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Food processing generates wastewater with significantly elevated levels of organic matter, creating unique treatment challenges. These high organic loads, measured as BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) and COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), require specialised treatment approaches to achieve regulatory compliance and enable water reuse.
Food processing wastewater typically ranges from 1,000-50,000 mg/L BOD, compared to municipal wastewater at 200-400 mg/L. This represents a 5x to 250x increase in organic load requiring specialised treatment capacity.
Organic residues include proteins, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and suspended solids from raw materials, processing byproducts, and cleaning operations. Each food category presents unique organic composition challenges.
High organic loads can overwhelm conventional treatment systems, cause odour issues, increase sludge production, and create oxygen depletion in receiving waters without proper treatment.
Our MBBR and SBR biological reactors use specialised microbial cultures to break down organic compounds, achieving up to 95% BOD removal efficiency.
Coagulation and flocculation processes remove colloidal organic matter before advanced biological treatment, improving overall system efficiency.
DAF flotation systems effectively remove suspended organic solids and reduce organic loading on downstream biological processes.
Screening removes large organic particles and protects downstream equipment from damage and clogging.
DAF flotation removes suspended solids and reduces organic load by 40-60% before advanced biological treatment.
MBBR/SBR systems biologically degrade dissolved organics, achieving 85-95% BOD removal.
Filtration and clarification remove residual solids and ensure compliance with discharge limits.
Dewatering systems reduce sludge volume for efficient disposal or beneficial reuse.
Effective FOG separation through advanced DAF systems and coagulation/flocculation processes.
Oil & Grease RemovalEnable water recycling opportunities to reduce freshwater consumption and operational costs.
Explore Water Reuse PotentialMeet discharge limits for BOD, COD, TSS, nitrogen, and phosphorus with compliant treatment systems.
Explore Regulatory ComplianceOur experts can design a system tailored to your specific wastewater characteristics.
Our expertise spans multiple industries with sector-specific water treatment solutions.