BiOWiSH™ Aqua FOG Benefits
• Reducessludgeproductionandhandling
• Increasesplantcapacitybyreducingcontacttime(capitalavoidance)
• Eliminatesodorousemissions
• Deliverssubstantialenergysavingsduetoreducedaeration
• Minimizesneedforchemicaladditives
• Stabilizesandimprovesplanttreatmentperformance
• Lowershydrogensulphide,ammoniaandnitratelevels
• Pre-treatsinfluentincollectionsystems
• 100%naturalandnon-toxic
Available Sizes
• 100g/3.5oz
• 1kg/2.2lb
Wastewater Treatment
Case Study
Significant capital avoidance in a municipal wastewater treatment system
Barranquilla, Colombia
Background
TheCityofBarranquilla,Colombiaembarkedonaprojecttoimprovethequalityoftheirmunicipalwastewatertreatmentprogram.Barranquillahasapopulationof1.3millionpeopleand,likemanycitiesindevelopingnations,usebasicwastewatertreatmentsystems.
TheeffluentatthefacilityinBarranquillaconsistsofhouseholdandindustrialdischarge,whichwasnotedtobesporadicinflowandstrength.Theeffluentflowsfromsourcelocationstominoraqueducts,intoaseriesoflagoonsandthendischargedtotheMagdalenaRiver.
TheCityofBarranquillaapproachedBiOWiSHTechnologiesforasolutiontoanongoingissue:theireffluentdidnotmeetdischargerequirementsandwasbecomingaseriousenvironmentalissueforlocalmunicipalities.
Objectives
WorkinginconjunctionwithBioprocesosS.A.,alocal,independenttreatmentconsultant,aBiOWiSH™treatmentplanwasputtogetherto:
1. Eliminatecapitalinvestmentrequirementsforutilitiesexpansion
2. Reducehydraulicloadingandmaintenance
3. Reduceodor
4. Improveormeetenvironmentalcompliance,thereforeimprovinghumanhealth
5. Reduceexistingchemicaltreatment
6. Reviewtheprocessesusedforsustainability(repeatability)andsafetyforthepublic
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Solution BiOWiSH™Aquawasidentifiedasatreatmentstrategythatcouldmeetthestatedgoals.BiOWiSH™Aquaisanovelconsortiumofbiologicallyactiveingredientsconsistingofextracellularco-factors,enzymesandmicrobialcomponents.Theproductactstoreduceodor,volatileorganiccompounds(VOC),chemicaloxygendemand(COD),biologicaloxygendemand(BOD),andtotalsuspendedsolids(TSS).Afurtherbenefitoftheproductisthatitis100%biodegradableandnon-toxictotheenvironment.
TheBiOWiSHEnvironmentteamandBioprocesosS.A.appliedBiOWiSH™Aquaprogramintotheexistingstructurewiththegoalofacceleratingthebiologicalremovalofnutrientsfromwastewater.BiOWiSH™alsoreducesthedependencyofwastewatertreatmentplantsonbiomass(andallitsinherentmaintenancechallenges).Theteamidentifiedbestpracticesforforoptimalefficacyandenvironmentalremediation,eliminatingexcessiveproducthandlinganddistribution.
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ResultsTotalsolidsloadingwasreducedalmostimmediatelywithareductionof50%BODandTSS.Reductioninhydraulicloadingimprovedthethrough-putcapacityandminimized“bottlenecking,”whichcanresultinsystemupsetsrequiringadditionalman-powerandmaintenance.SuchupsetsalsocauseodorissuesfromVOCs,whichareknowntoleadtohealth-relatedissuesifexperiencedforsustainedperiods.Theseodorswerealsoeliminated.
Withtheadditionalimprovementinwaterclarityandsolidsreduction,thecitywasabletoperformitswastewatertreatmentdutieswithoutthesubstantialcapitalexpenditurerequiredtoexpandmunicipaltreatmentinfrastructure,acostestimatedtobe$20M(USD).
Environmental Results Economic Results*
ReducedSolidsLoadingandOdorby>40% $20,000costsavings
Reducedinorganicchemicaltreatmentdosages15% $12,000costsaving
ReducedElectricalDemandforaerationblowers $96,000costsavings
MitigatednecessityforWWTPexpansion $20,000,000costsavings
*Savingsestimatedbasedonindustrynorms
Conclusion
Non-conventionalimplementationoftheenvironmentallysustainableBiOWiSH™AquaproductresultedinacosteffectivewinfortheCityofBarranquillaMunicipalWastewaterTreatmentFacility(WWTF).Thequalityresultsenabledcostavoidanceinexcessof$20M,andsignificantlyimprovedtheenvironmentalfootprintofthewastewaterstream.
Thetechnologyisrelativelysimpleandquicktoimplementascomparedtotraditionalsystems.Theproductissafetouseandrequiresnospecializedtrainingorcostlydosingplatforms.
BiOWiSH™alsoneedsverylowenergyinputtodeploy.Incomparison,traditionalsystemsuselotsofenergy,notablyelectricitywhichasignificantsourceofgreenhousegasemissions(CO2).
Despiteloadingconditionsthatpushedthesystem’scapacitytohandletreatmentfromamechanicalandchemicalperspective,theCityofBarranquillaWWTF,BioprocesosS.A.andtheBiOWiSHEnvironmentalTeamworkedtogethertoimplementBestPracticesandanovelbioaugmentationsolution.
BiOWiSH™technologyoffersarealisticandcosteffectivewastewatertreatmentsolutiontoemergingmarketsthatsimplycannotaffordthehighcapitalandhighenergyapproachusedindevelopedmarkets.
Contacts
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