Klärmax Air XL SBR waste water treatment

plants
Presented by:
Lucy Wanjiku M. (B. Tech Production Engineering)
Grad. Engineer IEK; EBK

Engineering Director
ECOCYCLE LTD, Kenya
www.ecocycle.co.ke
WWTP layout
SBR(Sequential Batch Reactor)Treatment process
• Sludge is enriched with oxygen to set in motion a biological process. The plant
features a pre-treatment coarse catch tank , a buffer tank, the reactor and an optional
storage tank. The plate diffusers, sludge- and Clearwater disposal are driven by an air
pressure system.

Treatment Phase:
Settling Phase: Clear Water
The effluent is
Loading Phase: The settling phase Disposal Phase:
intermittently
From the pre- takes about 75 min. In this phase the
enriched with oxygen
treatment chamber During this time the treated water is
which leads to a high
the effluent devoid activated sludge pumped out
concentration of
of coarse materials begins to settle at the into storage tank or
micro
is pumped into the bottom of the tank. nature e.g. into an
organisms. These
reactor. Treated, clear water infiltration bed, a
form the basis for
remains above the Canal or stream.
the biological
settled sludge.
treatment.
Biological Oxygen Demand
• Dissolved or suspended oxidizable organic material in wastewater is a food source for
micro-organisms.

• Digestion of this food requires oxygen. The oxygen content of the water will ultimately
be decreased by the amount required to digest the dissolved or suspended food.

• Oxidizable material + bacteria + nutrient + O2 → CO2 + H2O + oxidized inorganics

(NO3 or SO4)

• The so-called 5-day BOD measures the amount of oxygen consumed by biochemical
oxidation of waste contaminants in a 5-day period.

• The BOD value is expressed in milligrams of oxygen consumed per litre of sample during
5 days of incubation at 20 °C .

• BOD can be used as a gauge of the effectiveness of WWTPs.

 Sizing & Design
KEY
Waste water generation per PE =150 liters per day
PE: Calculated population
Description Criteria
Common Household upto 3 bedrooms 5 PE
Add 1PE to 5PE for each additional bedroom after
Common Household with more than 3 bedrooms
three bedrooms
For Small 1 & 2 bedroom flats
Flat with one bedroom Allow 3PE
Flat with 2 bedrooms Allow 4PE
Prestige Hotels 1 guest= 2PE
3 * & 48 Hotels 1 guest = 1.5 PE
Restaurant, common use seats, 1 seat = 1 PE
Restaurant without kitchen but with outside seats seats, 10 seats = 1 PE
Tent sites, camp sites 2 people = 1PE
Hall, studio/ exhibition center users, 5 users = 1 PE
Club house playing fields, 30 fields = 1 PE
Health club, sports center 3 members/ staff = 1 PE
Companies, Factories staff, 3 members = 1 PE
Institutions
Non residential with meals and cooking at site 2 students = 1PE
Boarding residential
Office building 2 people = 1 PE
Nursing homes one patient = 3PE
 PLC Controls
Small Scale systems _ (For individual homes) Large scale systems – (For e.g. gated
communities, shopping malls,
institutions, apartments etc.)

PLC that controls the treatment sequence & ensures POWER

saving More advanced PLC that controls the treatment sequence
& ensures POWER saving.
Air Blower – The Only component that
runs on Power
Small Scale systems _ (For individual Large scale systems – (For e.g. gated
homes) communities, shopping malls, institutions,
apartments etc.)

Rating ranges between 80 Watts -380 watts , Rating ranges between 0.55 Kw – 7.8 Kw, 3-Phase at
Single phase at 50Hz; depending on the liters of 50Hz; depending on the liters of sewage to be treated per
sewage to be treated per day day
Air Lift Pumping- no submersible pumps
NO PUMPS…
Air Lift pumping Mechanism_ filling
AERATION PROCESS
Excavation
Klaermax WWTP Tank Construction –
Small scale
WWTP layout & Control cabinet Location –
small scale
Control panel Mounting & finishing:-
• Boundary wall
• Free standing pillar
• House Wall.
• Creeping plants
• Encasing
WWTP layout & Control cabinet Location-
Large scale
Klaermax WWTP Monthly Power Costs _
Residential unit
Rating: 80- 360 watts.
Take an average home with 16 People; Blower rating is 120 watts.
Due to the PLC controls, only 10 hours in a day actively consume power.
Daily power consumption = 120 watts x 10 hours = 1200 watts i.e. =1.2Kwh

Daily Power costs, assume each Kwh = 0.48 USD (400RwF)

= 1.2 Kwh x 0.48 = 0.58 USD

Monthly power Costs = Kshs. 0.58 USD x 30 days

= 17.40 USD

A daily power Cost of 0.58 USD to Reclaim ca.2,280 liters of water

daily.
 Uses of treated water
Our waste water recycling plants will help generate
clean water, ideal for use in;
 Flushing toilets

 Irrigation

 Cleaning (Parking, cars, etc.)

 Firefighting

 Dust suppression

• Value addition by significant water bill savings

Treatment levels as per NEMA
R-Raw sewage in 1st chamber.
A-Water in the SBR after
treatment
C-Treated clean water
(Last chamber)

A R
C
System installed at a home
System installed at a gated community–
Fair acres villas Nairobi
Why Recycle?
To avoid this…..

Thank you for your Attention!