Bioreactor aeration with jetox venturis
W2O offers the following services during the implementation phase of novel membrane bioreactor and reverse osmosis water recycling plants:
  • Pre-treatment, biological process design: Drawings, PFD and P&ID


  • Review plant tender specs


  • HAZOP: Organise and deliver HAZOP


  • Approved list of suppliers


  • Technical review of local suppliers


  • Develop commissioning procedures
  • Selection of equipment, equipment tender review and contract tender submission


  • Operational manuals and monitoring program


  • Commissioning and remedial work


  • Full scale start up


  • Training of plant operators


  • Service: Service contract with two follow-up visits per year
Demonstration References
  • Membrane plant testing at a fellmonger, Abergele, Wales, UK, 2000: "Continuous membrane treatment of raceway soak liquors and evaluation of the potential re-use in the raceway soaking process"


  • Membrane Bioreactor testing at a wet-blue tannery, Waterford, Ireland, 2000: "Membrane bioreactor trials to treat effluent from the rendering plant"


  • Membrane Bioreactor testing at a wet-blue tannery, Leon, Mexico, 1999-2000: "Membrane bioreactor trial and biological treatment design"


  • Membrane Bioreactor testing at Langholm, Scotland, UK, 1999-2000"Site pilot investigation of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for the treatment of organic pollutants from a fellmongery effluent"


  • Membrane plant testing at a tannery in Taiwan, 2001: "Membrane Pilot Trials & Plant Optimisation (Taiwan & China)"


  • Membrane Bioreactor testing in Lorca, Spain, 2002-2003: "Membrane bioreactor pilot plant for enhanced biological treatment of mixed tannery effluents"


  • Reverse Osmosis testing in Lorca, Spain, 2003 "Desalination of MBR permeate by RO treatment"


  • Membrane Bioreactor testing at a veg tannery in Tärnsjö, Sweden, 2004: "Membrane pilot trials to assess the enhanced biological treatment of mixed tannery effluents"


  • Membrane Bioreactor and Reverse Osmosis testing for advanced biological effluent treatment and process water recycling at a tannery processing from re-tanning to finishing in Robeccheto, Italy, 2006:" Membrane Bioreactor and reverse osmosis pilot plant evaluation for advanced effluent treatment and recycling for re-tanning and dying operations"


  • Design, construction, installation and start-up of a Membrane Bioreactor pilot plant for textile effluent treatment for the Textile Institute of the University of Maribor, Slovenia, 2006


  • Engineering design of jetox venturi aerated Balancing, Sulphide Oxidation and Dissolved Air Floatation for a Namibian tannery, 2006.


  • Nanofiltration polishing for mixed tannery effluent treatment for TCIM in Vivoin, France, 2006: "Testing and installation of an industrial scale Nanofiltration plant for final polishing and water recycling"


  • Submerged Membrane Bioreactor pilot trial for mixed effluent treatment and Reverse Osmosis testing for process water recycling. Piloting in Annonay, France in cooperation with CTC, 2006


  • Engineering design, commissioning and start-up of a fully automated Primary treatment with sulphide oxidation, aerated balancing and Dissolved Air Floatation for Articulos de Piel los Favoritos, Dominican Republic, 2007


  • Engineering design, commissioning and start-up of a submerged Membrane Bioreactor and Reverse Osmosis plant for Simona Tanning, Huizhou, China, 2007-2008


  • Support in the selection of a low cost sludge drier for Argentinean tanneries, 2008


  • Engineering design, commissioning and start-up of a self entrained jetox aerated Balancing for Borge Garveri, Norway, 2010


  • Engineering design and installation of Dissolved Air Floatation for Simona Tanning in China 2010.


  • Engineering design of a modern tannery effluent treatment plant for a Danish wet blue tannery, 2010.


  • Engineering design of a modern tannery effluent treatment and water recycling plant for a Chinese wet blue tannery, 2010.


  • Design of a denitrification system and selection of top entry mixers for Simona Tanning, China 2011


  • Engineering design, commissioning and start-up of self entrained jetox aerated Balancing for Simona Tanning, China 2011


  • Engineering of low energy biological aeration with vertical diffusers for Simona Tanning, China 2011


  • Engineering, commissioning and start-up of low energy submerged membrane filtration for membrane bioreactor treatment for Simona Tanning, China 2012


  • Process design, engineering, selection of equipment and support during installation, commissioning and start-up of a Gelatine plant for a Colombian tannery, 2013



  • Process design, engineering of a modern tannery effluent treatment and water recycling plant for an Australian wet-blue tannery, 2014


  • Process design and specification for effluent screening treatment plant for a UK tannery, 2014