odor control Articles
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Improved BOD / CBOD / TSS Reduction & Energy Savings - USCAWW-LOC242.001 (ID157) - Case Study
Topics: facultative, odor control, sludge, energy savings, sludge reduction, MLS/TSS Overview: This is a municipal wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) that serves the city. The wastewater system consists of 7 facultative ponds with initial biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of about 550 mg/L and a continuous discharge rate of 2.8 MGD. Pond 1 is 85 acres in surface area with an average operating ...
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Innovative Q-PAC® packed two stage odor control scrubber saves $500,000
Two stages in one 12 ft (3.7 m) tower treat 68,500 cfm (116,400 m3/hr) using high-capacity packing A new scrubber at a Camden, NJ biosolids processing facility uses advanced technology to cut the cost of odor control. The system was designed, built and installed by Bay Products with process design assistance from Lantec Products. A single tower is used to remove malodorous gases from air in two ...
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Reduction of odor and odorant emissions from slurry stores by means of straw covers
Swine (Sus scrofa) slurry stored in open storages is a source of airborne contaminants. A customary practice for ammonia and odor control consists of covering the surface of the slurry with floating materials, such as straw. Although straw covers have been proven to generally reduce gaseous emissions, more knowledge is needed regarding how age, moisture content, and microbiological development of ...
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Flavoring & Fragrance Manufacturing Solutions for VOC and Odor Control - Case Study
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and odors are natural by-products of many chemical manufacturing processes. The manufacturing of powdered and liquid flavorings & fragrances involves production phases where VOCs and odors can escape into the ambient air. Recapture of the VOCs is important in the prevention of air pollution and smog. Smog is formed when VOCs react with nitrogen oxides (NOx) ...
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Q-PAC® supports biological growth for BOD reduction
Patented Bioreactor uses Q-PAC Randomly Packed Media in Application of Specific Bacterial Cultures for Treating High Strength Industrial Waste for BOD and Odor Reduction in a Cheese Manufacturing Plant A cheese manufacturer in Upstate New York with one three million gallon lagoon is testing a bioreactor (TVTBIO 32) from TVT US Corporation. The concept is essentially the same as bacteria eating ...
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Lap of Luxury
In 2007, the Malibu Beach Inn underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation that included a new onsite system to comply with regulations. Situated on Billionaire’s Beach in downtown Malibu, Calif., the 47-room hotel abuts the Pacific Coast Highway, one of the busiest thoroughfares in the nation. The designer of the onsite system, John Yaroslaski, P.E., of Ensitu Engineering Inc. in Morro Bay, ...
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Case study - Covering lagoon stops odor complaints
Problem: United Liquid Waste Recycling of Watertown, Wisconsin, recycles food and beverage waste into valuable byproducts such as fertilizer. Odors from the anaerobic treatment process needed to be stopped to enable the company to expand. Two lagoon anaerobic digesters needed an affordable odor control system, which had to function whether the lagoons were full or empty. Solution: The owners ...
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Case study - Neutralization basin odor control for agricultural chemical production
Challenge: An agricultural plant located in the Midwest manufactures herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, and insecticides. Strict environmental regulations require the company to capture and neutralize all surface runoff and grey water produced at the plant before disposing into the municipal system. In addition, air permits prohibit any odors to cross their fence lines. As the water collects ...
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Odor Control H 2 S / Sewer Gas Wet Scrubbing Explained
H2S / Sewer Gas / Rotten Egg Smell Control Hydrogen Sulfide, chemical formula H2S. also commonly referred to as 'sewer gas' is frequently a nuisance problem at waste water treatment facilities - and a source of complaints from neighbors of such facilities. Additionally, H2S not only stinks, at high concentrations it incapacitates, blinds and eventually will kill if allowed to concentrate ...
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Improved Processing Performance in a Facultative Pond System- USINWW-LOC110.001 (ID32) - Case Study
Topics: wastewater, sludge reduction, ammonia, MLSS/TSS, BOD, odor control, short-circuiting Overview: This is a facultative pond for the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) serving a town of about 2,000. The WWTP is a continuous flow system with a design flow of 0.16 MG/day, but does receive up to 0.9 MG/day during rainy periods. The facultative treatment pond is 16 acres in surface area, and has ...
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Springfield - Case Study
At Their Disposal Komline-Sanderson minimizes solid waste disposal costs in Springfield, Mass The City of Springfield, Mass., currently uses a contract composting facility, which is located at the 65 MGD Bondi Island Wastewater Treatment Plant to dispose of their solid waste. The composting facility requires a feed of 40–45% solid materials to effectively operate the composting process. ...
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Q&A: OMI’s Dr. Laura Haupert Discusses Eco-Friendly Odor Solutions for Landfills
The waste management arena is continually challenged when it comes to fighting odors, which often become a major nuance for neighbors. Landfills all throughout the U.S. also have to contend with finding the right odor-abatement solutions that are both effective, and safe for employees and surrounding communities. In the following “Clearing the Air” Q&A, we speak with Dr. Laura ...
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Ely, Nevada; Jet Aeration & Jet Mixing - Case Study
The city of Ely installed a Fluidyne Jet Aeration/Mixing system in May 2012. The City of Ely has a population of around 4,300 and is in White Pine County of Nevada. The city runs an Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) system and Fluidyne is responsible for the odor control in the sludge holding tanks. The plant average flow is 1.5 MGD. Client: City of Ely, Nevada Solution: Jet Aeration/Mixing ...
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Treatment of unpleasant odors in municipal wastewater treatment plants
The purpose of this paper to present a case study on how to address the odor problem from secondary sources within a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) by first identifying the locations of the problem and second by evaluating alternative treatment technologies. The WWTP of Chania is a typical 100,000 equivalent inhabitants-facility in a warm semi-arid environment which is located close ...
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Application of Biotrickling Filter for Odor Control at The Morris Forman Wastewater Treatment Plant
Pilot-scale study of a biotrickling filter using synthetic, high surface area media was undertaken by MSD Louisville, with the intention of saving the high cost of operating thermal oxidizers. Currently, two recuperative thermal oxidizers are used to treat odorous emissions from various sources. The pilot study showed that it is possible to treat hydrogen sulfide and organic sulfur compounds at ...
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Case study: pretreatment of challenging pork rinds manufacturing wastewater
Abstract Problem: Gaytan Foods facilities in City of Industry (Los Angeles, CA) manufacture pickled pork rinds, pickled pig feet and “cheese” puffs. The resulting wastewater is loaded with FOG’s, proteins and salts. Wastewater varies hourly and daily. Drastic changes in amount and type of contaminants occur (two orders of magnitude). During some hours wastewater is loaded with ...
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Big energy savings through better mixing, less aeration runtime- USNHWW-LOC126.001 (ID135) - Case Study
Topics: wastewater, energy savings, MLSS/TSS, ammonia, odor control, partial mix, sludge reduction Overview: This municipal wastewater treatment system serves a community of approximately 15,000 residents. The wastewater treatment facility is a partial mix lagoon system utilizing aeration, and comprised of 3 lagoons and 1 sludge storage basin. Lagoon 1 is 9.3 acres, 9.3 ft deep, 25.9 MG total ...
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Catalytic/Adsorptive Carbon Testing for Odor Control at Indian River County, Florida
Untitled Document Most of Central Florida withdraws water from the Floridian Aquifer by means of deep wells. The water that comes from both the inland fresh water wells and the coastal saline wells is typically high in total dissolved solids (TDS) and chlorides. Both the fresh water and saline water supplies usually contain elevated hydrogen sulfide concentrations. ...
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Energy savings, Mixing, & Odor control- Industrial & municipal wastewater - Case study
Overview: This wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) consists of two separate treatment avenues for residential and industrial wastewater flows. The industrial waste stream varies seasonally, and comes from food processing wastes from poultry processing, baby food processing, and winery waste. Average influent ranges are 0.2 -0.4 MGD for flow, 600-2,300 mg/L BOD, and 87-148 mg/L ammonia. Following ...
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Soil remediation system - Trailer mounted portable afterburner
The Problem A major Vapor & Odor Control company needed a portable solution to clean the soil leftover at old fuel stations. portable afterburner The Process Soil Remediation Afterburners & Oxidizers are manufactured to treat soil containing contaminates such as petroleum hydrocarbons, with diesel oil, gasoline, aromatic hydrocarbons, solvents and many other volatile organic compounds ...
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