Grundfos to treat Singapore's wastewater
05 December, 2014Pump manufacturer Grundfos has been awarded a S$1.4 million R&D grant by the Singapore Environment and Water Industry Programme Office to develop a novel wastewater filtration technology that can significantly reduce capital investment and operational costs for wastewater treatment.
Queensland wastewater treatment plant to be upgraded
25 November, 2014Aquatec Maxcon has been awarded a design and construct contract to undertake the upgrade of Queensland's Kingaroy wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). The plant will be the first in Australia to utilise Nereda aerobic granular sludge technology.
Are food, beverage and primary processors literally pouring profit down the drain?
28 October, 2014Forward-thinking companies are now taking the initiative to search the globe for best-practice methods to achieve as close to possible as zero waste in their plants. One of the most dramatic but least publicised results of this search for excellence is the installation of anaerobic digestion plants.
Yarra Valley Water to probe Park Orchards
17 October, 2014Yarra Valley Water is using water-quality monitoring probes as part of a trial to deliver sewerage services to the Melbourne suburb of Park Orchards. According to project manager David Diaz, the probes will help monitor the health of the local environment to assess whether containing all treated sewage from septic tanks on each property is an environmentally sound sewerage solution.
NOV Mono CT203 TR Muncher twin-shaft grinder
08 October, 2014Designed for the efficient maceration of abrasive sludges, the CT203 Muncher from NOV Mono is a twin-shaft, slow-speed, high-torque grinder that macerate the solids within a flow. The product is suitable for a wide variety of pump protection and other industrial duties.
New CEO for BioGill
13 August, 2014Steve Atherton has been appointed chief executive officer at biotechnology company BioGill. The company was established to commercialise BioGill wastewater treatment technology, developed in ANSTO research laboratories.
Oil-free screw blowers increase sewage plant efficiency
13 August, 2014Two Atlas Copco ZS 55+ oil-free screw blowers with variable speed drive (VSD) are supplying energy-efficient compressed air to process sewage at a treatment plant in Versmold, Germany.
Centrifugal compressors at sewage treatment plant
06 August, 2014The sewage treatment plant in the city of Gütersloh, Germany, treats an average of between 6.5 and 7 million m3 of sewage water. Up until recently, three Atlas Copco ZB 130 VSD centrifugal compressors and two older single-stage screw compressors supplied the compressed air for the biological process that occurs in the plant’s exceptionally deep sedimentation tanks.
Let's talk about sludge
30 July, 2014The removal of sludge is one of the most critical challenges in creation of good-quality effluent from wastewater treatment plants. In this article, Ben Metman from Control Components explains why, and how it can be measured and monitored for optimum efficiency.
Wastewater treatment and biogas production at US dairy plant
18 July, 2014One of the United States' newest dairy processing plants features wastewater treatment technology that not only improves biomass recovery and effluent quality, but also harnesses green energy from waste streams.
New technology to treat mining wastewater
13 June, 2014CSIRO has developed cost-effective technology, called Virtual Curtain, which can treat mining wastewater and reduce sludge by up to 90%.
On-site wastewater treatment for Sydney Olympic Park
05 June, 2014Sydney Olympic Park has unveiled an innovative treatment system that breaks down contaminants and releases clean water to the environment.
Turning wastewater into an economic resource
23 April, 2014Economic optimisation of wastewater treatment is vitally important for Australian manufacturing and processing facilities aiming to curtail costs. According to pitt&sherry's Dr Steve Edwards, manufacturers can optimise their economic choices when treating and recycling wastewater by investigating a variety of options.
Collaboration creates new sewage treatment technology
23 April, 2014Australian Innovative Systems (AIS) was recently approached by Taylex to help create a simpler, safer and more affordable alternative for sewage treatment. The companies' custom-made sewage treatment system uses submerged electrolytic chlorinators instead of chemical dosing to treat black and grey water.
Busch Tyr rotary lobe blowers
26 February, 2014Tyr rotary lobe blowers are high-performance generators for vacuum and overpressure which can be used for wastewater treatment, specifically in aeration applications. The robust design ensures the product is reliable and operationally dependable.
