Biological wastewater treatment
Alfa Laval helps municipalities and industries optimize biological wastewater treatment to meet stricter discharge limits, increase capacity, reduce energy use and maximize the value of existing assets while operating within constrained budgets and limited site footprints. Backed by decades of application expertise, our biological treatment solutions deliver robust process performance and consistently produce high-quality effluent – a critical foundation for water reuse and nutrient recovery.
Key benefits of Alfa Laval biological wastewater treatment for municipalities and industries
- Adapt to changing influent conditions with proven technologies, process expertise and flexible solutions
- Reliable biological treatment delivers high-quality effluent for water reuse and compliance with stricter discharge requirements
- Increase capacity without expanding the plant footprint
- Optimize energy consumption and process stability to lower lifecycle costs
- Unlock resource recovery opportunities through water reclamation, biogas production, nutrient recovery and biosolids valorization
Alfa Laval technologies for biological wastewater treatment processes
Biological wastewater treatment uses microorganisms to remove organic matter, nutrients, fats, oils and grease (FOG), as well as other undesirable micro particles and substances from wastewater, producing high-quality effluent suitable for safe discharge or water reuse.
Alfa Laval's biological treatment technologies, including the ASH Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) for secondary biological treatment and the ASH Iso-Disc® cloth media filter for tertiary treatment, help utilities achieve reliable treatment performance, meet stringent effluent requirements and minimize sludge production.
Combined with sludge dewatering decanters, the complete solution optimizes sludge management by reducing hauling and disposal costs while maximizing opportunities for resource recovery and the beneficial use of biosolids.
