Main presentation & Media Clarifier
About Aqwise-Aqana
Expertise
Strong biological process know-how Multi-disciplinary expert staff
Global Reach, Local Presence
Over 500 installations in > 50 countries World-wide regional offices, sales
representatives and partners
Global Solution Provider
Aqwise is a trusted solution provider for municipal and industrial customers
>260
Municipal Installations
>50
Countries Worldwide
>240
Industrial Deployments
>275M
m3/year Treated Wastewater
Customer Benefits
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DURABLE & STABLE
Highly resistant to hydraulic shock loads with short recovery time after toxic loads.
LOW MAINTENANCE
Simple maintenance and low operational costs.
ECO FRIENDLY
Recycled materials, less land usage, no scenery obstruction and less sludge.
SMALL FOOTPRINT
Suitable for both new applications and existing plant upgrades.
COST EFFICIENT
Requires minimal civil works, short project life cycle and lower CAPEX/OPEX.
SCALABLE & FLEXIBLE
Smooth upgrade or gradual expansion based on just-in-time investment.
Research & Development
Aqwise and Aqana are actively involved in the development of new and innovative biological solutions
Field Test Facilities
Research Facilities
– R&D centers located in Israel and in The Netherlands – Biological process excellence center
Wastewater Treatment
– Development of new technologies for changing standards
– Using expert field engineers knowledge of customer
production process to tailor the treated wastewater reuse
Drinking Water
– Focus on efficient treatment of emerging pollutants
Aqwise & Aqana Labs
Aqwise: Eco-Friendly Approach
Aqwise solutions enable retrofit, reuse and recycling of existing equipment, materials and resources
RETROFIT REUSE
RECYCLE
Cost-effective and
environmentally-friendly solutions
Innovation That Works
Aqwise Biomass Carriers protect biofilm against abrasion and ensure mass transfer efficiency
Recycled, high-density polyethylene
Highly open external design
> 650 m2/m3 Effective surface area
Optimal oxygen and nutrients transfer
Applicable for various biological processes
Diverse Biological Processes
AGAR® MBBR
AGAR® IFAS AGAR® Aerobic Processes
DACS®
DACS® DANA DACS® Anaerobic Processes
AGAR® Technology Overview
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Sludge Treatment
Inlet
Advanced Biomass Carriers
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Unique Double-roll Airflow Design
B
Effluent
Project Management
Aqwise implements recognized industry standard project management methodologies
Design
& Piloting
Detailed Design
Civil Works
Purchase
& Supply
Installation
& Testing
Commissioning
& Startup
Operation &
Maintenance
Business Models
Aqwise & Aqana offer a wide range of business models to fit customer needs
Process Package
Technological process design services and equipment, Biomass carriers, Commissioning
Turn-Key Project EPC
Complete design, Full project management Purchase and realization, Start up and commissioning
Professional Services/Contracting
Pilot Services, process supervision up to full Operation &
Maintenance.
Financing
Tailor-made financial models to meet customer budget requirements.
Package Plant
Aqwise Compact containerized and pre- fabricated solutions.
Aqwise Solution Portfolio
Aqwise supplies adaptable technology and tailor-made solutions for the global markets
MUNICIPAL
• New and upgrade installations
• Large or small scale facilities
• Full water reuse or discharge to the environment
INDUSTRIAL
• High strength wastewater treatment
• Wide range of industries
• Water reuse & energy recovery
DRINKING WATER
•Surface water treatment
•Ground water treatment
•Environmental approach for treating a variety of pollutants
Municipal Solutions
Aqwise offers the widest range of solutions to meet municipal customer needs
Ability
New facilities Efficient upgrades
Plant Scale
Large Scale
Small to medium scale
Effluent
Full reuse of water Complete discharge
Industrial Solutions
Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals Pulp and Paper Oil and Gas
Food and Beverage Aquaculture
Industrial segments
Municipal main references
Client Location Greenfield / Retrofit
Flow [m3/d]
Process
Configuration Effluent quality Scope of Services
Agra India Greenfield 163,000 MBBR Drinking water quality STK
Irkutsk Russia Retrofit 130,000 MBBR Discharge to river STK
Cap Robecco Italy Retrofit 140,000 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Odderøya Norway Greenfield 58,800 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP
Monclova Mexico Retrofit 58,300 IFAS-BNR Reuse in industry STK
West Haven USA Retrofit 40,000 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Loni India Greenfield 30,000 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP Mont Blanc Italy Greenfield 27,000 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Xiangfan China Greenfield 25,000 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP Yicheng China Greenfield 25,000 IFAS-BNR Discharge to a river PP Shaya China Greenfield 20,000 MBBR Discharge to the environment STK Tavernola Italy Retrofit 17,280 MBBR + MC Discharge to a river STK Tomaszow Poland Retrofit 14,465 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP
Municipal main references
Trani Italy Retrofit 12,720 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Haryana India Greenfield 10,000 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP Givat Brenner Israel Greenfield 9,000 IFAS-BNR Reuse in agriculture PP
Savigliano Italy Retrofit 8,000 IFAS Discharge to a river PP
Roznava Slovakia Retrofit 7,743 IFAS Discharge to a river PP
NDPL India 7,680 MBBR Reuse in a power plant PP
Yavne Israel Greenfield 6,500 MBBR+AS Reuse in agriculture PP
Los Heroes Mexico Retrofit 6,480 MBBR+AS Reuse in agriculture PP
Monclova II Mexico Greenfield 6,048 MBBR Reuse for industry TK
Kirkebygda Norway Greenfield 5,400 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP
Meitzar Israel Greenfield 5,000 IFAS-BNR Reuse in agriculture PP
Pucallpa Sector II Peru Greenfield 4,800 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP Pinthong Industrial
Estate Thailand Retrofit 4,000 MBBR + AS Discharge to river PP
BO Norway Norway Greenfield 3,720 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP Pucallpa Sector 10 Peru Greenfield 3,700 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP
Municipal main references
Durango Mexico Greenfield 3,700 MBBR + MC Discharge to the environment TK Uige Angola Greenfield 3,550 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Gambolo Italy Retrofit 3,500 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment STK Shafir Israel Greenfield 3,200 MBBR-BNR + MC Reuse in agriculture STK Neptune Beach USA Retrofit 3,000 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Settecamini Italy Retrofit 2,500 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment STK
Arlington USA Retrofit 2,270 MBBR-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Pucallpa
municipality Peru Greenfield 2,240 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP Syrdal RA Norway Greenfield 2,160 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP
Nome Norway Retrofit 2,040 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP
Mozrije Municipal Slovenia Retrofit 2,008 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Lonato WWS Italy Retrofit 1,920 MBBR-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Folkston, GA USA Retrofit 1,900 MBBR-BNR Discharge to the environment PP Mockfjärd ARV Sweden Retrofit 1,800 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP San Juan Mexico Retrofit 1,730 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment PP
Municipal main references
Oyon Spain Retrofit 1,617 IFAS Discharge to the river STK
Trevi Italy Retrofit 1,600 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the river PP
Puente Moreno Mexico Retrofit 1,210 MBBR Discharge to the river PP
Callao Peru Greenfield 1,200 MBBR Reuse for irrigation PP
Las Arboledas Panama Greenfield 1,200 MBBR + AS Reuse for irrigation PP Jesus Maria1 Mexico Greenfield 1,175 MBBR Reuse for irrigation PP
Callao Peru Additional line 1,100 MBBR Reuse for irrigation PP
Sevilla la Nueva Spain Retrofit 1,090 IFAS-BNR Discharge to the environment STK Athiainou Cyprus Greenfield 1,000 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP Hotel Miramar El Salvador Retrofit 960 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP
San Miguel 2 Peru Greenfield 900 MBBR Reuse in agriculture PP
Maria Sainz Peru Greenfield 800 MBBR Discharge to the environment PP
Zone Sofia Colombia Greenfield 2100 MBBR Reuse for irrigation PP
Oquendo Peru Greenfield 800 MBBR+MC Discharge to the environment PP
Maria Reiche Peru Greenfield 770 MBBR Reuse in agriculture PP
Aqwise – Clear and Simple
Technology Leadership
Global Reach, Local Presence Proven Track Record
Measurable Return on Investment
– Wastewater reuse – Energy recovery – Retrofit capabilities
The AGAR MBBR technology
• MBBR
Simple control process Resistant to shock loads Small footprint
Operation Training required
• Activated sludge
Traditional waste water treatment
More space required More complex to operate
Less resistant to shocks
Separation of biomass from pure MBBR systems is more challenging, compare to conventional Activated Sludge or IFAS systems.
Existing solutions are: Chemicals usage (coagulant/flocculant) for gravity sedimentation or dissolved air flotation unit
Finding an economical simple solution for optimal solid liquid separation having different sludge quality in the same biologically treated waste water
The Problem
Standard MBBR process prior to a MC
AGAR® MBBR
Multi stage biological reactor Filled with biomass carriers (20 – 70% fill ratio)
No sludge recirculation
Moving Bed Biological Reactor
The solution is Media Clarifier
The Media clarifier (MC) was developed specifically for MBBR effluent characteristics
The clarifier contains a floating layer
of plastic media that improves solids
separation and clarification
Why a Media Clarifier?
Simple operation
Small footprint – up to 50% less than normal
Lower or even no
chemical requirement
Very low energy consumption
No scum problems
Flat floor
Media Clarifier
Media Clarifier internals
1
4 5
6
1. Inlet pipe from MBBR 2. Effluent canal
3. Media
4. Carriers support screen 5. Upper drainage pipe 6. Sludge drainage pipe
2 3
S.A. 270 m2/m3
MC Mechanism
Wastewater flows through the unit in an up flow manner
A fraction of the solids settle in the bottom Other solids separate in the upper media layer Sludge is emptied from the bottom
periodically
Upper media zone is emptied periodically Some times aeration is introduced to agitate upper media layer and improve periodic cleaning
Separation mechanism
Solids settle in the lower clarifier zone
Solids are also separated in the upper media zone due to the following mechanisms:
– Auto-flocculation – adhesion between small particles due to turbulent micro currents
– Entrapment within the media in non-turbulent zones – Adsorption of particles to organic matter attached to the
media. High surface area of the media allows abundant of attachment zones
Media Clarifier internals
Source: Shafir WWTP, Israel; 3,000m3/d
Carriers’ support screen
Upper zone
Media layer and effluent canal
Upper media during aeration
Media Clarifier internals
Source: Tavernola WWTP, Italy; 17,000 m3/d
Carriers’ support screen
Upper zone and effluent canal
Upper media working stage
Media Clarifier effluent
Source: Tavernola WWTP, Italy; 17,000 m3/d
Project Name Location Description Flow [m3/d]
Process
Configuration Effluent requirement Tavernola Italy Upgrade WWTP municipal
sewage 17,280 MBBR +
Media Clarifier Discharge to the environment Durango Mexico New plant for treatment of
municipal sewage 3,700 MBBR+
Media Clarifier Discharge to the environment Shafir Israel New plant for treatment of
municipal sewage 3,200 MBBR +
Media Clarifier
Reuse in agriculture Including Nitrogen removal Sugar factory Latin
America
Turn Key project for a
Sugar processing plant 2,720 MBBR +
Media Clarifier Pisa Mexico Turn Key project for a
pharmaceutical plant 1,800 MBBR+
Media Clarifier * Before installations Triara Mexico New plant for treatment of
municipal sewage 350 MBBR+
Media Clarifier Reuse for AC Walmart
Com.
centers
Mexico New treatment plants (28) in
Wal-Mart commercial centers 25-260 MBBR+
Media Clarifier Reuse for toilets and green areas Carmel Alon
Tavor Israel New plant for treatment of a
winery factory 75 MBBR+
Media Clarifier Discharge to municipal WWTP Carmei Tzur Israel Upgrade of an existing plant 200 MBBR+
Media Clarifier Reuse in agriculture Ramot
Shapira Israel Compact unit to treat sewage of
a remote location 100 MBBR+
Media Clarifier Reuse in agriculture Mate
Binyamin Israel Compact unit to treat sewage of
a remote location 100 MBBR+
Media Clarifier Reuse in agriculture Arraijan Panama Compact unit to treat sewage of
a remote location 160 MBBR +
Media Clarifier Discharge to the environment Playa Blanca Panama Compact unit to treat sewage of
a remote location 280 MBBR+
Media Clarifier Discharge to the environment
MC main case studies
REQUIREMENTS
SOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS
• Customer:
• Location:
• Capacity:
Case Study: Municipal Plant, Israel
Municipal plant, Israel
Municipal + cow shed Israel
600 m3/d
• New wastewater treatment plant for a growing area
• Ammonia reduction (inlet 100 – 200mg/l)
• AGAR® MBBR-BNR configuration with Media clarifier separation
• Intensive nutrient removal
Some results
Results
Today average effluent TSS is 10 mg/l without the use of chemicals
REQUIREMENTS
SOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS
• Customer:
• Location:
• Capacity:
Case Study: Municipal Plant, Italy
Municipal plant, Italy
Municipal Italy
17000 m3/d
• Very old wastewater treatment plant to be quality and quantity upgraded by using only existing volume.
From 40 to 200 lt/sec; discharge in the environment
• AGAR® MBBR configuration with Media clarifier separation
WWTP as it was
WWTP during upgrade
WWTP during upgrade WWTP Tavernola lay out
WWTP Tavernola
Parameter Raw WW Old Effluent limit New Effluent limit tertiary
Regulation
COD [mg/l] 450 125 100 < 125
BOD [mg/l] 240 30 15 < 25
TSS[mg/l] 50 50 10< 35
NH3-N 5 < 5 < 15
NO3-N 15 < 15 < 20
TN [mg/l] 25 NA 20 <
TP [mg/l] 5 NA 5 < 10
WWTP during upgrade
Media clarifier performance trend
WWTP performance trend
Media clarifier main assembly
5 2
4 1
3
1- Influent distribution pipes 2- Effluent channels
3- Upper drainage backwash
4- Sludge suction pipe 5- Air scouring pipes
P&I Media clarifier
REQUIREMENTS
SOLUTION HIGHLIGHTS
• Customer:
• Location:
• Capacity:
Case Study: 30 Walmart plants, Mexico
Walmart plant, Mexico
Walmart Mexico
Up to 100 m3/d, varies per plant
• Wastewater treatment before discharge
• AGAR® MBBR configuration
• Including containerized Plug & Play solutions
• Proprietary Aqwise Media Clarifier
Results
Media clarifier (MC) Floatation unit Technology description The Media Clarifier (MC) is a unique and innovative clarifier
developed in order to provide a specific solution to sedimentation characteristic typical to MBBR processes.
Sedimentation and separation of solids takes place in one tank with an up-flow pattern –. Sedimentation and concentration of coarse solids takes place at the lower part,.
In the upper zone a solid/liquid mixture is passing through a non- conform layer of Jambo Media with captures the fine solids. Effluent water flows over an outlet weir.
Dissolved Air flotation (DAF) This technology makes use of pressurized Air-water mixture and releasing them to the tank. The solid attached to the air bubble and float to the surface, were they are remove by skimmer.
The DAF uses cycle le pressurization
Chemical are used for coagulation of the fine solid and electrolyte polymer for attaching solids into agglomerates that will float.
Concentration of sludge is determined by the speed or depth of the upper skimmer.
Technology Components 1. Concert tank flat bottom
2. Influent/effluent /sludge pipes valves 3. Air scouring system
4. Grating 5. Jambo carrier 6. Sludge pump 7. Back wash pump
1. Tank AISI 304 2. Skimmer
3. Influent/Effluent/Sludge pipes valves 4. Recirculation pump
5. Pressurization unit 6. Sludge pump
7. Dosing system Coagulant 8. Dosing system polymer 9. Tanks for chemical storage 10. Flocculation chamber 11. Compressor
Application Mainly municipal application, only for MBBR solid separation Industrial and Municipal application. Solid removal, Oil and Grease removal
Unit Media clarifier (MC) Floatation unit
No. of unit 2 4
Chemical consumption l/hr ; kg/hr No chemical 40 l/hr Coagulant
20Kg/hr Polymer
Power consumption (average) KWH 0.25 KWH Approx.. 9 KWH
Slid removal efficiency % > 90% > 90 %
Effective Volume m3 1225 336
Hydraulic retention time (average) Hr 2.45 0.73
Shape Rectangular , flat bottom Rectangular
Total surface area m2 350 120
Loading rate (average) m3/h/m2 1.43 0.24
Sludge concentration % 1-2 3-4
Operational complexity - Low
No moving parts, no chemicals, no high pressure systems , robust configuration
High
Chemical dosing, flow distribution, motos, high pressure , pneumatic system
Contact Information
Contact us for further information about Aqwise solutions
pier@aqwise.com
Name: Pier Antonio Ceresini
Italy Manager
Website
www.aqwise.com www.aqana.com
Telephone
mob. 347 93 60 810
Thank You
Pier Antonio Ceresini www.aqwise.com www.aqana.com pier@aqwise.com p.ceresini@aqana.com
Herzliya - Israel office 00972 (9) 9591901
Sneek – The Netherlands office 0031 (0) 515200210 Lodi - Italy office +39 0371 776369
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