THE PROJECT

A small PALM oil refinery requires a biological process for the treatment of the effluent generated at the premises.

THE PROBLEM

Due to space restrictions as available land was scarce for the ETP, the client required a compact solution that could be housed within available space.

THE SOLUTION - Palm oil mill effluent treatment

Based on pilot trials at the site, a compact plant was offered to the client with the following treatment scheme:

  • Equalization Tank
  • DAF
  • LEVAPOR IFAS Reactor
  • Secondary Clarifier
palm oil mill effluent treatment
Compact ETP with DAF and LEVAPOR IFAS reactor

THE RESULTS

The plant is consistently delivering outlet COD of < 50 ppm under all operation conditions of the plant.

Parameter
Value
Inlet Wastewater flow
60-80 m3/day
Inlet COD
1000-1500 ppm
Outlet COD
<50 ppm
%Filling of LEVAPOR Carriers
15%

THE BENEFITS

The project offered following benefits to the client.

  • Smaller footprint
  • Lower sludge production
  • Better COD values at the outlet with potential for reuse and recycle at economical cost.
Author Bio

Amit Christian is a MSc graduate in Environment Science from Middlesex University, London, UK. He has been active in the field of water and wastewater treatment since 1998. He specializes in the design, engineering, and management of various biological wastewater treatments such as Activated Sludge Process (ASP), Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR), Moving Bed Bio Reactor (MBBR), and Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge (IFAS). He has helped various Industrial and Municipal clients in troubleshooting, and optimizing their biological wastewater treatment processes to achieve the latest Stringent norms for Ammonia Removal.