Ballasted Flocculation Magnetic Separation Water Treatment Process

PT. KASTRACO ENGINEERING

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The BFMS Water Treatment Process

3 1

Coagulant

Flocculent
4 5

Ballasted Flocculation

Solids Separation

Magnetic Filter

Influent
Recirculation

Effluent
2
Flow Splitter

Magnetic Ballast
6
Magnetic Drum

Back Flush

Recycle

Sludge Processing
1.Coagulation 2.Ballast Addition 3.Flocculation 4.Solids Separation 5.Magnetic Separation 6.Ballast Recovery and Reuse

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Major Advantages
Small Size/Low Cost Excellent Phosphorus Removal Excellent Particulate Removal
Can remove colloidal sized particles without clogging or fouling due to large particles or sludge carry-over from process upsets

Rapid Start-up and Recovery

Ideal for CSO and Rapid recovery from plant malfunctions

Ease of Disinfection Redundant Collection Large Overload Factors CEPT Applications

Low Cost First Phase Treatment for Rural Areas

Recycle and Reuse

Municipal Water Supply and Industrial Process Water

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Municipal Applications
Waste Water Drinking Water Arsenic and Iron Removal Fecal Coliforms, Virus, and Pathogen Removal Pre-treatment for Desalinization Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO) Rural Water Recycle and Reuse Ground Water Remediation Remediation of Rivers and Lakes Removal and Control of Algae Reduced Size & Cost of Biological Processes Integrated systems for Zero Discharge

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Industrial Applications
Paper and Pulp Mills Oil Production, Shale Fracturing, and Refining Iron and Steel Production Power Plants (Boiler Water Treatment, Flue Gas
Desulphurization Water, Leachate from Ash Impoundments)

Metallurgical Processing (Heavy Metals Removal) Electroplating and Circuit Board Manufacture Textile Chemical and Pharmaceutical

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Biological Process Applications

Replace the Secondary Clarifier in Activated Sludge Processes Reduce the size and cost of new plants or increase the capacity of existing tankage HRT for a 10,000 tpd system = 25 minutes Stable in 50 minutes

Magnetic Drum
Sludge Processing
Return Sludge Waste Sludge

Final Sludge

Ballast Make Up
Recovered Ballast

Coagulant

Flocculant

From Primary Clarifier

Mixing Tanks

Aeration Tank

Clarifier

Magnetic Separation

Final Effluent

Recirculation

Sludge Shear

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Kastraco 250 tpd Full-Process Pilot Plant

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Pilot Plant Inside View

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The Concord Phosphorus Removal Project (CWT 2008)

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Summary Performance

(Concord)

For a single 12 ft (3.66 m) clarifier flow rate of 2.5 MGD (9,500 tpd)

Surface Overflow Rate (SOR) 12 gpm/ft2. 29 m/hr settling velocity HGMS Flush Period 5 hrs Effluent TP < 0.05 mg/L Effluent NTU 0.3 to 0.4

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Typical Performance (Municipal Waste Water)

Contaminant Phosphorus TSS Color Turbidity Fecal Coliforms BOD COD

Unit mg/L mg/L PTUs NTU Col/100m L mg/L mg/L

Influent 5 200 100 25 300,000 200 800

Effluent 0.05 4 2 2 200 75 275

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