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Technology
High-Performance
Biocarrier
for RAS
Removal of pollutants
The removal of
pollutants
The
removal from
of
waste water
pollutants
fromoccurs
via teamof
waste
waterwork
occurs
several
via
team- different
work of
specialised
microbial
several
different
strains, present
in
specialised
microbial
the required
strains,
present in
quantity.
the
required
quantity.
Removal of pollutants
Some of those
special degrading
organisms
flocculate weakly,
grow and settle
slowly and will be
washed out from
the treat-ment
plants, resulting in
damage of the
process.
biofilm technology
How to
retain the
biomass in
the
reactor
?
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REQUESTS on OPTIMAL
Wie
wirkt LEVAPOR
CARRIER
PROPERTY
EFFECT
1. High adsorbing capacity
1. High adsorbing capacity
homogene fluidisation
mass transport, bioactivity
lower energy consumption
Design of LEVAPOR
20x20x7 mm
Bulk weight
30 kg/m
Wetting
Surface
~100 kg/m
Biofilm generation
120 min.
unique effects
LEVAPOR attributes
LEVAPOR
Plastic carriers
1,34 Mio
500 to 1000
Adsorbing capacity
very high
low
Degree of reactor
filling
12 to 15 %
30 to 70 %
Porosity
85 to 90 %
50 75 %
Water uptake
up to 250 %
negligible
Colonisation by
microbes
several weeks
4 to 7 (m/mxh)
ca. 10
(m/mxh)
Carrier retention
8-10 mm sieves
screens
Aeration
fine bubble
aeration
coarse bubble
not required
by fluidization
Variability of
properties
very variable
negligible
Biodegradation of 2-CA
Biodegradation of 2-CA
with immobilised
vs. s
Biodegradation
of 2-CA
uspended
bacteria
with
immobilised
vs. s
uspended bacteria
(Univ. of VIENNA)
(Univ. of VIENNA)
N-concentrations after
addition of 12% after
LEVAPOR
N-concentrations
at 10 toof17C
addition
12%established.
LEVAPOR
at 10 to 17C established.
After 3-4 weeks a stable
nitrification
has
been
After
3-4 weeks
a stable
establihedhas
! been
nitrification
establihed !
Ningan: Nitrification in
Wie
wirkt LEVAPOR
winter
NINGAN SEWAGE TP, CHINA
NINGAN SEWAGE TP, CHINA
Sewage: 22.000 m/day
Reactors:
4* 800
m = 3200 m
Sewage:
22.000
m/day
Reactors: 4* 800 m = 3200 m
12,5 vol.% LEVAPOR Biocarrier
Retention
time: 3,5Biocarrier
3,8 h
12,5
vol.% LEVAPOR
Startup :time:
October
, 2010
Retention
3,5 13,8
h
Startup : October 1 , 2010
Problem: Nitrification in
winter Nitrification in
Problem:
winter Winter begins in October
Plantbegins
is only in250
km to
Winter
October
Vladivostok
Plant
is only 250 km to
Vladivostok
Ningan: Nitrification in
Wie
wirkt LEVAPOR
winter
TKN-oxidation and
TN-removal during
TKN-oxidation
and
different phases
TN-removal
during
in 2013phases
different
in 2013
Targets of the
Wie
wirkt LEVAPOR
investigations
To improve the efficiency of the water recycle
via increased
nutrient
removal,
Toplant
improve
the efficiency
of the
water recycle
meaning
plant
via increased nutrient removal,
meaning
to find a more efficient biocarrier for the removal
of fish toxic compounds, than existing plastic
carriers
to define the biokinetic parameter of the Nremoval
to develop an optimized technology for the Nremoval
Carrier
PE-carrier
780 m/m
PE-carrier
780 m/m
LEVAPOR
>LEVAPOR
20.000 m/m
> 20.000 m/m
PU foam
1.500
m/m
PU
foam
1.500 m/m
Ceramics
400 m/m
Ceramics
400 m/m
NH4N Removal
Conclusions
Biofilm
Technology
High-Performance
Biocarrier
for RAS