The first UASB pilot plant was installed in the 1970’s at a beet sugar company in The Netherlands (CSM Suiker). There, after a large number of full scale plants were installed throughout The Netherlands at sugar refineries, potato starch processing plants, and other food industries, as well as paper recycling plants.
There is an enormous variety of waste waters (in composition and concentration) discharged from the food processing industry, due to the number of raw materials, different processes and types of products.
Generally most of the waste water from the food industry contains organic pollution, with possible FOG (fat, oil and grease).
The characteristics of the waste water from the food industry make it in general an ideal substrate for biological waste water treatment, anaerobic and/or aerobic combination, depending on the local discharge requirements.
Is a two stage anaerobic high rate process with proven success in many different type of industries.
View moreIs the most commonly applied anaerobic technology for the biological treatment of industrial effluents.
View moreIs a simple biological process that removes hydrogen sulphide (H2S) from biogas with a minimal use of chemicals.
View moreImproves efficiency, lower maintenance and an extended reactor life span.
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