In our eyes, water is the most precious resource. With the rapid growth of the world’s population and increasing industrialization, the scarcity of water has become a not insignificant problem. The only way to counteract this is through effective wastewater treatment. This process removes harmful pollutants from the water before they reach the environment.
According to current studies, over 2 billion people have no access to clean drinking water and it is estimated that half of the world’s population will face water shortages by 2025.
Epidemiological studies also see a connection between the increasing use of nitrates and nitrites in agriculture (fertilizers) and in the food industry (preservatives), the resulting increased exposure to nitrosamines and the increase in the incidence of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and diabetes.
Nitrosodialkylamines (R1, R2 = alkyl radical) are metabolized in the body to form alkyl disodium hydroxides, which are the actual carcinogens, i.e. they have the actual carcinogenic effect. These are degraded with the release of nitrogen to form highly reactive carbene ions, which can form adducts with DNA, RNA and proteins. N-nitrosodimethylamine, for example, methylates the guanine and adenine bases of DNA.
Wastewater is any water that has been used and disposed of. It can come from households, businesses, landfills and industries. Wastewater can contain various pollutants, including human and animal waste, chemicals and heavy metals. If left untreated, wastewater can cause serious environmental damage and pose a risk to our health. This is why wastewater treatment is so important.
Wastewater treatment involves a series of processes that remove pollutants from water. The goal is to produce clean water that can be safely discharged into the environment or reused for other purposes. The specific methods of wastewater treatment vary depending on the type of pollutants present and the desired end use of the water.
Our technology can be found in the necessary wastewater treatment steps corresponding to secondary treatment, as a biological process is used to remove the organic matter from the wastewater. This is typically done by introducing bacteria that can break down organic substances. The patented bacteria, which are even used for bioaugmentation in wastewater treatment plants, have many positive effects on the specific treatment of the wastewater to be treated. They have the potential to fundamentally change municipal wastewater treatment. They break down organic compounds that conventional bacteria cannot decompose. This property makes it possible to treat manure already processed in biogas plants with only 5 grams of bioaugmentation per ton of manure instead of large quantities of expensive chemicals. The enzymes produced by the bioaugmentation remove the odor from the manure by breaking down sulphates.
In the activated sludge tanks of municipal wastewater treatment plants, bacteria convert the nitrogen compounds contained in the wastewater. High ammonium levels are problematic for biological treatment in wastewater treatment plants. This is because the metabolic products can inhibit bacterial activity. Bluetector supports the microbial process by adding bacteria and through intelligent control. “The special thing about our bacteria is that they require less oxygen for nitrification than the bacteria in municipal wastewater treatment plants. Normally, the bacteria need an oxygen concentration of 1.5 to 2.5 mg per liter. In our plant, 0.5 mg per liter is sufficient. This is crucial because the compressors for tank aeration require the most electricity. A low oxygen demand of the bacteria saves electricity.
The process is characterized by the fact that the microbial degradation of ammonium (NH4+) to atmospheric nitrogen (N2) takes place in a large clarifier before actual treatment. The tank is divided by partitions so that a small, round tank is created in the middle, surrounded by an outer ring. At one point of the round partition wall there is a 1 x 1 m passage at the bottom. The liquid can pass through this from the inner area into the outer ring. A further partition wall in the outer ring causes a forced flow because the thin slurry to be clarified is continuously added in the inner area. From there, it passes through the opening in the partition wall into the outer tank ring, where it moves once in a circle until it reaches an outlet. Via the outlet, the liquid enters the membrane filter, which filters the sludge.
The entire technology of the system, including the electronic control system, is housed in a 40-foot container. A 20-foot container, in which the membrane filter system is installed, is docked onto this container.
Sensors monitor the process. They constantly measure the pH value, the temperature, the nitrate and ammonium content as well as the turbidity and thus the dry matter content in the containers and in the membrane tank.
Our technology is used in many areas of wastewater treatment. The treatment of landfill leachate is also of interest.
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