A major company for pharma industry involved in the manufacture of skin creams for sun projection required a new wastewater treatment plant. The factory is located adjacent to a tributary river of the Danube, so treated wastewater enters this protected water body. The manufacturing process produces wastewater from pharma industry is with an extremely high BOD and COD. And there are large amounts of emulsified oils in the wastewater that need to be removed.
As the treated pharma industry wastewater must discharge into the Danube river, a very high level of treatment is required. Also, an online monitoring system was requested by the local government to control the pharma industry wastewater discharge. The system is located in an urban area, so noise and odour were also major concerns. Failure to clean the industrial wastewater contaminated with oils would result in the need to tanker away the wastewater each day, at huge cost to the client. A standard DAF would not be able to achieve the required cleaning standards.
A high efficiency DAF was selected for this project. Unlike a standard DAF, it achieves a far higher cleaning efficiency with regard to the removal of oils. This allowed the client to meet their effluent targets with just one treatment step. To prevent any nuisance from noise or odour from pharma industry
The complete system was located within containers, with all air passing through carbon filters to remove any small. This provided a totally silent and odour free system.
A containerised dewatering system was also supplied to reduce the amount of sludge produced from the pharma industry. Turbidity meters were also installed to measure the turbidity of the cleaned wastewater. If the turbidity ever exceeded the discharge compliance limits then the wastewater is recycled through the system again for further cleaning.
Yes, ClearFox® DAF technology is flexible and can be used in various industries with high COD and BOD values as well as emulsified fats and oils in the wastewater. Our team will analyze your specific wastewater and develop a customized solution for your project.
Dissolved air flotation significantly reduces COD, BOD, fats, oils and suspended solids. The exact effluent values are individually tailored to the legal requirements and customer requirements.
The technology is particularly suitable for wastewater with high grease, oil and dirt loads, e.g. in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. A prior analysis of the wastewater determines whether a DAF solution is the best option for your specific requirements.
Container solutions are compact, flexible and quickly ready for use. They require less space and can be easily expanded or relocated if necessary. They are also more cost-effective than permanently installed systems.
Maintenance effort is low because the ClearFox® DAF technology is automated. Regular maintenance by our service team and remote monitoring ensure smooth operation.
In addition to dissolved air flotation, we offer modules for sludge dewatering, post-treatment, additional filtration stages and online measurements. These can be added as required.
