Buildings/Structures
LEGACY BUILDING SOLUTIONS TENSION FABRIC BUILDINGS
Combining rigid-frame engineering with the proven benefits of tension fabric membranes, Legacy Building Solutions offers fabric structures that are fully customizable. They utilize a durable rigid frame in place of the hollow-tube, open web truss “hoop” framing traditionally used for fabric structures. The strength of the structural steel frame provides several engineering advantages, most notably the ability to easily customize buildings to the exact width, length and height required. In addition to long clear spans, the buildings have straight sidewalls that maximize the usable square footage inside the structure. The design allows for much more structural flexibility than traditional fabric structures, including the ability to add lean-tos, mezzanines, sidewall doors and more. The structures are also engineered to provide desired overhangs or handle additional loads for items such as sprinklers and conveyors. 877-259-1528; www.legacybuildingsolutions.com
Clarifiers
LAKESIDE SPIRAFLO
The Spiraflo clarifier from Lakeside is a peripheral feed clarifier designed for the removal of suspended solids in a primary, secondary or tertiary clarification system. Wastewater enters the outer perimeter of the clarifier tank and is directed along the narrow raceway formed by the skirt and the outer wall. This flow pattern dissipates the wastewater’s hydraulic energy as it flows around the raceway, eventually spiraling down underneath the skirt and into the main settling area. The flow travels inward from the skirt toward the center of the tank, coinciding with the direction of the sludge, and the clarified water rises into the centrally located effluent weir trough. The combination of the spiraling flow pattern and the skirt eliminates all possibility of short-circuiting and provides better utilization of the total tank volume for more effective settling. 630-837-5640; www.lakeside-equipment.com
SMITH & LOVELESS MODEL R OXIGEST
The Model R OXIGEST treatment system from Smith & Loveless provides stable operation and flexible process options for high-strength wastewater or larger flows up to 5 mgd. The field-erected design encompasses complete aeration, clarification and advanced treatment processes while allowing these units to be individually separated and controlled. The system achieves advanced nutrient removal and produces pristine effluent quality suitable for water reuse and direct or indirect discharge. Its concentric tankage maximizes space efficiency in its footprint, thereby preserving facility land for other key plant operations. Multiple aeration zones can be employed to provide specific activated sludge processes for desired treatment levels, including multistage aeration, complete mixed, plug-flow and nitrification/denitrification. Integral treatment process steps can include grit removal, flow equalization, reaeration, tertiary filtration, chlorination, dechlorination and sludge storage. 800-898-9122; www.smithandloveless.com
Clarifier/Digester/Tank Cleaning
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL NATURAL D
Natural D from Environmental Chemical is a bio-based liquid bacterial concentrate that combines eco-benign chemistry and application-specific bacteria to offer a long-term approach to odor control. It contains protein, starch, cellulose, fat, oil and grease-digesting bacteria, eliminating the source of the odor instead of masking it. It converts the organics to carbon dioxide and water and combines chemistry with microbes. It also prevents accumulation of scum, grease and other organics. It is designed for use in sewage disposal traps, plants, sludge beds, manholes, catch basins, storm sewers, drainage ditches, grease traps, creek traps, creek and canals, city garage dumps, refuse cars and trucks, public market areas, landfill deodorization, leachate ditches and lift stations. 800-262-0458; www.environmentalchemical.com
Coatings and Linings
AGRU AMERICA SURE-GRIP
Sure-Grip liners from AGRU America are made of HDPE, HDPE-el, PP, PVDF or ECTFE, and serve as a long-term alternative to spray-applied concrete protection products. The liners prevent concrete corrosion and degradation, can substantially extend the lifetime of a structure, and by preventing exfiltration and infiltration, they can provide direct protection for the environment. The liners have anchoring systems that enable construction in areas of significant backpressure. Unlike spray-applied liners, which have to be reapplied regularly due to cracking or delamination, these liners are long-lasting, and are designed to avoid the residuals cost often associated with concrete spray-on liners, which require tank emptying and cleaning every few years for reapplication. 843-546-0600; www.agruamerica.com
PPG PROTECTIVE & MARINE
COATINGS RAVEN 405
The RAVEN 405 wastewater treatment coating system from PPG Protective & Marine Coatings has high physical strength and broad chemical resistance to stand up to severe, caustic environments. This ultra-high build epoxy lining system has Severe Wastewater Analysis Testing certification and passed the Pickle Jar Test, as its thick film can withstand high hydrogen sulfide gases and other caustics, chemicals and acids found in a wastewater facility. Applications include concrete wastewater lining, clarifiers and digesters, tunnels and pipelines, tanks, secondary containment and manholes. Benefits include corrosion resistance, 100% solids, ultra-low VOC (0.52 g/L), adhesive strength, and quick return-to-service. It can protect new concrete or help rehabilitate an existing structure. 888-977-4762; www.ppgpmc.com
Digesters/Components
HYDRO-THERMAL NON-OBSTRUCTING HEATER
Hydro-Thermal’s Non-Obstructing Heater is suitable for heating and maintaining the digester’s precise temperature (+/- 1 degree F) for improving methane production and sludge stabilization. It also eliminates hot or cold spots in the digester, even during the winter months. It utilizes a small footprint, with direct installation into the existing piping. It is produced using wear and corrosion-resistant metallurgies to withstand grit and highly abrasive materials. Its straight-through design can ensure that rags or wipes do not get caught and plug the heater. With its unrestricted flow there are minimal pressure drops, allowing for a wide range of heating capacity. The heaters have no hot surfaces where burn-on can begin to occur. 800-952-0121; www.hydro-thermal.com
Media
KRUGER USA ANOX K5 MEDIA
ANITA Mox is a sidestream deammonification technology that is offered in both MBBR and integrated fixed-film activated sludge configurations, depending on site conditions. As such, the system consists of engineered polyethylene carriers — Anox K5 Media from Kruger USA — to provide ample protected surface area for biofilm to thrive. The media (approximately the diameter of a quarter) hosts two types of bacteria in the same reactor. The outer layer consists primarily of ammonia oxidizing bacteria, which convert about half of the ammonia to nitrite. The inner layer consists mainly of anaerobic autotrophic ammonia oxidizer bacteria, which utilize the resulting nitrite and much of the remaining residual ammonia and convert them to nitrogen gas that is released harmlessly to the atmosphere. 919-677-8310; www.veoliawatertech.com
Mixers
JDV EQUIPMENT NOZZLE MIX SYSTEM
The Nozzle Mix System from JDV Equipment is a dual-zone mixing technology that provides uniform mixing patterns that produce even distribution and a stable environment. It can help optimize solids suspension and contact to promote efficiency in a wide range of applications. The system is designed with pumps installed outside the tanks to facilitate ease of maintenance. The pumps are typically chopper pumps or pumps incorporating in-line grinders that prevent fibrous materials from accumulating and causing plugging problems. The application dictates which type(s) of the many varied pump options can be used. The high-velocity nozzles are mounted inside the tank and are oriented to discharge in a flow pattern that completely mixes the tank contents. 973-366-6556; www.jdvequipment.com
PARK PROCESS VORTAFLO
The VortaFlo static mixer from Park Process combines two mixing nozzles of different sizes to create turbulence and induce mixing. The addition of the injection quill allows chemicals or polymer to be injected in the mixing zone past the turbulence-creating nozzle prior to passing through the mixing nozzle. In the case of polymer flocculating biosolids, the turbulence nozzle causes the biosolids to roll in the mixing chamber so the polymer has maximum contact with biosolids particles prior to passing through the mixing nozzle, where flocculation is promoted. It is available in sizes ranging from a 1-inch inlet/outlet and 2-inch mixing chamber to a 12-inch inlet/outlet and 20-inch mixing chamber. 855-511-7275; www.parkprocess.com
VAUGHAN TURBO-S MIXER
The Turbo-S Mixer from Vaughan is a small, powerful propeller mixer that is mounted vertically inside an 18-inch elbow and is capable of mixing a pit with just 2 feet of liquid above the floor. It incorporates an upper cutter above the propeller to stop wrapping and fibrous material binding to protect the mechanical seal. It can be used in dairy manure mixing and in municipal treatment plant anoxic zone mixing and oxidation ditches. It can be quickly implemented in primary influent channels, Bardenpho basin mixing, scum blanket mixing and primary sludge storage mixing. Additionally an optional turntable can allow it to be easily reaimed in the pit. 888-249-2467; www.chopperpumps.com
Tanks
IMPERIAL INDUSTRIES 12,500-GALLON STORAGE TANK
The 12,500-gallon storage tank unit from Imperial Industries includes a 6-inch dump, 4-inch intake, heavy-duty pull-skid attachment and level indicator. Available options include custom tow, hitch and axle packages, and intake agitation. It is designed for various applications, including field edge load and unloads, shop or yard storage, and grease separation. 800-558-2945; www.imperialind.com
