The client
Aviko is one of the world's largest producers of frozen French fries and is part of the Dutch company Royal Cosun.
Aviko has launched the construction of a new production plant in Poperinge, Belgium. It has entrusted Veolia Water Technologies with the treatment of its effluents.
The needs
Build a wastewater treatment plant capable of treating all pollutants (COD, nitrogen and phosphorus) while recovering the effluents.
The solutions
- Buffer for different wastewater flows
- Pre-treatment: lamellar separator
- Biothane Advanced UASB methanization
- Aerobic treatment with a 2-stage nit/denit for better nitrogen removal
- One MBR train to filter the effluent and the second to remove the remaining phosphorus
- Biogas treatment
Key figures
- Capacity : 2880 m3/d
- COD treatment : 26 340 kg/d
- Nitrogen treatment: 1200 kg/d
- Commissioning : 2021
The benefits
- Advanced removal of pollutants
- Low chemical consumption
- Treatment of odor emissions
- Small footprint
- Low investment and operating costs