Aquatec Maxcon are the Australian and New Zealand licensees for Haskoning’s Nereda® Aerobic Granular Biomass technology.
Nereda® is a biological wastewater treatment process that utilises compact aerobic granular sludge (AGS) to efficiently treat wastewater with superb settling properties. Within the granules aerobic and anoxic/anaerobic zones co-exist, so that multiple biological processes, including carbon removal, nitrification, denitrification and biological phosphorus removal all occur within the granule. The Nereda® process happens in three stages; Simultaneous Fill and Draw, Aeration, and Fast Settling.
The advantages of the Nereda® process are:
Nereda® can achieve:
Haskoning have been awarded over 100 Nereda® plants worldwide, in 21 countries over 6 continents, with over 75 currently completed and operating, ranging in size and scale including the impressive double-story, 2.4 million population equivalent (EP), Ringsend Nereda® facility in Dublin, Ireland.
Aquatec Maxcon have successfully delivered three Nereda® plants in Australia:
Aquatec Maxcon in partnership provide ongoing process support for Nereda® AGS facilities, which includes process monitoring and improvement, technical support including a 24 hour support line, and software maintenance and upgrades, as well as implementing user requested changes to the process controller philosophy, such as targeting improved OPEX or increased effluent quality.