Potato Processing Plant

bioFAS™ MBBR - Treatment System Removes More Than 90% of the BOD at Food & Beverage Facility
5 min
January 21, 2024
Project Information
Industry
Food & Beverages
Project
bioFAS™ MBBR System for potato production plant
Application
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) Removal

Application Parameters

bioprocessH2O is equipped with a team of experts experienced in the wastewater industry. We provide solutions by offering innovative wastewater treatment systems that are custom built to each client’s needs and specifications. Allow bioprocessH2O to help you get the most out of your water with these recommended treatment systems.


ParameterInfluentEffluent
Wastewater Flow
64,800 GPD
/
BOD
2,500 mg/L
≤200 mg/L
Total Suspended Solids
<500 mg/L
≤140 mg/L

The Problem

This Potato plant needed a robust wastewater treatment system to maintain compliance with the new discharge permit regulations.

The Solution

bioprocessH2O supplied a bioFAS™ MBBR Equipment Package sized and designed for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) removal to offset organic loading to the municipal wastewater treatment plant.

The Results

The bioFAS™ MBBR Treatment System effectively reduces the BOD concentration to meet the effluent discharge requirements.

46,800
GPD
>92%
BOD Removed
>78%
of TSS removed