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Joe White Maltings (Australia)Joe White Maltings (Australia)
MegaMagnum RO® plantMegaMagnum RO® plant
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Joe White Maltings (Australia)Joe White Maltings (Australia)
PURON® MBR
Start-up March 2006
Capacity (peak) 1700 m3/d (0.45 MGD)
Capacity Ø 1410 m3/d (0.37 MGD)
Membrane area 4700 m2 (51000 ft2)
# modules 8
Module type PSH 500 C2-20
# trains 2
MegaMagnum® RO
Start-up May 2006
Nominal flowUp to 1900 m3/d
(0. 5 MGD)
Capacity Ø 1410 m3/d (0.37 MGD)
Membrane area 3900 m2 (42000 ft2)
# elements 3 x 5
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PURON® MBR Feed Permeate
BOD [mg/l] 2160 < 5
COD [mg/l] 3886 174
TSS [mg/l] 382 3.4
Ntotal [mg/l] 58.2 7
Ptotal [mg/l] 22.4 0.38
MegaMagnum® RO Permeate
COD [mg/l] < 10
True color 3
cfu/100 ml < 1
Ntotal [mg/l] 1
Ptotal [mg/l] < 0.1
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Sobelgra (Belgium)Sobelgra (Belgium)
• Malting industry
• Largest industrial MBR in Belgium
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Sobelgra (Belgium)Sobelgra (Belgium)
ProblemProblem
• Expansion of production capacity from 110,000 m3/year to 250,000 m3/year
• Existing conventional WWTP had to be expanded
• Lack of space (harbor of Antwerp)
GoalGoal
• Using the existing infrastructure to double wastewater treatment capacity
• Water reuse
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Sobelgra (Belgium)Sobelgra (Belgium)
Control roomControl room Membrane tanksMembrane tanks
BiologyBiology
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Sobelgra (Belgium)Sobelgra (Belgium)
Control roomControl room
Membranetanks
Membranetanks
BiologyBiology
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Sobelgra (Belgium)Sobelgra (Belgium)
CommissioningCommissioning
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Sobelgra (Belgium)Sobelgra (Belgium)
PURON® MBR
Start-up Nov. 2004
Capacity Ø 2000 m3/d (0. 5 MGD)
Membrane area 8000 m2 (86100 ft2)
# modules 16
Module type PSH 500 C1-19
# trains 4
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Sobelgra (Belgium)Sobelgra (Belgium)
Feed [mg/l] Load [kg/d] Permeate [mg/l]
COD 1880 - 2100 4000 100 - 200
BOD 700 - 930 2000 2 - 5
TSS 330 - 460 800 0
Ntotal 35 - 50 100 1 - 2
Ptotal 13 - 15 30 < 1
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Cooperl (France)Cooperl (France)
• Slaughterhouse wastewater
• PURON MBR + RO for water reuse
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Cooperl (France)Cooperl (France)
ProblemProblem
• Expansion of production capacity
• Stringent discharge regulations
GoalGoal
• Water reuse for cost reduction
• Easy scale-up for future expansion
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Cooperl (France)Cooperl (France)
Fresh water
SlaughteringProcessingPackaging
Pre-screening+ DAF
Wastewater
buffertank
BiologyUF
MBR
Excess sludge
ROCIP tank
DischargeCleaning of pre-slaughtering
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Cooperl (France)Cooperl (France)
Installation of PURON modulesInstallation of PURON modules
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Cooperl (France)Cooperl (France)
RO plantRO plant
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Cooperl (France)Cooperl (France)
PURON® MBR
Start-up Jan. 2007
Capacity Ø 960 m3/d (0.25 MGD)
Membrane area 3000 m2 (32292 ft2)
# modules 6
Module type PSH 500 C2-17
# trains 1
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Cooperl (France)Cooperl (France)
PURON® MBR
Load [kg/d]
Permeate [mg/l]
COD 1776 < 50
BOD 929 < 10
TSS 294 < 5
Ntotal 288 < 3
Ptotal 5.7 < 1
RO Permeate
COD [mg/l] < 10
cfu/100 ml < 1
Ntotal [mg/l] < 1
Ptotal [mg/l] < 0.1
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Municipal InstallationsMunicipal Installations
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Bega Valley (Australia)Bega Valley (Australia)
• 4 MBRs
• Wolumla, Candelo, Cobargo and Kalaru
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Bega Valley (Australia)Bega Valley (Australia)
ProblemProblem
• Urban growth and increase of seasonal population during holiday period
• Risk of environmental and public health caused by discharge of septic tanks
GoalGoal
• Meet highest environmental standards (“green image”)
• Water reuse for irrigation (showground, golf club)
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Bega Valley (Australia)Bega Valley (Australia)
PURON® MBR
Start-up May 2006 / 2007
Annual Ø flow 180 m3/d (0.05 MGD)
Max. day flow 300 m3/d (0.08 MGD)
Peak hour flow 360 m³/d (0.1 MGD)
Membrane area 4 x 470 m2 (5059 ft2)
# modules 4 x 2
Module type PSH 500 C2-8
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Bega Valley (Australia)Bega Valley (Australia)
• Footprint 20 m x 15 m
• 3 mm perforated plate screens
• Nitrification/Denitrification
• UF
Plant designPlant design
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Bega Valley (Australia)Bega Valley (Australia)
Wolumla MBRWolumla MBR
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Bega Valley (Australia)Bega Valley (Australia)
Parameter Design Actual
BOD [mg/l] < 10 6
TSS [mg/l] < 10 0
TN [mg/l] < 15 2.5
Ammonia [mg/l as N] < 5 0.03
Nitrate [mg/l as N] - 1.0
TP [mg/l] < 10 8.1
E coli [cfu/100 ml] < 10 NA
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