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Filamentous Identification Lab Service. One reason to identify filaments is to determine the filaments characteristics and then determine the type present. If the type is found out, a root cause can usually be associated with a particular filament. If the cause is known, then a correction can be made to alleviate problems. Chlorination is only a quick fix. Without process changes, filaments will grow back after chlorination. Wastewater Biomass Analyses and Cooling Tower Analyses also available
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Training is an integral part of any job. Not everyone is at the same level of training. Many people want beginning concepts and basics. Some need technical information or troubleshooting. Some want equipment, technology or process information. We have developed a full set of Basic training, Advanced training, Filamentous Identification the Easy Way as well as custom training CD's Manuals. We also provide hands-on training classes and soon will have an Online "E-University".
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At Environmental Leverage® Inc., we have a team of experienced individuals who come into your plant with a fresh pair of eyes. The system is checked from influent to effluent. System optimization, equipment efficiency and operational excellence are key components explored. Key Benefits Equipment efficiency Total Cost of Operation reductions Reliability and safety An onsite audit is conducted to examine system parameters, process controls, and current monitor and control procedures. A physical walk-through is conducted, process flow diagrams are examined, previous design criteria are examined and current standard operating procedures are evaluated along with data logs.
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Paper mills are notorious for holding solids too long in the system.
Holding times of influent should always be kept to a minimum. Generation of septic conditions can also contribute to ashing in the clarifier, since the solids are turning anaerobic in the bottom of the clarifier and generate gases that cause clumps of solids to float to the top. This increases solids carryover. These conditions usually lead to the growth of excessive levels of filaments later on in the aerobic biological portion of the system.
Sometimes, anaerobic sludge is sent to the primary clarifier via the belt press supernatant. This can also lead to an increase in septic conditions in a primary clarifier, since you are seeding the system with bacteria that like to grow in anaerobic or facultative conditions.
100% recycle mill- floating solids on clarifier Floating islands due to too many solids
Scum build-up in the primary clarifier Frozen scum in centerwell
Tissue mill in Wisconsin, Algae and scum clogging up weirs
Algae build-up in secondary clarifier can cause permit violations on TSS and false BOD readings. Minor maintenance can help reduce algae level build up.
Ashing on clarifier and gassing due to holding solids too long. The bacteria turn anoxic or anaerobic and generate gasses and causing solids to float
Some papermills have activated sludge. Some Have SBR's or lagoons
Some have large equalization tanks. These are notorious for again
holding solids too long, low or no D.O.,
Run-off causes septicity and BOD overload problems, since leachate returns to the front of the system.
Many times the leachate is not checked for BOd loading, excess nutrients or other critical compounds that may impact final effluent permit. Septicity can cause a huge drain on available D.O. levels to the bacteria. See newsletter on septicity.
Some Papermills have large lagoons. Below is an example of a three stage lagoon.
The first stage of the lagoon was aerated, second and third were designed for settling portions of the lagoon. Large amounts of algae, scum and duckweed covered the last two stages of the pond. Many lagoons have large areas for settling. Duckweed can often grow in places where BOD removal is not completed. Solids can build up and dredging may be necessary sooner than design. Dredging lagoons can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions. Bioaugmentation and control of the "Critical 5" can help reduce dredging and solids handling costs. Some papermills with huge lagoons typically add bioaugmentation to their system in order to treat the changes in loading and BOD fluctuations. MicroClear M100 and MicroSolv 118 can easily help improve your BOD and TSS removal in large ASB or lagoons systems
Some papermills pretreat with Anaerobic digesters or trickling towers. Some have covered systems. Just because you have an anaerobic system does not mean you do not need to check certain critical parameters. Anaerobic digesters still need pH, temperature, some ammonia and phosphorus, alkalinity to acids ratio to be monitored, gas production. Make sure regardless of what type of treatment you have at a papermill, you run the system by checking the critical parameters. Many papermills add MicroClear M100 micronutrients to their digesters.
Believe it or not, some actually have floating DAF's for clarifiers. This is a Saturn DAF clarifier.
Imagine filamentous bacteria vs. floc formers. It is kind of like comparing meatballs to spaghetti. Filaments take up 3-4 times or more the space that floc formers do. Both will degrade BOD, yet one will cost you more in solids handling. By optimizing the "Critical 5" and paying attention to your time and numbers you can promote floc formation instead of filamentous growth.
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More on Papermills: Take a tour of a papermill Solids Holding - Sludge Judge Lagoons-Winter BOD issues and bioaugmentation Learn how Environmental Leverage can help your plant Bioaugmentation in Papermills- impact on BOD and TSS Filamentous bacteria can be a problem is solids are held too long in a
clarifier also.
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Come take a closer look at some Pulp and Papermill Case Histories
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Why
does it matter how long you hold the solids?
95%
of all papermills that we have seen that have SBR- Sequencing Batch Reactors
all have filamentous bacteria problems. One flaw in the fill and draw
sequencing is that it very rarely is altered by the operators. A
preset time for each segment of fill, aerate, settle and draw down is
designated at the time of design and installation. Unfortunately, someone in
the front end of the papermill was not informed, or flow rates change,
production increases or decreases, etc. Either way, the settle time often is
too long or solids build-up in the tank is too long. The bacteria in
the tank run out of air during the decant phase and float solids up to the
top of the tank. Left is the SBR tank during decant. It is easy
to see floating solids on the surface. Changes were made to the SBR
program schedule at the plant to alleviate scum, carryover and filamentous
growth.
generation of organics acids that lead to filamentous problems.
Optimization of your EQ tanks can make a huge impact on how much electricity
you need based upon loading and septicity factors. 
Sludge
Lagoons are another source of solids build-up. On the left is a solids
holding lagoon. 
