ETP Feeds With BactaServe for COD/BOD Removal from Pharma Industry's Wastewater

1. Background:

With a presence in 138 countries on six continents, pharma company is now the world's largest integrated supplier of solid dosage products and services, providing hard-shell capsules, film and foil barrier solutions. Founded in Mumbai in 1961,now serves pharmaceutical companies all over the world, touching almost every aspect of solid dosage manufacturing. Company has built over 60 years long term relationships with renowned customers.

1.2 Table of Inlet Parameters:

2.1 Photographic view of site:

2.2 Challenges:-

Challenges in ETP operation & the problem:

•  COD and BOD were very high in the effluent.

•  COD 7000 ppm, BOD is 2000 ppm and it was in the same higher range through out.

•A high level of BOD can reduce dissolved oxygen (DO), thereby harming the local environment if the eff uent is discharged

•  Excess COD/BOD content contributes to environmental pollution.

•  Water with high COD/BOD often has poor esthetic qualities, such as—bad odour, murky appearance, and an unpleasant taste • Which can impact its usability for drinking, recreational activities, and industrial processes.

3. Special Technical Solution:

Initial feed of BOD/COD was extremely high. We have suggested a solution -BactaServe Anaerobic and Pharma bioculture.

BactaServe is specially formulated naturally occurring, nonpathogenic, Non genetically altered blend of bacteria which can grow over wide temperature range 5-45 ⁰ C. BactaServe when added in waste water treatment systems, bacteria starts multiplying immediately to create higher Biomass content. This helps in bio-degradation of BOD content of the waste water.

These microorganisms are not harmful and completely environmentally safe.

3.1 Special features to highlight:

•   COD of day 1 at Anaerobic tank outlet was 6408 ppm, at Aeration tank outlet 5895, in MBR tank outlet 5306 ppm

•   Day 10, Anaerobic tank outlet COD was 4556 ppm, Aeration tank outlet 3326, MBR tank outlet 2295 ppm

•   After 15th days BactaServe dosage 48% reduction achieved in Anaerobic tank for COD

•   After a month, 82% reduction found in MBR tank outlet COD

•   Total 96% COD reduction achieved

•   Sufficient growth of MLSS found in 20 days

•   Maintaining flow 2 m3/hr, after 10 days of MLSS development

•   Increased flow from 3.5 m3/day to 4.5 m3/day, during this DO—4 ppm, pH—6.5t07.5

•   BOD of inlet Day 1 was 2373 ppm, Anaerobic tank outlet 2136, MBR tank outlet was 1769 ppm

•   BOD of Day 15 -  Tank outlet was 598 ppm

•   91% reduction in BOD value achieved

4.0 Tabuler statistics of parameters and reduction:

'BactaServe found an excellent product for COD - BOD removal'!!