 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY APPLICATION, 1991-2007 (NUMBER)

FIGURE 11 PATENT SURVEY BY APPLICATION, 1991-2007 (%)
THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY: THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY

TABLE 15 VALUE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 12 VALUE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); U.S.; ECONOMIC TRENDS; WATER NEEDS; Water Needs (Continued); CANADA; ECONOMIC TRENDS; WATER NEEDS; NORTH AMERICAN MBR EXPERIENCE

FIGURE 13 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MBR INSTALLATIONS BY INDUSTRY, 2006 (NUMBER); NORTH AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR MBRS; DESALINATION AND WATER PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP; WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION; WATEREUSE FOUNDATION; MWH
GLOBAL MARKETS FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY: GENERAL ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS; IMPACT OF THE GLOBALIZED ECONOMY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN WATER/WASTEWATER PROGRAMS; The Role of International Organizations in Water/Wastewater Management; WORLD ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION; Global Water Supply and Sanitation Assessment

TABLE 16 WHO/UNICEF GLOBAL WATER/SANITATION ASSESSMENT; Millennium Goals; Bellagio Framework; Decentralized Treatment Systems

TABLE 17 EVALUATION OF MBRS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

TABLE 17 (CONTINUED); MARKET VALUE OF MBR SYSTEMS BY GLOBAL REGION

TABLE 18 PROJECTED VALUE OF MBR SYSTEMS BY GLOBAL; REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 14 PROJECTED VALUE OF MBR SYSTEMS BY GLOBAL REGION, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); EUROPE; GENERAL ECONOMIC TRENDS; Member Countries; WATER ISSUES; EUROPEAN MBR EXPERIENCE; Sewage Treatment Plants; Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plants; EUROPEAN MBR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; Amedeus; Eurombra; MBR-Train; Puratreat; THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR MBRS; The European Market for MBRs (Continued)

TABLE 19 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 15 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); OVERVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN MBR EXPERIENCE

FIGURE 16 END-USE APPLICATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL MBRS IN EUROPE BY INDUSTRY, 2005 (NUMBER); COUNTRY ANALYSIS; Belgium; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; France; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; Germany; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Water Needs (Continued); MBR Experience; Italy; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; Spain; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; The Netherlands; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; United Kingdom; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; EASTERN EUROPE; Poland; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; THE ASIA PACIFIC MARKET FOR MBRS

TABLE 20 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE ASIA PACIFIC MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 17 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE ASIA PACIFIC MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); AUSTRALIA; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Water Needs (Continued); MBR Experience; CHINA; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; INDIA; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Coverage; Regulatory; Market; Players; JAPAN; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; SOUTH KOREA; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; SINGAPORE; Current Economic Trends; Water Issues; MBR Experience; THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN MARKET FOR MBRS

TABLE 21 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 18 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); MIDDLE EAST; MIDDLE EAST MBR EXPERIENCE; Bahrain; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Kuwait; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Egypt; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Israel; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; Saudi Arabia; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; United Arab Emirates; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; AFRICA; MBR Experience; THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN MARKET FOR MBRS

TABLE 22 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 19 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); LATIN AMERICA; Argentina; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; Brazil; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Ecuador; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Mexico; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; MBR Experience; CARIBBEAN; Bahamas; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Jamaica; Current Economic Trends; Water Needs; Water Needs (Continued)
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE: CONGLOMERATES; WATER/WASTEWATER TREATMENT COMPANIES; SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS; STRATEGIES FOR REMAINING COMPETITIVE; MARKET SHARE; TABLE 23 ESTIMATED GLOBAL MBR MARKET SHARE AMONG MARKET LEADERS, 2008 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 20 ESTIMATED GLOBAL MBR MARKET SHARE AMONG MARKET LEADERS, 2008 (%); COMPANY PROFILES; A3 WATER SOLUTIONS GMBH; A3-USA; Projects

TABLE 24 A3 REFERENCE PLANTS; ASHBROOK SIMON HARTLEY; IMAS (Integrated Membrane Activated Sludge) MBR; BIWATER INTERNATIONAL, LTD; BRIGHTWATER F.L.I., LTD; BUSSE GMBH; Busse-MF Small Size Sewage Treatment Plant; Projects; CERAMEM; MBR; COLLOIDE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS; ECOTECH FOLEY PIPELINES; GE WATER TECHNOLOGIES; ZeeWeed MBR; Shipboard; Projects

TABLE 25 GE ZENON REFERENCE PLANTS

TABLE 25 (CONTINUED)

TABLE 25 (CONTINUED); GROUPE LAPERRI�RE & VERREAULT, INC.; ENVIROQUIP; Projects

TABLE 26 ENVIROQUIP REFERENCE PLANTS; HANS HUBER AG; MembraneClearBox; VRM Bioreactor; BioMem; Projects

TABLE 27 HUBER REFERENCE PLANTS; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ITRI); ITT INDUSTRIES; Aquious Water Technologies; ITT Dual-Stage MBR; KEPPEL CORP.; Keppel Seghers Technology Group BV; Unibrane Submerged MBR; Unibrane Overpressure MBR; Unipac; Projects

TABLE 28 KEPPEL SEGHERS REFERENCE PLANTS; KIBARAN TERNAMA SDN. BHD; KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS; Koch Membrane Systems GmbH (formerly Puron AG); Puron MBR; Projects

TABLE 29 PURON REFERENCE PLANTS; KOLON INDUSTRIES; KUBOTA CORP.; Kubota MBR; Projects

TABLE 30 KUBOTA REFERENCE PLANTS

TABLE 30 (CONTINUED); MARTIN SYSTEMS AG; Projects; MILLENNIUMPORE; MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.; Mitsubishi MBR; Projects

TABLE 31 MITSUBISHI REFERENCE PLANTS; TIANJIN MOTIMO MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY, LTD.; NORIT; Airlift MBR; Projects; NOVASEP GROUP; Orelis MBR; Projects

TABLE 32 ORELIS REFERENCE PLANTS; NOVOFLOW GMBH; PALL CORP; Pall Aria MBR; POLYMEM S.A.; Immem MBR; SAEHAN INDUSTRIES, INC.; SFC UMWELTTECHNIK GMBH; SHAW GROUP; Envirogen, Inc; Shaw MBR; MTBE Cleanup; SIEMENS AG; MemJet MBR; Petro MBR; Projects

TABLE 33 SIEMENS REFERENCE PLANTS; SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT; Infilco Degremont; BRM MBR; Projects; TORAY INDUSTRIES; Toray MBR; TRIQUA BV; Triqua MBRs; Projects; ULTRA-FLO PTE, LTD.; Ultra-Flo MBR; VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT; Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies; Biosep MBR; Memrod; Projects; WEHRLE WERK AG; Biomembrat MBR; Projects

TABLE 34 WEHRLE WERK REFERENCE PLANTS
APPENDIX TABLE 35 U.S PATENT SURVEY, JANUARY 29, 1991 TO DECEMBER 18, 2007 TABLE 35 (CONTINUED) TABLE 35 (CONTINUED) TABLE 35 (CONTINUED) TABLE 35 (CONTINUED) TABLE 35 (CONTINUED)
LIST OF TABLES: SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MBR MARKET VALUE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 1 COMPARISON OF AEROBIC, ANAEROBIC MBRS; TABLE 2 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY TYPE OF MICROBIAL PROCESS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 3 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY CONFIGURATION, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 4 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF MBR CONFIGURATIONS; TABLE 5 MAJOR MANUFACTURERS OF MBRS AND THEIR PRODUCTS; TABLE 6 TECHNOLOGIES USED IN WASTEWATER TREATMENT; TABLE 7 CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS: MBR VS. ACTIVATED SLUDGE (300,000 GPD); TABLE 8 APPLICATIONS FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY BY WASTEWATER TYPE, 2008 (%); TABLE 9 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 10 TYPICAL CONTAMINANTS IN UNTREATED MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER (MG/L; TABLE 11 POTENTIAL WASTEWATER COMPONENTS BY INDUSTRY; TABLE 12 COMPARISON OF SYSTEMS FOR IN-BUILDING WATER RECYCLING; TABLE 13 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY COMPANY, 1991-2007 (NUMBER); TABLE 14 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY APPLICATION, 1991-2007 (NUMBER); TABLE 15 VALUE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 16 WHO/UNICEF GLOBAL WATER/SANITATION ASSESSMENT; TABLE 17 EVALUATION OF MBRS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; TABLE 18 PROJECTED VALUE OF MBR SYSTEMS BY GLOBAL REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 19 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 20 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE ASIA PACIFIC MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 21 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 22 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN MARKET FOR MBRS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 23 ESTIMATED GLOBAL MBR MARKET SHARE AMONG MARKET LEADERS, 2008 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 24 A3 REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 25 GE ZENON REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 26 ENVIROQUIP REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 27 HUBER REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 28 KEPPEL SEGHERS REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 29 PURON REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 30 KUBOTA REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 31 MITSUBISHI REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 32 ORELIS REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 33 SIEMENS REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 34 WEHRLE WERK REFERENCE PLANTS; TABLE 35 U.S PATENT SURVEY, JANUARY 29, 1991 TO DECEMBER 18, 2007
LIST OF FIGURES: SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MBR MARKET VALUE, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 1 GLOBAL FRESH WATER STRESS, 1995 AND FORECAST FOR 2025; FIGURE 2 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY TYPE OF MICROBIAL PROCESS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 3 SCHEMATIC OF SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; FIGURE 4 SCHEMATIC OF EXTERNAL MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; FIGURE 5 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY CONFIGURATION, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 6 CAPITAL COSTS: MBR VS. ACTIVATED SLUDGE (300,000 GPD); FIGURE 7 OPERATING COSTS: MBR VS. ACTIVATED SLUDGE; FIGURE 8 APPLICATIONS FOR MBR TECHNOLOGY BY NUMBER OF INSTALLED SYSTEMS, 2008 (%); FIGURE 9 PROJECTED GLOBAL VALUE OF MBRS BY APPLICATION, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 10 U.S. PATENT SURVEY BY COMPANY, 1991-2007 (%); FIGURE 11 PATENT SURVEY BY APPLICATION, 1991-2007 (%); FIGURE 12 VALUE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 13 NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL MBR INSTALLATIONS BY INDUSTRY, 2006 (NUMBER); FIGURE 14 PROJECTED VALUE OF MBR SYSTEMS BY GLOBAL REGION, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 15 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE EUROPEAN MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 16 END-USE APPLICATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL MBRS IN EUROPE BY INDUSTRY, 2005 (NUMBER); FIGURE 17 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE ASIA PACIFIC MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 18 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE MIDDLE EAST/AFRICAN MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 19 PROJECTED VALUE OF THE LATIN AMERICAN/CARIBBEAN MARKET FOR MBRS, 1990-2013; ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 20 ESTIMATED GLOBAL MBR MARKET SHARE AMONG MARKET LEADERS, 2008 (%)