The Swedish Water ExperienceThe Swedish Water Experience

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We offer Swedish water purification knowhow, management and treatment plant construction

1. Background2. How we work3. What have we learned?4. Our offer

Background

Sludge separation

Biological treatment

Combined treatment

Additional purification

Specific nitrogen treatment

Water purification methods

Biological treatment of waste

Source: Avfall Sverige

Our home market yesterday

Is your situation today

How do we work!

We always start with trials……and we work together!

From 1 liter to 1000 cubic meters Wastewater characterization

Bench scale testing

Pilot projects

Plan for sludge handling

Initial full scale installation

Step by step construction

Adapted full scale installation

Optimization

Operation

•Cooperation between industryand municipality

•Trial and experiments

•Step by step construction

•Will give…

Swedish water treatment plant is compact and effective, energy efficient and build according to the buyers timeschedule and specification.

Integrated water management

What are our results?What have we learned?

1. Treatment plant2. Sludge handling

3. Biogas production

1. Swedish treatment plants Compact in size, 50% reduction in volume

Average retention time is 12 hours as opposed to 20 hours

Low energy consumption, 1 kWh/kg of BOD

High biogas production, 400 liter CH4/kg of VS

High nutrient recovery, 90% recovery of P

Small environmental footprint

Efficient and automated, minimum usage of man power

2, Sludge handling

3. Biogas production

Engagement from Swedish municipalities

Strict legal framework

Cooperative method

Sustainable water management

Trials and experiments

The Swedish advantage – 50 years of experience

Swedish water treatment plants abroad

Our offer

Our offer• If you have:

• Waste treatment plant in need for upgrade

• Plans for new treatment plant

• Interest for a new approach to waste water

• We will offer

• Basic trials• Feasibility study• Full scale trials• Adapted processes• Operation and

cooperation• Discussion about finance

Partners