Fluence - Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactors (MABR)
From Wastewater Treatment Products
This revolutionary aerobic wastewater treatment solution is modular and reduces energy usage by up to 90% compared to conventional treatment. Activated sludge treatment has long been used for aerobic wastewater treatment, but its aeration stage is particularly energy-intensive, which makes it less cost-efficient as a step in decentralized water reuse. At Fluence, our self-respiring membrane aerated biofilm reactors (MABR) provide an energy-efficient alternative. MABR is based on passive aeration, that is, the diffusion of oxygen through membranes.
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During the process, an aerobic nitrifying biofilm develops on the surface of the membranes, which enables simultaneous nitrification and denitrification (SND). This minimizes carbon deficiency and results in low total nitrogen in the effluent.
MABR plants offer:
- A reduction of up to 90% in energy use for aeration
- Simultaneous nitrification and denitrification
- Low odor and noise for neighborhood-friendly operation
- High-quality water suitable for discharge or use in irrigation
- Simple, low-maintenance operation
- Low operating costs
Simple, Energy-Efficient Wastewater Treatment
Are you looking for an energy-efficient wastewater treatment solution? MABR could be just what your operation needs. These small- to medium-capacity plants save up to 90% on energy use, compared to conventional plants
Contact our experts to discuss your specific project details, and learn how MABR can help you meet your goals.
Our Energy-Saving MABR Product Line
Fluence’s self-respiring membrane aerated biofilm reactors(MABR) are modular and reduce energy usage by up to 90% compared to conventional treatment.
MABR Modules
MABR modules are a customer-focused wastewater treatment solution suitable for small capacities in the range of 15-30 m3/d. Spirally wound membranes packed into standardized polypropylene tanks are equipped with everything needed for use as a biological reactor.
The standardized modules and design lower plant cost and allow for gradual expansion. Remote monitoring and control are also available.
All process units – for example, mechanical screens and secondary clarifiers – are customized for each plant. Modules can be connected in parallel to meet the required treatment capacity, and more can be added to expand capacity as needed.
To optimize performance, groups of modules are usually arranged in two process stages. The process design is based on the activated sludge process, with a secondary clarifier and return-activated sludge (RAS) circulation.
Pretreatment includes fine screening, followed by oil and grit removal, then an equalization tank and the biological treatment stage. Tertiary treatment, such as filtration and disinfection, is compatible with the process and can be provided separately.
Containerized MABR
The containerized MABR is a robust, plug-and-play building-block solution. It’s quick to install and provides an ideal wastewater treatment solution suitable for small villages, residential communities, resort hotels, and more.
Each unit has up to five spirally wound, self-respiring membranes that provide aeration for the process. They’re installed in a steel tank the size of a shipping container, which functions as the biological reactor, including all process connections.
The containers are a standard size, but the treatment capacity of each varies from 50-150 m3/d, depending on effluent requirements and design temperature. Several containers may be connected in parallel to handle flow up to 2,000 m3/d.
All process units, e.g., mechanical screen and secondary clarifier, are customized, and plumbing between the main process units is installed onsite.
Pretreatment mainly includes fine screening followed by oil and grit removal. When phosphorous removal is required, an anaerobic tank is provided upstream of the containers. Tertiary treatment such as filtration and disinfection are compatible with the process and can be provided separately.
Concrete MABR Plant
In this solution, MABR’s spirally wound, self-respiring membranes are installed in a concrete basin. A concrete MABR plant is ideal for medium capacities of 500-2,000 m3/d. They’re suitable for villages, new neighborhoods, small municipalities, and more.
The concrete plant process design is based on the activated sludge process. It includes a rectangular clarifier and other features such as sludge storage and a secondary effluent tank. An anaerobic chamber equipped with mechanical mixing is included when phosphorous removal is required. Tertiary treatment such as filtration and disinfection are compatible with the process and can be provided separately. Part of the basin volume on the downstream side can be left without membranes for operational flexibility and future expansion.
Easy-to-install concrete MABR wastewater treatment plants are highly energy-efficient and cost-effective, and built-in nutrient removal ensures high effluent quality.
Applications
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Water & wastewater treatment solutions for municipal industry - Water and Wastewater - Water Treatment
Fluence has decades of experience delivering sustainable water and wastewater solutions to communities large and small. Fluence has more than 30 years of experience in the design, construction, and operation of water and wastewater treatment plants for municipal clients, government entities, communities, emergency relief, and private use.
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Water & wastewater treatment solutions for commercial industry - Water and Wastewater
From cutting-edge MABR wastewater treatment to containerized desalination, Fluence delivers cost-effective and sustainable solutions for commercial customers worldwide. Fluence has more than 30 years of experience in the design, construction, and operation of water and wastewater treatment plants for commercial clients, including resorts, golf courses, commercial buildings, and campuses.
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Top 5 Fluence Blog Posts of 2021
Readers of our Water Sustainability Blog searched for innovation in a year of water wake-up calls2021 What a year. In the midst of the pandemic, we received many water wake-up calls, like images ...
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Study: Climate Change to Bring More Toxic Algal Blooms
Researchers find fish-killing algae thrive in light conditions associated with climate changeA new University of Delaware study shows that changing light conditions associated with climate change ...
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Nasdaq Bullish on Water Investment
As demand for water increases, innovative solutions stand to ensure stable market growthNasdaq is now signaling a bullish stance on water investment, finding the global water market attractive ...
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What Goes Into a Water Footprint?
When you think of the water that goes into everyday items and processes, don’t forget hidden sourcesA water footprint is, quite simply, a measure of how much water is used to produce a good or ...
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What Is Virtual Water?
Even goods that contain no actual water can carry a great deal of virtual water“Virtual water” is a concept in use since the 1990s that assumes all of the water required to produce a good ...
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Top Applications of Shortcut Nitrogen Removal
Skipping a step streamlines treatment of a range of high-ammonia wastewater sidestreamsOver the years there has been an ongoing quest to make wastewater nutrient removal more efficient than ...
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What is Shortcut Nitrogen Removal?
This streamlined process, used in Fluence’s Nitro plants, lets you deal with high-load sidestreams efficiently Two common goals for wastewater treatment plants are nitrogen removal and energy ...
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Top Uses for Energy Recovered by Anaerobic Digestion
Anaerobic digestion treats high-strength wastewater streams while producing energy for a range of processesThe wastewater treatment process called anaerobic digestion is the kind ...
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What is Water-Sensitive Urban Design?
Designing the urban landscape to preserve water resources is becoming more important as climate change progressesWater-sensitive urban design (WSUD) is an approach to urban planning that ...
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Solving the Sinking of Mexico City
Can managed aquifer recharge slow the land subsidence that threatens the city’s infrastructure?Before the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán fell to the Spaniards, it was an island on ...
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Drought Diminishes Not Just Water Quantity, but Quality
As arid conditions become more common, customized water treatment systems will be neededDroughts that have plagued much of the world in recent years have also taken a toll on the quality of available ...
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The Opportunity for Municipal-Agricultural Water Partnerships in California
Policy report puts an emphasis on nontraditional sources like desalinated and recycled waterDespite their dissimilarities, the people and economies of California’s San Joaquin Valley and the ...
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What is the Build-Own-Operate (BOO) Model?
The BOO model delivers needed infrastructure with no up-front investmentAs public and private entities in developing countries adopt modern water and wastewater treatment — and those ...
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Malta Faces Water Scarcity
In a country that relies on seawater desalination, water reuse programs also are helping preserve aquifersEighty miles south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea lies the small island nation of Malta, ...
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What is Climate-Resilient Water Infrastructure?
Putting an emphasis on decentralized, sustainable treatment can help protect threatened water reservesWhen discussing water infrastructure, the word “resilience” refers to the ability of ...
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Water Scarcity is Putting Global Food Production at Risk
What can be done to ensure adequate irrigation as traditional sources dry up?Two recently published studies warn that a large portion of the world’s food production is at risk from water ...
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Use of Waste-to-Energy Sludge Growing in Europe
This byproduct of anaerobic digestion is fertilizing fields and helping divert waste from landfillsAnaerobic digestion (AD) is an important waste-to-energy technology that harvests ...
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Removal of Fat, Oil, and Grease from Wastewater
On-site DAF and waste-to-energy systems can help you comply with discharge regulations and capture energy from wastewaterA major challenge in wastewater treatment comes from fat, oil, ...
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The Challenge of Removing Nitrogen From Wastewater
The process of removing dangerous nitrogen compounds from effluent is becoming increasingly efficient with new technologies like MABRAlthough nitrogen is a nutrient critical for all life, too ...
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Solutions to Groundwater Depletion
A recent study found that one in five water wells are at risk. Solutions like water reuse and desalination can help preserve endangered aquifers.A new study in the ...
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Rescuing California`s Smaller Water Systems
Decentralized solutions can provide high-quality treatment for water systems in small and remote communitiesThe California Drinking Water Needs Assessment released this spring warned that ...
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Africa`s Continental Groundwater Recharge Mapped
Findings may be used to guide water management decisions, such as adoption of water reuseWhen water is pumped from aquifers, it can be replaced either naturally or artificially through groundwater ...
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Controlling Aeration Bioaerosols
Aeration of wastewater can cause pathogens to go airborne, but the right choice of aerator can minimize the dangerDuring wastewater treatment, an adequate disinfection stage kills ...
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Fluence Aerators Meet `Buy American` Mandates
Engineering, workmanship, and stainless steel construction set the TORNADO and HURRICANE lines apartThe Buy American Act (BAA) and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) are complex ...
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Why the Value of Water Reuse is Often Underestimated
Traditional economic feasibility studies tend to focus exclusively on internal costs, missing out on much of the value that water reuse brings to the tableEconomic feasibility studies often decide ...
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US Senate Passes Water Infrastructure Package
The bill, which now moves to the House, has a special focus on rural and tribal communitiesAt the end of April, with controversy raging over what constitutes core infrastructure, United States ...
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Stadiums Adopt Stormwater Management
Decentralized water reuse helps stadium facilities improve water sustainabilityIn a move to increase sustainability, more and more major stadiums in the United States are investing in stormwater ...
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EU Aims for Circular Economy by 2050
Decentralized water and wastewater solutions are well positioned to help make the move to a carbon-neutral and environmentally sustainable futureThe European Union’s Circular Economy ...
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How Waste-to-Energy Can Restore Our Earth
Treating wastewater with anaerobic digestion converts organic pollution into a valuable assetSince 1970, Earth Day has been held each year on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental ...
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American Jobs Plan Presents Opportunities for Decentralized Water Treatment
The plan changes how we think about the basics by emphasizing infrastructure renewalOn March 31, the White House announced its American Jobs Plan (AJP), which it said would “invest in ...
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Aerator materials matter
Stainless steel construction means durability and longevity of your aeration equipment in even the toughest environmentsAerators need to be made from durable materials for longevity and reliability ...
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Sustainable Water Use for Golf Courses
Modular, decentralized solutions can help golf courses minimize use of potable water sourcesGolf courses use a great deal of water for irrigation and other purposes. A typical 150-acre golf ...
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Fluence Solutions for Aquifer Recharge
Fresh water can be stored underground in aquifers, but many water sources must be treated before that can happenGrowing populations worldwide have become increasingly dependent on groundwater, and ...
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How can we prepare for climate change?
A recent study of credit risk linked to climate change points to the need for creative water management strategies, starting nowMoody’s-affiliated publisher Four Twenty Seven recently raised ...
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Solving Rural America’s Sanitation Crisis
Decentralized treatment with packaged wastewater plants can help overcome geographical obstacles to provide adequate sanitationUntil recently, hookworm was thought to be a thing of the past in the ...
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What is Distributed Wastewater Treatment?
Distributed treatment means placing plants at the point of need instead of tying into a central facilityFor more than a century, utilities have been building large-scale, centralized wastewater ...
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What Can Be Done About Increasing Land Subsidence?
A recent study says a fifth of the world’s population will face land subsidence by 2040, but strategies like aquifer recharge could temper effects“Land subsidence” is the lowering ...
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How Can Schools Reduce Their Water Footprints?
Decentralized treatment of wastewater on-site can mean huge reductions in water use and wastewater dischargeAs people become more aware of water shortages around the world, educational institutions ...
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Top Blog Posts of 2020
From water scarcity to water reuse, our Water Sustainability Blog has its finger on the pulse of water news, trends, and issuesThe year 2020 has seen no shortage of troubling events. ...
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An Aquifer Recharge Success Story
Idahoans work together to replenish the Eastern Snake River Plain AquiferWith so much bad news about depletion of global freshwater resources, often about crises that could have been prevented with ...
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The Potential of Water Reuse in Agriculture
Treating wastewater for reuse can turn it into a valuable assetFarming uses a huge amount of water — 70% of fresh water worldwide is used in agriculture, and groundwater in subterranean ...
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UN: Europeans, North Americans Drinking Contaminated Water
Report points to decentralization as one way to equalize access to safe waterWith so much focus on the water woes of the Global South, the 2019 United Nations World Water Development report has shown ...
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MABR Provides Efficient Wastewater Treatment for Chinese Village - Case study
MABR-based plant provides high effluent quality with low energy expenditure, as well as low odor and noiseBackgroundOutang Village in China`s Zhejiang Province is a rural residential area adjacent to ...
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Aspiral™ Wastewater treatment for Environmental quality - Case study
A Chinese town, which had been discharging sewage directly into a local river, is now producing Class 1A effluent for releaseThe town of Xilingang chose a Fluence Aspiral™ wastewater treatment ...
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Water Treatment Membranes and Their Processes
Filtering out contaminants, even at the nano scale, membranes are a mainstay of water and wastewater treatmentsIn water treatment, membranes are barriers that allow water to pass through but ...
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Advanced On-site Wastewater Treatment for Greenfield and Retrofit Applications
Many owners and operators of traditional decentralized municipal wastewater treatment plants, also referred to as on-site or off-grid treatment, are acutely aware their systems are at risk of ...
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Rural Wastewater Treatment with SUBRE Greenfield, China
• Location: Outang Village, Qujiang District of the Zhejiang Province in China • Capacity: 40 m3/day (10,500 GPD) • Technology: SUBRE MABR-based greenfield solution for wastewater ...
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Aspiral™ Smart Packaged Wastewater Treatment System Rural Wastewater Treatment, Henan Province, China
Location: Taiping Village, Luolong District Henan Province, China Capacity: 300 m3/day (79,200 GPD) Technology: Aspiral™ MABR-based Smart Packaged Wastewater Treatment System Customer: Qingshuiyuan ...
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NIROBOX™ Seawater Desalination for Coastal Resort - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Guanacaste Province, Costa RicaCUSTOMER Reserva ConchalSOLUTION NIROBOX™ Containerized Seawater DesalinationTECHNOLOGIES Disc Filtration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse ...
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Solar Power Plant Recycles Blowdown Water to Save Fresh Water - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILS LOCATION Ashalim, Israel CUSTOMER GE-Alstom, Israeli Government SOLUTION Cooling tower wastewater treatment system TECHNOLOGIES Containerized Systems Featuring Automatic Disc ...
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Seawater Treatment Yields Process Water for Power Plant - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Ataqa, EgyptCUSTOMER Ataqa Power plantSOLUTION Seawater Demineralization PlantTECHNOLOGIES Ultrafiltration, Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination, Brackish Water Reverse ...
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TORNADO™ Surface Aerators Reduce Odors at Wastewater Reservoir - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Chicago, Illinois, U.S.CUSTOMER U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Chicago O’Hare ReservoirSOLUTION Aeration of wastewater treatment reservoirTECHNOLOGIES ...
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Resin Filters Increase Flavonoid Pigment Extraction From Juices - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILS LOCATION Reggio Emilia, Italy CUSTOMER Global bioscience technology company SOLUTION Natural color extraction and distillation in food and beverage processing TECHNOLOGIES ...
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Low-Chemical Solution for Juice Demineralization - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Vicenza, ItalyCUSTOMER Italian Fruit Juice CompanySOLUTION Juice Demineralization PlantTECHNOLOGY 4SMB ChromatographyAt an Italian organic foods plant, Fluence installed ...
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WWTP with MABR Technology in Rural Israel - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION HaYogev rural residential development in IsraelCUSTOMER Moshav HaYogevSOLUTION Wastewater Treatment PlantTECHNOLOGIES Membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) wastewater ...
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Municipal WWTP with MABR Technology on St. Thomas - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Bordeaux Region, St. Thomas, the U.S. Virgin IslandsCUSTOMER The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA)SOLUTION Wastewater Treatment PlantTECHNOLOGIES Membrane ...
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Packaged Wastewater Treatment for Lakeside City - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Sunrise Beach, MissouriCUSTOMER City of Sunrise BeachSOLUTION Packaged Wastewater TreatmentTECHNOLOGIES Advanced extended aeration with nitrification-denitrification and ...
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Packaged Wastewater Treatment for Uneven Terrain - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Virginia City, NevadaCUSTOMER Storey CountySOLUTION Packaged Wastewater TreatmentTECHNOLOGIES Extended AerationModular design allows for an efficient wastewater treatment ...
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Packaged Wastewater Treatment for Guantanamo Bay - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, CubaCUSTOMER United States NavySOLUTION Advance Extended Aeration Wastewater Treatment PlantTECHNOLOGIES 300,000 GPD Packaged Plant Featuring ...
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LumenAER Aeration at WWTP in Panama - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Villa Mercedes, David City, Chiriquí, PanamaCUSTOMER National Council for Sustainable Development (CONADES)SOLUTION LumenAER® Solar-powered Circulators, SB-T ...
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UF Allows Use of RO for Power Plant’s Water Demineralization - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCUSTOMER Central Puerto Power PlantSOLUTION Complete Water Demineralization PlantTECHNOLOGIES Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Continuous ...
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Sustainable Solutions for Italian Biochemical Plant - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Adria, ItalyCUSTOMER Mater-Biotech (Novamont Group)SOLUTION Well-Water Potabilization, Wastewater Treatment, Waste-to-EnergyTECHNOLOGIES Air Scrubber, Sand Filtration, ...
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Wastewater Treatment Upgrade Helps Paper Manufacturer Meet Environmental Standards & Save on Operating Costs - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Tivoli, ItalyCUSTOMER Consorzio Cartiere di Tivoli SRLSOLUTION Wastewater Treatment, Waste-to-EnergyTECHNOLOGIES External Forced Circulation (EFC) Reactor, Oxidation, and ...
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Waste-to-Energy Technology Helps Fish Processor Save on Operating Costs - Case Study
PROJECT DETAILSLOCATION Manta, EcuadorCUSTOMER The Eurofish GroupSOLUTION Wastewater Treatment, Waste-to-EnergyTECHNOLOGIES Dissolved Air Flotation, Anaerobic Digestion, Double-Stage ...
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