$8.7m biogas recovery project to reduce meat producer's carbon bill
27 August, 2013JBS Australia, the country's largest producer of meat products, has engaged technical service company Wiley to project manage the $8.7 million upgrade of its wastewater treatment system.
Transpacific granted patent for grease-trap wastewater solution
16 August, 2013 | Supplied by: CleanawayTranspacific Industries Group has been granted a patent for its innovative solution to reduce and re-use wastewater taken from grease traps. The company’s Thomastown Grease Trap Treatment Plant in Victoria has adopted a new process and mechanical device to screen, filter and separate wastewater components, allowing it to be treated and re-used.
Sewerage systems can’t cope with more extreme weather
08 August, 2013 by Jenny Davis, Monash UniversityAnyone flushing a toilet in urban Australia today does so confident that they’ll never again see the thing they’ve flushed. They probably also think they are causing minimal environmental harm, thanks to our well-designed wastewater treatment plants. But is our lack of concern for sewage pollution well founded? Recents events in northern Tasmania suggest not.
Turning waste into power with anaerobic digestion
31 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Hurll Nu-Way Pty LtdBiogas can be burned directly in boilers for heat recovery and used for manufacturing, heating or cooling; this is the simplest method of direct biogas utilisation on site. Alternatively, it can be burned in engines to generate electric power (cogeneration). Combining hot water recovery with electricity generation, biogas can provide an overall conversion efficiency of 65-85%.
Pasteurisation disinfection using waste heat
12 July, 2013 by Lauren DavisPasteurisation - ie, the rapid heating and cooling of food (usually liquid) - has been used since the late 1800s to treat and disinfect milk. Now, a version of the process will be used in Australia for a different purpose - treating recycled water.
Cane processors profit with green energy and environmental benefits
12 July, 2013 | Supplied by: CST Wastewater SolutionsA producer of green energy from food and agribusiness wastewater is deploying advanced anaerobic technologies that achieve high returns of biogas from the world’s largest crop - sugar cane.
Hach Lange AN-ISE sc combination sensor for ammonium and nitrate
08 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Hach Pacific Pty LtdThe Hach Lange AN-ISE sc combination sensor for ammonium and nitrate features a probe which uses Cartrical technology.
Hach Sonatax sc with sc200 Profibus controller
08 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Hach Pacific Pty LtdThe Hach Sonatax sc with sc200 controller allows users to optimise sludge extraction, manage recirculation and be warned of potential solids washouts or process upset by continuously measuring the sludge blanket level.
Urine recycling to extract precious nutrient
05 July, 2013The recycling of plastic bottles, paper and food at home is common across the world. But as many of the Earth’s resources become more scarce, chemical engineers are looking at new ways to recycle - including extracting precious nutrients such as phosphates from urine before it enters the sewage system.
Thames Tideway Tunnel project standardises on Bentley’s ProjectWise
03 July, 2013Bentley Systems, a provider of software solutions for sustaining infrastructure, has announced standardisation on the company’s ProjectWise to provide collaboration, work sharing and engineering content management for Thames Water’s Thames Tideway Tunnel project. The project is addressing the issue of combined sewage discharges from London’s Victorian-era sewer system that enter the River Thames.
Cerlic Multitracker wastewater instrument with Multiseries sensors
01 July, 2013 | Supplied by: Control Components Pty LtdCerlic’s range of portable water/wastewater instruments has expanded to include the Multitracker controller and Multiseries sensors. The handheld device uses plug-and-play sensors for various types of measurement.
Nubian brings sustainable water solutions to 720 Bourke Street
27 June, 2013Nubian Water Systems, a provider of sustainable water solutions for the urban environment, has been selected as the vendor of choice by 720 Bourke Street’s hydraulic contractor, Richstone Plumbing.
BioGill technology keeps Fiji island beaches and ocean pristine
27 June, 2013 | Supplied by: BioGill Operations Pty LimitedMantaray Island Resort opened its doors to travellers as an eco-resort in 2004. Now, with Australian-invented BioGill technology, the island is effectively treating wastewater on-site, recycling the water for garden re-use and protecting the local reefs and waterways.
Xylem Wedeco LBX 850e wastewater disinfection solution
17 June, 2013 | Supplied by: Xylem Water Solutions Australia LtdThe Xylem WEDECO LBX 850e system is a closed-vessel, ultraviolet (UV) disinfection solution which has been optimised for large-scale wastewater treatment plants, industrial and water re-use applications.
CMAX wastewater filtration media
07 June, 2013 | Supplied by: ECOFIX Pty LtdThe CMAX filtration media is a specialty adsorbent designed to remove surfactants, soaps and detergents in wastewater.
