BiOWiSH™ Aqua FOG benefits

• Helpsbreakdownfats,oilsandgreases(FOG)

• Reducessludgeproductionandhandling

• Increasesplantcapacity;Capitalavoidance

• Reducesodors

• Reducesaerationrequirements;Energysavings

• Reducesneedforchemicaladditives

• Improvesplantstability

• Reduceshydrogensulfide,ammoniaandnitrates

• Pre-treatsinfluentincollectionsystems

• 100%naturalandnon-toxic

Available Sizes

• 100g/3.5oz

• 1kg/2.2lb

• 5kg/11lb

Waste Water Treatment

Case Study

Kemp Meats, Australia

Overview

KempMeatsPtyLimitedisahighlyaccreditedmeatprocessingfacilitysituatedinSarina,NorthQueensland,Australia.Thecompanyisprivatelyownedandhasbeeninoperationsince1999.

Theownersoftheplant,AndrewandBrendaKemp,arewellknownwithintheredmeatindustryfortheirinnovativeandprogressiveapproachtothelocalarea’sstringentenvironmentalregulations.Thefacilityhasbeentherecipientofmanyindustryawards,themostrecentbeingtheMeat&LivestockAssociation’s2009EnvironmentalandSustainabilityAward.

Plant Operations

Thefacilityincorporatesanabattoirandintegratedrenderingplantwhichusesanimalby-productstoproducemeatmealandanimaltallow.Itcurrentlyprocessesapproximately50beefperweek,80pigsperweekandwholesalelambsasrequired.

Animaltallowproducedintherenderingplantiscurrentlyusedtorunthesite’senergyandheatingsystemsandhasresultedina50%reductioninenergyconsumption.

Wastewaterfromtheabattoirandrenderingplantistreatedinaseriesofdams(asperthebelowdiagram).

RenderingPlant

Abattoir

Anaerobic Dam

Tallow DamFacultative

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Issues

Recentlegislativechangeshaveplacedgreaterresponsibilityonprocessingfacilitiestoreducetheirenvironmentalimpact.Twoofthemainareasofchangearetheminimisationofemissionsandtheestablishmentofacceptableeffluentstandards.Traditionally,incumbenttreatmentprocessesoftenfailtomeetminimumrequirements.

Inordertocomplywithnewstringentenvironmentalregulationsandtoimproveongoingplantoperations,AndrewandBrendaKempneededtoaddresstwomainissues.

Odor Emissions

Thefirstissuewastoaddressodoremissionsfromtheanaerobic,facultativeandtallowdamswhichhadrisentounacceptablelevels.Historically,controllingodorfromthesetypesofdamshasbeennotoriouslydifficultascommonlyusedtreatmentssuchaslimedosingareoftenaccompaniedbynegativesideeffects.AddinglimetoadamcausespHlevelstorisetoapointwheremicrobialactivityisallbuteliminated.Byeliminatingmicrobialactivity,organicwasteispreventedfrombreakingdown,whichinturnmeansnoodorisproduced.Thenegativesideeffectofthisprocessisthatnaturalmicrobialdecompositionofaccumulatedsludgeisinhibited.

Sludge Build-up

Thesecondissuewastoaddresssludgebuildupandheavycrustingonthetallowdamwhichwasthreateningthevolumeandflowoftreatedeffluentpassingthroughthewastewatertreatmentsystem.Thetraditionalmethodusedtoremoveaccumulatedsludgeismechanicalexcavation.Thisisexpensive,timeintensiveandhasanumberofenvironmentalimplications,suchasemissionsfromheavymachineryanddisposalofthesolidwaste.

Solution

AndrewandBrendaapproachedGrahamSmythofChampionLiquidFeedsinJuly2009seekinghisassistanceinsourcinganenvironmentallyfriendly,sustainableandcosteffectivesolutiontotheirproblems.AsanauthorizeddistributorofBiOWiSHTechnologies,GrahamrecommendedBiOWiSH™AquaFOGastheidealsolution.

BiOWiSH™AquaFOGutilizesahighspeedbiocatalysttorapidlybreakdownorganicwasteandodorcausingcompounds.Itisparticularlyeffectivefortreatingwastewaterthatcontainsahighfat,oilandgreasecontent,suchasthatofKempMeats.

GrahamrecommendedusingBiOWiSH™AquaFOG,asitwouldassistKempMeatsinreducingtotalVolatileOrganicCompounds(odors),accumulatedwastewaterdamsludgeandtotalsuspendedsolids,aswellasBOD(BiologicalOxygenDemand)andexcessNitrogenwithouttheneedtocontinuallyaddlime,orexcavateexcesssludge.

Application

Takingintoaccountthesite’sexistingwastewatertreatmentsetup,GrahamSmythrecommendedestablishingtwodosingsystemsthroughasimplesetupof10.5Gal(40L)drumswhichemptyintothedrains.

Thefirstdosingsystemwasestablishedintherenderingplant,whereBiOWiSH™AquaFOGwasmixedintosolutionandflushedthroughthedrainsonadailybasis.Thedrainsintherenderingplantrunintothetallowdamwheredissolvedfats,oilsandgreasesareseparatedpriortoenteringthewastewatersystem.

Theseconddosingsystemwasestablishedontheabattoir’sprocessingfloor,withBiOWiSH™AquaFOGbeingdischargeddirectlyintodrainoutletsonadailybasis.Drainsontheprocessingfloorflowdirectlyintotheanaerobicdam.

Forbestresults,GrahamrecommendedaddingadailydoseofBiOWiSH™AquaFOGtothewastewaterstreamsviabothdosingsystems.

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Results

• Visiblereductionofseverecrustingontallowdam

• Reductioningeneralsiteodors

• Significantreductioninodorfromwastewaterpondsystem

• Reducedsludgebuildupinwastewaterpondsystem

• Significantlycleanerandsanitizeddrainagesystem

• Reductionindam/drainmaintenancecosts

• Reductioninenvironmentalcost

”Kemp Meats has been using BiOWiSH™ in effluent ponds to control odor and solids. We are very happy with the result and would recommend BiOWiSH™ to other meat processing plants. We were also extremely impressed by the very high quality of service.” Andrew Kemp, Owner

About BiOWiSH™ Aqua FOG

Theresultofover18yearsofresearchanddevelopment,BiOWiSH™isapowerfulblendofbiocatalyststhatbreaksdowncomplexorganicmoleculestohelpeliminatewaste,reduceodors,improvesoilfertilityandenhancewaterquality,amongotheruses.100%naturalandnon-toxic,BiOWiSH™issafeforeverydayuseinawiderangeofconsumerandindustrialproducts.Ithasbeenproventosolveproblemsinenvironmentalmanagement(includingwastewater,solidwaste,soilandwaterremediationandindustrialemissions),aswellasagriculture.BiOWiSH™productsareusedextensivelyandavailableinAsia,Australia,Europe,NorthAmericaandLatinAmerica.

DevelopedspeciallyfortheWastewaterTreatmentindustry,BiOWiSH™AquaFOGimprovestheefficiencyofaerobicwastewatertreatmentplants,dissolvedairflotationunits,commercialseptictanks,oilwaterseparatorsandgreasetraps.BiOWiSH™AquaFOGisrecommendedforinfluentstreamswithafat,oilandgreasecontentgreaterthan100mg/liter.

Contact

BiOWiSH Technologies

Tel:+13125726709

Email:wastewater@biowishtech.com

Tallow Dam Before Severe crusting on the dam is causing effluent to run off onto the ground surrounding the dam, rendering it useless.

Tallow Dam After BiOWiSH™ formed a hole in the crust on the surface of the dam. With continued use, this crust will be completely broken down.

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