METHANE AVOIDANCE VIA ZERO EFFLUENT DISCHARGE

USING AQUAECO PLANT

By
Andrew Liew, (Aqua Ecotech Sdn. Bhd.)
Numan Abdul Hadi, Rohaya Mohamed Halim, Andrew Yap, Zulkifli Ab. Rahman (MPOB)
 MPOB BIOGAS PLANT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTIVE

Primary objective:
Prevent Biogas to the
atmosphere.
Either thru trapping after
its production or prevent
it from being produced
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MSPO/RSPO
Need to comply to this directive to be MSPO certified by Jan 2020.
From now until Dec 2019 not required yet.

Until now only biogas trapping plant is on offer.

 Methane Avoidance Facility

In collaboration with MPOB

provide an option for mills to achieve
MPOB Methane Avoidance
Evaporation
= Zero Effluent Discharge
= No Anaerobic ponds
= No Biogas production
= Methane Avoidance
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How is this Methane Avoidance Facility achieved?

• In 2 stages
AquaEco Plant
AquaEco-SRORS System – Solid Removal Oil Recovery System,
Consist of a filtration and separation system which separates Raw
Sludge into oil, suspended solids, and water (with dissolved solids, a
clear brownish solution).

AquaEco-ZEDS System – Zero Effluent Discharge System

is a combination of several evaporation technology to recovery water
for mill use and to provide zero effluent discharge to mill
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After AquaEco-SRORS

AquaEco-SRORS recovers Oil and remove Suspended Solids to produce a clear filtrate with
reduce COD/BOD to be sent to effluent ponds … or sent to evaporation system.
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Stage 1: AquaEco-SRORS
• SRORS separates raw sludge into – suspended solids, oil and water
• Suspended solids is removed as decanter cake
• Oil is recovered from the light phase in mill’s vertical clarifier
• Water with dissolved solids, a clear filtrate, with ~30% COD/BOD of
raw sludge is discharged from the system.

Raw sludge Decanter Cake Light Phase Filtrate

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AquaEco-SRORS is
installed within the Oil
Room in the Mill.

… and the oil

recovered would be
Oil Room Quality.
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Stage 1: AquaEco-SRORS

• Stop the problem before it becomes a problem in the pond to solved.

• A revenue generating system
• SRORS is a very versatile system. It is modular.
• Can be designed to process all raw sludge together or separately –
DHP, SC & EFBL, regardless of volume.
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AQUAECO-SRORS

• Mill of similar capacity can have different SRORS capacity due to

variation in raw sludge volume.
• Sets the foundation for evaporation
 AquaEco-ZEDS Evaporation System
PATENT PENDING TECHNOLOGY

Methane
Avoidance
Carbon Footprint is
negligible

Water Footprint
reduced by 70% Zero
Recycle Clean Discharge
In collaboration with MPOB Water
for Mill Use Evaporator
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PATENT PENDING TECHNOLOGY

Stage 2: AquaEco-ZEDS

Mills can opts for this system

• To recover oil to increase OER and to generate revenue
• Payback period ~6 years
• Contribute to EPP4 (OER) & EPP5 (Biogas) of NKEA
Mill with water quality and quantity problems
• Extend reservoir from 3-4 mths to 12 months.
Mills that need to pay for water – source or power

In collaboration with MPOB

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Stage 2: AquaEco-ZEDS
PATENT PENDING TECHNOLOGY

 Steam from Back Pressure Vessel is used to evaporate the filtrate

 Uses a combination of evaporator technologies to save power
 Falling Thin Film
 Forced Circulation
 Rotary Scrapper
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Stage 2: AquaEco-ZEDS
PATENT PENDING TECHNOLOGY

ZEDS – Evaporate to 94%

Recover Water
 25% pure water
 76% clean water
 COD/BOD - 1,500/800ppm
 pH 3.5
 To water reservoir
 Replace 70% Mill’s water

In collaboration with MPOB

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EXISTING BIOGAS PLANT

Raw Sludge BIOGAS DIGESTER TANKS Effluent Ponds Polishing Plant Discharge
COD 80,000ppm COD 10,000-12,000ppm
BIOGAS ISSUE ! ??? BOD <20ppm
BOD 40,000ppm BOD 5,000-6,000ppm

To meet MPOB's directive and complying with MSPO

BIOGAS PLANT
Raw Sludge BIOGAS DIGESTER TANKS Treatment Plant Discharge
COD 10,000-12,000ppm ??? <4,000ppm COD <20ppm BOD
BOD 5,000-6,000ppm <2,000ppm BOD

• Supernatant COD 8,000-12,000ppm still need treatment to be brought

down to below 4,000ppm.
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Biogas Trapping

• Problem for mill that are power independent, far from grid, or has no
Fit In Tariff. It is only a cost factor.

• A 60mt/hr mill biogas plant will cost RM8-10mil. (tanks) just for flaring.

• Using cover pond may have lots of problem due to high SS going into
pond.

• Supernatant COD 8,000-12,000ppm still needs treatment to bring down

to <4,000ppm before going to pond.
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AquaEco Plant provides another option for mills now

 without biogas, or has no need for biogas plant
 Has sufficient power,
 Far from power grid
 Has no Fit In Tariff.
 Water quality and supply problem,
 Need to pay for water.
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Methane Avoidance via Zero Effluent Discharge

SRORS + ZEDS For Mill with not enough water
Raw Sludge AQUAECO AQUAECO Water Reservoir Mill
SRORS Filtrate ZEDS Water
COD 80,000ppm COD 30,000ppm COD < 4,000ppm
BOD 40,000ppm BOD 15,000ppm BOD < 2,000ppm No Discharge

SRORS + ZEDS + BIOGAS

For Mill with not enough water and power
Raw Sludge AQUAECO AQUAECO Water Reservoir Mill
SRORS ZEDS Water

Using the Distillate No Discharge

BIOGAS
Covered pond

Extra Power Pond Discharge

COD <4,000ppm <20ppm BOD
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Conclusion -AQUAECO
PLANT (SRORS & ZEDS)
A Methane Avoidance Facility - Revenue generating
 Increase OER by 0.4-0.5%
 Increase mill’s profit 25-35% per mt FFB.
Revenue Generating
 Zero effluent discharge Green & Sustainable
Solution for Mills
 Zero Biogas, CO2
To meet MPOB
 Recycle clean water for mill Directive and be
 Reduce water footprint ~70% MSPO compliance
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Treasuring The Past Charting The Future

Past:
• During the last 100 years mills discharge effluent to ponds for
treatment and biogas into the atmosphere.

Future
• AquaEco in collaboration with MPOB is offering the industry a
direction to head towards Zero Effluent Discharge while
meeting The Biogas Plant Development Directive via
Methane Avoidance Facility and MSPO compliance, with a
revenue generating technology.
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