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ReCip®, have been used to treat high strength
food processing wastes, metals contaminated wastewater,
explosives contaminated groundwater, coal-ash
leachate, acid and alkaline mine drainage, and
airport de-icing agents.
ReCip®, are designed specifically for each application
and based on the desired targeted contaminate.
Contact us, 252-229-7040, for more information
about your specific requirements.
The owner of a hush puppy processing business
intended to build a plant in a town that limited
the nutrient loading of wastewater entering the
municipal treatment system (200 mg/l BOD or less).
The owner estimated that plant's BOD would
exceed 1,500 mg/l thereby keeping the business
from building a plant in that town. A ReCip
was designed and constructed to act as a pretreatment
to the municipal sewer system. In actual
operation, the BOD level is consistently above
2,000 mg/l entering the ReCip and less than 100
mg/l leaving the ReCip and into the city sewer
system.
The wastewater from a food processing plant will
contain grease and/or oils, meals, and other food
particles such as onions, peppers, etc..
The grease and/or oils should go through a separator
and the larger food particles removed by a solids
separator. During the initial phases of
the operations, grease, oil and all food particles
entered the ReCip without any filter and the ReCip
continued to meet the target nutrient reductions.
However, there was a concern that a continuation
of that practice would potentially plug the ReCip
plumbing. Proper separators were introduced.
The ReCip after plants were initially placed
in a cell. These plants will grow quickly
as the plants are in a perfect environment
for growth. |
The small .25 acre site pretreats more than
20,000 gallons per day of high strength
wastewater. This picture was taken just
after construction. |
A newer photo shows more plants taking hold
in the second cell. |
This site used concrete to hold the synthetic
liner. |
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