BIOSOR® Aerobic Biofiltration Process

BIOSOR® is an aerobic Biofiltration process on a fixed organic support made primarily of sphagnum peat moss and wood shavings. BIOSOR® treats liquid and/or gas effluents. BIOSOR® is particularly efficient in treating organic charges, nitrogen, pathogens and odour. BIOSOR® is recognized for its operational simplicity, low maintenance, effeciency and robustness.

BIOSOR® is ideal for:

• Municipalities and communities of less than 2000 inhabitants
• Sites where technical or specialzed staff is not available
• Any organic effluent of less than 500 m3/day

The BIOSOR® treatment process is very simple; it includes only three (3) steps. A conventional septic tank with a capacity of 150 m3, enabling 24 hours of retention, an equalization tank, and then the domestic wastewater is sent to three (3) biofilters in parallel. Each biofilter has a footprint of 84 m2. The open air biofilters are solid and secure to walk on, and there is no odour emission. The process is considered an advanced secondary treatment for this application. BIOSOR® achieves maximum removal of BOD5, amonia and TSS. Tertiary treatment will be added if stricter norms on phosphorous and disinefection are to be met.

TREATMENT PROCESS

PERFORMANCE

TSS, BOD5 and amonia removal performances observed during three (3) continuous years of operation, met objectives given by the environmental authorities. Fecal coliforms load showed an averaged of two (2) log removal.

AREAS OF APPLICATION

Municipal & Commerical

• Small municiplaities & communities
• Remote restaurants and hotels
• Mobile homes and trailer parks
• Campgrounds
• Rest areas

Agricultural

• Manure Treatment
• Odour Treatment
• Manure stockpile leachate

Industrial

• Food processing plants
• Slaughter houses
• Landfills
• Industrial organic effluent
• Composting Leachate

Effluent characteristics at the inlet and outlet of a treatment train using BIOSOR® technology shows more than 90% reduction of pollution load.