ORGANICA

What Are the Differences

between Organica and MBBR?

Organicas Food Chain Reactor (FCR) Uses a Combination of

Plant Roots and a Proprietary Biofiber Media
Both Organicas Food Chain
Reactor (FCR) and Moving Bed
Biological Reactor (MBBR) are
submerged fixed film solutions

Natural Plant Roots

Engineered Roots (Fixed Media)

Both use high surface area media

for biomass to attach and grow
Organicas FCR uses a
combination of plant roots
and a proprietary fixed media
(engineered roots)
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MBBR Uses Moving Media Retention Screens

Moving Media Types (HDPE plastic screens)

MBBR uses plastic media

Media is retained in the aeration

tank with stainless steel
retention screens

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Moving Media Retention Screens

Study Confirms Organica Benefits over MBBR

Organicas Research Facility at Telki, Hungary

Lower HRT

Lower Power Requirement

Lower Sludge Production

Lower Overall Cost

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FCR Has Lower Energy Consumption at the Design Point

Fine Bubble Aeration Diffuser

Organicas FCR uses

high efficiency fine bubble diffusers

Most MBBR installations use

coarse or medium bubble diffusers
which have a significantly lower oxygen
transfer efficiency

Coarse Bubble Aeration Unit

FCR has a lower energy consumption

at the design point.
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Organica FCR Provides Energy Efficiency

Even at Turndown Conditions
MBBR Treatment

Organica Facility

Air flow to Organica FCR is

automatically decreased as load
decreases to maintain a constant
dissolved oxygen in the basin
MBBR systems in municipal
applications are typically
mixing limited

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Maintenance of Diffusers
Empty MBBR Tank
for Diffuser Maintenace

Easy Access
to Diffusers
in an FCR

Organica design allows easy

access to diffusers without
removing the media
MBBR media must be
removed for diffuser
maintenance and an
additional a tank is needed
to store the moving media

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Organicas Carrier Units Keep the Attached Media Safe

under All Circumstances
Organicas Proprietary Biofiber Media

Organicas carriers with all the attached

biofilm stay in the aeration tank under
all conditions
Wastewater treatment plants with moving
media systems potentially lose their
media occasionally

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MBBR Media Washed Ashore in the News

Beach Mystery Came From
Mamaroneck Treatment Plant
theLoop, 08 Mar, 2011
By Polly Kreisman and Diana Marszalek

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Three days after starting to

wash ashore, the small
plastic disks that have been
spotted on beaches from Rye
to New Rochelle have been
identified as non-dangerous
equipment used at a local
wastewater treatment plant.

Organica FCR Is a Clear Choice over MBBR Systems

Interior of an Organica Facility

Lower Energy Requirements

Lower Overall Cost
Less Operational Risk

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