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Steve Churchouse
CIWEM and IChemE Seminar
Bridgewater 12th May 2005
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Kubota Process
Development
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Membrane Surface
Kingston Seymour membrane after 4 years continuous operation
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Diffuser aeration
lower section
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Top Membrane
Section
Intermediate Section
Lower Membrane
Section and Manifold
Diffuser Section
3.5m
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Feb 04
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Feb 04
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July 04
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Sewage
Sludge treatment
Sludge liquor treatment
Pharmaceutical/Chemical
Malting effluent
Paper effluent
Milk processing plant
Sugar processing
Drinks and Food processing
Tobacco wastewater
Leachate treatment
Greywater recycling
Theme park
Office block
Garden centre
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Aim to:
- Evaluate biological treatability
- Establish sustainable flux rates and key
design criteria
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BOD removal
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
50
100
150
Time in days
200
250
300
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COD mgO2/l
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
0
50
100
150
Time in days
200
250
300
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Average Feed
Permeate
COD
1188
81 (93%)
BOD
450
< 15 (97 %)
SS
71
0.01 (>99.9)
NH3
0.1
< 1.6
(Overdose of nutrient)
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1-4,000 kg COD/d
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4000
3500
3000
Plant shutdown
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
03-Apr
23-Apr
13-May
02-Jun
22-Jun
12-Jul
Raw Water
01-Aug
Permeate
21-Aug
10-Sep
30-Sep
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Pharmaceutical Application
The problem - existing plant
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Pharmaceutical Application
Upgraded plant
4000 kg COD/d
200 m3/d
100 m3/d
Anoxic
zone
Raw feed
Stream 2
Pre aeration A
Aeration tank
Stream 1
Steam 2
Aeration B
Membrane
Aeration tank
45 m3
Clarifier
Final effluent
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Pharmaceutical Application
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7.0
80%
6.0
80%
5.5
75%
5.0
5%
< 5.0
Biomass dead
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Inside the FBDA and Membrane tank showing 12 x 400 panel membrane units
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Vinyl production
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Drinks Manufacture
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Food Preparation/Processing
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Chemical Cleaning
Sewage / industrial applications
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Milk processing
Malt effluent
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450
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
1991
1993
1995
1997 1999
Year
2001
2003
2005
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160
140
120
Power
Chemicals
screenings
rent and rates
100
80
60
Costs projected in
1999
40
20
0
1992
1994
1995
1996
1998
Year
2000
2002
2004
2005
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1992
1998
Power
Maintenance
Chemicals
Membrane replacement
Screenings
Sludge disposal
13 c /m3
1994
2002
11 c /m3
89c /m3
61c /m3
1998
7.5 c /m3
2005
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Conclusions
Kubota process