Food industry

Food processing often involves using large quantities of water for cooling, cleaning or as part of the manufacturing process.  Where companies choose to treat their own wastewater, it is essential that thay meet the discharge consents imposed by their water services company.  We have a long history of involvement with companies helping them to achieve this.

Coagulants and polymers such as the Sepco range of flocculants are used in both primary separation and sludge thickening processes. Available in powder or liquid form they form a vital part of our integrated range of products aimed at the wastewater treatment operator. Iron and Aluminium based coagulants are also used in both settlement and phosphate removal applications.

Nutriox is used in a variety of applications for controlling odours in primary settlement systems, lagoons, sludge thickening and holding tanks. It can also be used for COD reduction in overloaded treatment plants.

Kalic micronised lime products are used in wastewater treatment systems, both for pH control, as a settlement aid for activated sludge systems and as a sludge stabiliser.

SciSol bionutrients can be used in the biological treatment of food industry wastewater although there is not generally an imbalance of nutrient.  Specially formulated, they can be supplied to meet the needs of individual plants in such circumstances. These liquid nutrients are safe to store and handle, easy to dose and above all produced to an exacting quality.

Carbon Dioxide is used for pH correction in effluent treatment plants with an alkaline input.  Non hazardous, easy to dose and providing a buffering capacity that mineral acids are unable to match, Carbon Dioxide is rapidly becoming the product of choice for these types of application.