Biological and electrical processes are used to get rid of nutrients in water treatment plants.
The presence of nitrogen and phosphorous in wastewater, along with climate change, is making it easier for algae blooms to grow all over the world. Even though wastewater treatment plants are a major source of these nutrients, they were not made to deal with them. To get rid of nitrogen and phosphorous, wastewater treatment plants would have to build almost twice as many facilities and use more chemicals. Kourant Inc. came up with a patented technology that can solve this problem without adding more chemicals or making the wastewater treatment plant bigger. The Electro-BioReactor (EBR) technology uses a combination of biological and electrochemical processes to remove nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. This reduces the amount of nitrous oxide that is made, which in turn lowers the amount of greenhouse gases that are released into the air.
Positive facts about Electro-BioReactor Process (EBR)
Reduction GHG emissions is evaluated at 1182 530 kgCO2e/ year when considering a flow of 500 m3/day of wastewater treated
Reduction of sludge generation by 40%
Reduction of criteria air contaminants (CACs) emissions
Can induce up to 40% less CAPEX
Can induce up to 25% less OPEX
Electro-BioReactor Process (EBR) website : https://kourant.ca/en/
