BIOPAQ®AFR

Description

BIOPAQ®AFR: Conversion of fats or proteins into biogas

Wastewater with fats, oil and grease and/or solids such as proteins and starch, can effectively be treated in the BIOPAQ®AFR. This anaerobic flotation reactor (AFR), with an effective sludge retention system, is an all-in-one system that converts organic compounds into valuable biogas.

Wastewater from the food industry is especially suitable. The compactly designed bioreactor treats wastewater with a COD content from 5-70 g/l with vegetable or animal fats at hydraulically short retention times from 1-8 days.

The intensive contact between the open bacteria flocks and the organic compounds in combination with the biomass retention in the integrated flotation unit is the success factor for this technology.
 

Advantages of BIOPAQ®AFR

• A maximum of biogas is produced out of solids.
• No pretreatment is needed, the fats and the proteins are for over 95% removed in the AFR.
• Combines the best characteristics of the compact high-rate anaerobic reactors and the CSTR
• AFR is a compact reactor: short hydraulic retention time and long biomass retention
• No extra chemicals are required, and no chemical sludge is produced.
• The effluent quality is high, the soluble organics and solids are efficiently removed.
• It provides a good solution for robust treatment of fats!

Working principle
Anaerobic bacteria (sludge) convert the organic compounds to biogas. The influent is pumped into the reactor, where biogas lifts mix it thoroughly with the sludge.

An integrated flotation unit retains the sludge in the reactor. The sludge is pumped continuously from the reactor to the flotation unit, where solids and fats are floated using biogas (so-called white water). The flotation layer falls back into the reactor for further digestion.

The purified effluent is extracted from beneath the flotation layer and contains virtually no solids. The generated biogas leaves the reactor through the top into a gas buffer.

The application of an integrated flotation unit results in high sludge concentrations and a long sludge retention time. The hydraulic retention time, on the other hand, is very short. The reactor design is therefore very compact.

For more information, please visit our website at: https://en.paques.nl/products/featured/biopaq-anaerobic-wastewater-treatment/biopaqafr

Contact us:
North America
Burlington (MA), USA
t + 1 781 362 4636
e info.usa@paquesglobal.com

 
 
 
 

BIOPAQ®AFR – South Africa – Food (Poultry)
30000 kg COD/day