Biological wastewater treatment
Many municipal or industrial wastewater treatment works face challenges e.g. related to meeting new stricter discharge criteria and insufficient capacity but limited space for expansion. Others are looking into water reclamation for the benefit of the local community. Alfa Laval offers several innovative, flexible and highly efficient biological wastewater treatment technologies as alternatives to more traditional methods.
Alfa Laval technologies for biological wastewater treatment are ideal for removal of nutrients, organic matter, fats, oil and grease (FOG), and other undesirable micro particles and substances. They are characterized by high efficiency, flexibility and small footprint and have all steps in the same tank.
Where influent flow and organic loads vary and effluent requirements are stringent the Alfa Laval AS-H Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) with our patented floating decanter is a good choice for secondary biological treatment. Combine it with the Alfa Laval AS-H Iso-Disc® Cloth Media Filter for
Wastewater - an untapped water resource
More and more people realize that wastewater can also be a valuable resource. There are many good reasons to consider reusing biologically treated municipal and industrial wastewater: Reuse water resources, reduce freshwater intake, and reduce effluent treatment costs.
Reclaimed water can be used for numerous applications, e.g., industrial process water, cooling towers, wash water, surface irrigation of crops, vineyards, and golf courses; recreation lakes, wetlands, wildlife habitat, and groundwater recharge.
Water treated with Alfa Laval MBR or an AS-H Iso-Disc filtration system is an excellent technology for indirect portable reuse (IPR) or direct potable reuse (DPR) when a final polishing technology such as UV disinfection, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, activated carbon, ozonatione, or chlorination