Hydrothane External Circulation Sludge Bed (ECSB) and Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) for anaerobic wastewater treatment
12 February, 2016Hydrothane offers an anaerobic process design that also saves on space and removes noise, odour, corrosion and maintenance issues. The process is suitable for industries with organically laden wastewater, such as chemical, food and beverages, and pulp and paper.
Sunbury Recycled Water Plant upgrade begins
02 February, 2016Lisa Neville and Josh Bull have announced the start of a $53 million upgrade of the Sunbury Recycled Water Plant.
Atlas Copco ZS 18–160 kW blower
29 January, 2016The Atlas Copco ZS 18–160 kW positive displacement screw blower is suitable for most wastewater treatment plants. It is designed to the company's plug-and-play set-up, making installation easy, and features a small footprint.
Wee will rock you
04 November, 2015Step aside Kanye, a urinal that generates its own electricity was one of the biggest crowd-pleasers at Glastonbury Festival 2015 in the UK.
Minimising water treatment plant degradation and chemical spills
12 August, 2015In order to prevent corrosion of assets in wastewater treatment plants, Rhino Linings Australasia provides protective coatings which are strong, flexible and resistant to chemical attack.
Hydroflux halves energy costs of Burra Foods’ wastewater treatment
09 July, 2015Australian dairy ingredient processor Burra Foods recently installed a Hydroflux HyDAF Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) unit for primary wastewater treatment and successfully halved its energy costs.
Andzac enables efficient water aeration
29 May, 2015The Andzac Aerator, from Andzac Water Treatment, recently underwent independent testing at Goulburn Valley Water's wastewater management facility in Tatura, country Victoria. The product's venturi air-injection design provides a system that can provide efficient and economical surface aeration for wastewater treatment ponds and other bodies of water.
Wastewater purification in 2.5 minutes
28 April, 2015Engineers from Jhostoblak Corporate in Mexico have created technology to recover and purify seawater or wastewater, regardless of the amount of pollutants and microorganisms, in just 2.5 minutes.
Wastewater re-use using UV disinfection
16 April, 2015The UV disinfection industry has experienced tremendous growth over the last 25 years - particularly in Europe, the USA and South-East Asia. The development of new UV technologies over this period is a perfect example of an industry investing to meet market demand - in this case, demand for an effective, low-cost and environmentally friendly way to disinfect wastewater for re-use.
CNP AirPrex struvite removal and biosolids enhancement process
16 April, 2015AirPrex technology, by German group CNP, provides a struvite removal and biosolids enhancement process. It removes struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate) from anaerobically digested sludge streams, thus eliminating potential pipe blockages and mechanical issues without increasing chemical use.
Hydroflux Hydrothane STP ECSB (External Circulation Sludge Bed) for anaerobic wastewater treatment
27 March, 2015The Hydrothane ultrahigh-rate anaerobic process takes organic content within wastewater and generates green energy.
Optimising wastewater treatment plant performance
23 March, 2015Wastewater treatment processes have been driven to reduce nutrient concentrations over the past couple of decades to improve receiving water quality particularly in inland waterways. This has led to the installation of complex and often energy-intensive processes. Recently, focus has been on optimising existing treatment processes both in terms of energy usage and plant performance to maximise performance, capacity and operation of the plants.
Australian-invented technology tackles odours at meat processor
12 March, 2015When producing specialty meat products and fresh food, it is common for odours to be generated in the production cycle. This was the case at the Illawarra Meat Company where hams, sausages and other smallgoods are processed.
TurboMax Turbo Blower
18 February, 2015The TurboMax Turbo Blower is an aeration blower said to provide savings of 20-40% in energy-intensive processes at wastewater treatment plants. The blower is compact and lightweight, with minimal installation requirements.
Trility to rehabilitate Redcliffe Sewage Treatment Plant
28 January, 2015Following a competitive procurement process, Trility has been selected to deliver the Design, Build, Operate and Maintain contract for the rehabilitation of South-East Queensland's Redcliffe Sewage Treatment Plant. The plant services residents and businesses in the Redcliffe Peninsula and surrounding areas.
