Technology Map

 Challenge

Target parameters

 Traditional technology

VWS Solution

Obtain industrial greyed water

 SS, turbity

Screening in line coagulation/floculation. Clarification (sedimentation or flotation). Filtration: Sandfilters, multimedia filters, activated carbon filters (rare, for pesticides and chlorine

Drumfilters, Discfilters®
Actiflo®, Actiflo® Package Plant
Dusenflo®
FPB/FIB/FPT/FIT/FIC ranges, Eliminator® Filters, Druck Filters, Discfilters (Filtration 10-400μm)

 Purify water to obtain potable water

 M.O, Arsenic, Bacteria

UV Ozonation, Arsenic removal, Chlorination

UV-Aster®/ UV-Star®
Mangaflo® As, Multiflo®

 Avoid precipitation in circuits and boilers

 CaCO³, Free chlorine, Fe, Mn

Softening, Anticalant, bisulfite, WTC (WaterTreatment Chemical) Fe, Mn Removal

Softeners range (Berkoion Softeners)
Hydrex® 3000 (potable water), Hydrex® 8000 (F&B), Multiflo®, Filtraflo® As, Mangaflo® As, Opafer, Metclean®

 Protect membranes from SS and sand leakage, Salinity removal

 SS, Sand, Anthracite, Salts: Sulfate, nitrate

 Microfiltration Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration, RO

Pur'Bev (MM filtration + RO + disinfection (UV or Ozone or CI²))
Multipure Midi and Multipure Plus, Compact I/II/III (Standard RO Units)
RO units (D&B expertise for beverage industry)

 Challenge

 Target parameters

Traditional technology

VWS Solutions

Prepare effluent for biological treatment, eliminate what can't be eliminated in biological treatment

 Non soluble

Buffer tank
Screening, Clarification (lamellar settling) Flotation

 Recirculation of effluents in buffer tanks allowing a pre-processing of COD, Idrascreen®, Drumfilters, Discfilters®, Actiflo®, Actiflo® Package plant

 Grease, Oil

Grease separation:

• Dissolved Air Flotation + WTC
• Grease Removal
  

Grease Treatment:

• Grease aerobic treatment

Grease anaerobic treatment (injection of >20% in digester)
Or grease may be sent to another place for treatment

Idraflot® DAF
Biolix
AGIRA®

 In case of methanisation downstream

Balance and preacidification tank, Divert tank (out of spec effluents), Conditioning sump (pH, Nutrients)

Treat biodegradable COD, lower the load for downstream aerobic treatment Valoriz biogas

Biodegradable COD
In case of SS grease:
Otherwise:

Anaerobic Biological Treatment
Contract process (= completely mixed process)
Fixed cultures: trickling filters
Granular methanisation (UASB or EGSB

Filter including AnoxKaldnes® media

Biopaq® UASB
Biobed® LV
Biopaq® IC
Biobed® HV

Most common (when no specific requirement) lower cost and easy to operate. Compacity required. Small scale plants

Regular COD level

Aerobic biological treatment
Classical activated sludge
Batch processes (SBR = sequencing batch reactor)
Specific media filtration

 Azenit®
SBO from Kruger, MSE (Ecobatch®)
NAWS
Ecodisk®, BioSAF®, Biosep®, Biosep® Pack

Compact footprint and very good quality required. If existing treatment plant requires higher capacity (MBBR as primary treatment) or if compacity required

High COD Level

Membrane filtration (MBR = membrane Bioreactor)
MBBR (Mobile Bed Bio Reactor): under development
MBP (Minimum Biosludge Production): underdevelopment

AnoxKaldnes® MBBR
Aquaflow: MBP (to date only for Pulp and Paper with current adaption for for F&B

 Limit amount of sludge produced. Revamping of the WWTP. When overload of the WWTP

NH₄, NO₃

Nitrification/denitrification (in activated sludge basin in specific conditions)

Biodenipho®, Biodentro

If SS final content after activated sludge must be low

 SS

Fine Screening, Clarification (= chemical products), Filtration

Discfilters & Drumfilters
Actiflo®, Actiflo® Package Plant
Berkal discfilters (Filtration 100-400μm)
Eliminatorsμm filters
Filters
FPB/FIB/FPT/FIT/FIC multimedia filters

Specific treatment
Thermal treatment in process and wastewater

 Nitrate, phosphate

Tertiary nitrate removal, tertiary phosphate removal
Evaporation/Concentration/Crystallization

Biodenipho®, Biodenitro®, Azenit®, Azae® (step-fed Azenit®)
LED solutions, Entropie solutions, HPD solutions

Challenge

 Target parameters

 Traditional technology

 VWS Solution

 Reuse for utilities (effluent polishing)

SS, Microorganisms, Salt

Filtration:
Sand, Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Nanofiltration, RO, Coupling Biosep/RO

RO unit (D&B) (expertise for Beverage industry)
Multipure Midi and Multipure Plus (standard RO units)
Compact I/II/III (standard RO units)
Coupling Biosep + RO
Coupling Activated sludge + filtration

Prevent water shortage and high water cost

Microoganisms
Ions

Disinfection: UV, Ozone, Chlorination

Deionisation: Resin Ion Exchange units, RO

Rapide Strata and Strata+ (standard units), DUFN (standard & D&B)

Challenge

 Target Parameters

Traditional technology

VWS Solutions

Treat and/or eliminate the sludge

Primary Physico-chemical sludge
Secondary anaerobic sludge
Secondary aerobic sludge

Land spreading
Sludges are stored in a place and reused in the digestor in case something happens to the biomass, or sold to another anaerobic digestor owner

 SEDE

In the case when there is anaerobic treatment prior to aerobic treatment (less sludge)

Thickening, Dewatering, Mechanical drying: Filter press

 Gravitek®, Dribelt®, INOS®, Biocon® (if large volume)

In the case when there is no Anaerobic pretreatment. When very large volumes

Anaerobic digestion: Thermophilic (R&D), Pasteurisation, Sanitization for safety
Chemical stabilization with lime
Total mineralisation (HTO) coupling with Digestion

Biotherm®, Biopasteur®
Saphyr®

Valorisation of sludge:
Agricultural use. landfilling, incineration, Others: CO2, Biogas

 Anaerobic sludge

Sold to another anaerobic digestor owner

Athos®, Biothelys®

Challenge

 Target parameters

 Traditional technology

 VWS Solutions

Odour reduction and by-products reuse (Biogas)

Air Contamination

Evitate fermentations and cover the basins

Nox

1. Collect Nauseous gas

Activated carbon
Alizair®, Alizair® Packaged plant

SO₂

2. Gas treatment:
Biological treatment: reinject into aerated basins, Biofiltre (dampened peat

 Aquilair®, Idradeo (Zeolite gel), Thiopaq®

Chemical treatment: stabilization with lime, gas cleaning: send through chemical towers spreading acid, soda and sodium hypochloride

Saphyr®

Other: Activated carbon tower. Odour detection

 Odowatch "electronic nose"