Andritz Separation Process Expertise
Andritz Separation Process Expertise
www.andritz.com
It’s time to turn your waste
into new business opportunities
Rising energy costs. Expensive labor. Growing populations. Is your wastewater plant
prepared for all these challenges? Today, more than 50% of the world’s population of
seven billion live in cities – and the trend towards urbanization continues to rise. Im-
agine what this means for municipal wastewater and sludge treatment. Now add the
increasingly stringent regulations and you will understand that what worked today may
not work tomorrow.
In cities everywhere, there is an increasing need for efficient pro- Tackling the world’s biggest challenges
cessing of wastewater and sludge. And just as regulatory stand- In Singapore, this means replacing six outdated sewage works
ards are tightening up, municipal budgets are also coming under with three massive new wastewater treatment plants, including
more pressure. To tackle these complex and conflicting challeng- constructing the largest drying plant in the world to date. With
es, you need a partner with the full perspective of your wastewater five lines, each capable of evaporating 11 tons of water per hour,
treatment needs, and an array of reliable solutions to solve them. the first new plant is now 100% sustainable, with dryers running
entirely on biogas produced by sludge digestion.
Full-line solutions for every global market
ANDRITZ SEPARATION has been providing smart solutions for Whatever the scale of your operations, our ambition is the same: to
solid/liquid separation for 150 years. Today, these cover the entire provide efficient, reliable and safe wastewater treatment solutions
wastewater and sludge treatment process, from screening and that are less costly to install, operate and maintain while meeting
thickening to dewatering and drying. Small or large cities, green- the strictest local requirements. And as part of a global organiza-
field or brownfield, we’ve supplied innovative solutions to munic- tion with professionals in 40 countries, we have the experience,
ipalities on every continent and in every regulatory environment. financial strength, and technical resources to deliver exactly that.
KNOWLEDGE
PRODUCTS
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220
10,000
ANDRITZ GROUP
PRODUCTION SITES,
SERVICE, AND SALES
COMPANIES
>350
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
REFERENCES
24,000 NEW PLANTS
EMPLOYEES IN EVERY YEAR
Meeting tomorrow’s
ANDRITZ GROUP
wastewater challenges
requires a bigger >30
CAPITAL CITIES
perspective SERVED
YOU
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ly, this depth of experience amounts to more than 10,000 waste- On-site or through remote
AUTOMATION
water references, including more than 350 new municipal installa- diagnostics for fine-tuning
Complete control systems for
Your investment is our commitment
of equipment and system
tions every year. performance. individual machines or turn- Given the scale of investment and the lifecycles encountered in
key systems, with in-house wastewater treatment, we remain committed to delivering the
LONG-TERM expertise.
Global leader in sludge treatment SERVICE CONTRACTS lowest total cost of ownership for your plant. This includes on-
For many, we’re known as the go-to experts in sludge treatment Full-service contracts for opera- CONSULTING going R&D partnerships, upgrades and process optimization, as
tional safety, maintenance, and Expert advice on customer-
and thermal drying. From screens with a peak flow of 400 MLD for provision of parts. well as full-service contracts for the entire lifespan of your equip-
oriented process solutions.
Changi, Singapore, to extremely efficient centrifuges with capture ment. Our aim is to keep your plant on the cutting edge by deploy-
rates of 95% in Ashford, UK, we’ve also provided more than 30 FEASIBILITY STUDIES R&D PARTNERSHIP ing the full strengths of our global organization.
Process simulations Joint product development
capital cities across the globe with innovative, reliable solutions. and full life costs/ROI for tailor-made customer
As the only supplier with four thermal drying technologies and au- calculations. solutions.
tomation solutions in-house, it’s no surprise that we have supplied
more than 170 successful thermal drying systems worldwide.
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Where we fit
into your plant
Screening, thickening, dewatering, drying, or combustion. Wherever there’s a sep-
aration challenge, we provide a complete system solution to solve it, backed up
with process knowledge and in-house automation expertise to make the most of
your investment.
DISPOSAL
Sewer
INLET WORKS PRIMARY TREATMENT SECONDARY TREATMENT TERTIARY TREATMENT FINAL TREATED EFFLUENT DISCHARGE RENEWABLE ENERGY
SLUDGE TREATMENT
AquaScreen AquaGuard
(fine screen) (fine screen)
PowerDrain
(belt thickener) Drum thickener
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99%
2D
CAPTURE RATE
WITH AQUADRUM
SCREENS
>5,000 FINE SCREENS
Cost-effective screening
SCREENS SOLD
SINCE 1980
AquaScreen
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>300
>7% m3/h
FLOW RATES
>96%
FOR SAS
DS CONTENT
FOR SAS SLUDGE
SOLIDS
CAPTURE RATE
High-efficiency thickening
More solids, less water – in no time!
Ask yourself a simple question: How efficient is your removal of free water in the sludge
thickening phase? Do you have optimum gravity thickening of primary sludge? Could you
reduce the need for expensive flocculants in secondary sludge to zero? Or close to zero?
These are the types of challenges our turnkey solutions for In Florence, Italy, for instance, innovations like our D-scroll tech-
sludge thickening are designed to solve. Our solutions include nology have helped to eliminate polymer costs with far lower
everything from the basic machine supply and process design to G-force. In Peru, it has boosted treated wastewater output to
test work and consulting. more than one cubic meter per second. Compared with con- “We needed to significantly
ventional technologies, decisive cost-saving factors include the
Our overall aim is to supply the fastest, most efficient thickening lowest power and polymer consumption, producing thickened
reduce operating costs and
technology with the most effective water recovery. And our in- sludge with high dry solids content of more than 7%. expand capacity. ANDRITZ’s
depth experience ensures that we can provide you with the right
technologies, systems, and process support to make sure this
breadth of technology enabled us
happens. to do this while cutting polymer
costs alone by more than
40,000 EUR per year.”
SIMONE CAFFAZ
TRANSPORT TO
PLANTS TECHNICAL MANAGER
FEED AND FLOCCULATION THICKENING DIGESTION OR
DEWATERING
IN PUBLIACQUA
FIRENZE PUBLIACQUA S.P.A.
Feed pumps, Belt thickener Drum thickener Decanter centrifuge
mixers, dosing n
F low rates up to n
F low rates up to igh flow rates of
n H
systems 180 m 3/h for SAS 90 m 3/h for SAS >150 m 3/h without
As a turnkey provider, n O utlet solids >7% DS n F low rates up to polymer
we also offer the full n 100 m 3/h for low rates > 300 m 3/h
n F
Polymer consumption
range of equipment <5 kg/t for SAS primary sludge with polymer
for feeding and
Lower power n O utlet solids >7% DS utlet solids > 4% DS
n O
flocculation systems n
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UP TO
30% >35%
POWER SAVINGS
WITH TURBOJET >99% DS FOR PRIMARY “Our twelve D7LL decanter
CAPTURE RATE
SLUDGE
centrifuges have been in
non-stop operation for a full 70,000
hours – with reliable service over
a number of years – and all thanks
Dewatering on another level to an excellent partnership
A smarter path to high dry solids with ANDRITZ.”
SCOTTISH POWER
The massive reduction in water in the dewatering phase – from typically 5% to 25%
DALDOWIE, SCOTLAND
solids in just minutes – is a daunting task. Energy costs can soar. Reliability is essential.
And flocculant costs can spin out of control. Whether you’re targeting a high cake solids
content, trouble-free operations, lower operational cost – or all three – we offer a range
of dewatering technologies that can be tailored to your specific needs.
For the largest plants, reliable, high-volume dewatering is an This is only one of hundreds of examples, but one that illustrates
absolute necessity. More than just trustworthy equipment, they the lengths we go to in guaranteeing decades of reliable dewater-
demand a partner that can deliver world-class performance for ing operations. Whether it’s providing a flexible range of systems,
the entire life of the contract – sometimes 30 years or more. In reducing energy and flocculant costs to a bare minimum, or de-
the case of Scottish Power, this meant optimizing and installing veloping new innovative solutions to meet your needs.
twelve state-of-the-art centrifuges, each with a capacity of
3,000 kg/h of dry solids. One decade and 20 million tons of pro-
cessed sludge later, the plant is still going strong, and new ener-
gy-efficient upgrades are just now being reviewed.
DISPOSAL/REUSE
required for an efficient n Polymer consumption n O utlet solids >25% DS for digested sludge cloth washing
dewatering process. <6 kg/t for digested sludge n Patented scraping de- The exact amount of power you
vice for fully automatic
operation can save will depend on your
flow rate, pond depth, and bowl
speed. TurboJet can be fitted to
ANDRITZ SEPARATION decant-
ers (ANDRITZ, Bird, KHD, Gui-
nard, etc.) and can also be retro-
fitted to nearly all other brands of
decanters.
TurboJet weir plate
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100% CLASS A >170
>95%
FINAL PRODUCT THERMAL DRYING
SYSTEMS INSTALLED >9,000,000
TONS OF SLUDGE
AVAILABILITY TREATED ANNUALLY
WITH ANDRITZ
Paddle dryer Belt dryer Fluid bed dryer Drum dryer n C ondenser
n
Full drying to >90% DS, n
Full drying to >90% DS, n
Full drying to >90% DS, n
Full drying to >90% DS, n B io filter
n
ASH TO
producing Class A final producing Class A final producing Class A final producing Class A final Wet scrubber ENERGY
DISPOSAL/REUSE
product product product product n R TO
n 200–5,000 kg/h water n 1,000–10,000 kg/h wa- n 2,000–10,000 kg/h water n 3,000–12,000 kg/h water
HEAT evaporation per unit ter evaporation per unit evaporation per unit evaporation per unit
SOURCE BURNER n Waste heat recovery n <5% dust content in final n Fully automated operation n <5% dust content in final
option product product COMBUSTION
n N atural gas
n F lexible outlet moisture n Low grade waste heat n Waste heat recovery
– partial drying possible as heating medium possible
n B iogas n S mallest footprint n E xceptional product qual-
n D iesel n Low exhaust gas volume ity for land application
Alternatives: CLASS A PRODUCT
n Waste heat PRODUCT OUTLET (DRIED GRANULATE AT
n
>90% DS )
T hermal oil
n S team
Reuse/disposal
n H ot water
n
Fertilizer
n
A lternative energy
source for power plants,
cement kilns, etc.
(calorific value similar to
brown coal)
CHANGI, SINGAPORE – Public Utilities Board of Singapore OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY – Ocean County Utilities Authority
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Local support
Responsive local service
centers and field
service technicians
Training
Operator training and tailored
seminars for operating and
maintenance personnel
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ENVIRONMENT
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