The biofilters, in use at Annecy´s wastewater treatment plant (SILA), have been filled with Filtralite (initially implemented under the name Biolite® in the Suez-patented BIOFOR®), offering optimum conditions for biofilm growth in the biological treatment of wastewater.
Lightweight and porous, Filtralite Clean, made of particles of expanded clay, features angular and sharp faces and a high specific contact area. These properties facilitate an efficient bacterial development for BOD (Biochemical Oxygen demand) removal, TSS (Total Suspended Solids) removal and the nitrification process.
Filtralite® filter media is a solution easy to implement
The Annecy Wastewater treatment association (SILA) awarded Quadrimex Chemical the contract to drain, refill and replace the filtration media of 3 biological filters in the SILOE plant (230,000 population equivalent).
Quadrimex Chemical managed to renew the filter media of 3 biological filters in only 12 weeks. The company developed an innovative pumping system (based on the Venturi effect), non-polluting and noiseless. This system is made to drain the biological filter in order to ensure the maintenance of the equipment.
Three biological filters had to be drained for maintenance: 2 filters N (Nitrogen) and 1 filter C (Carbon). Thereafter, the equipment was refilled with:
• the re-use of the same filtration media recovered from the draining,
• and new Filtralite Clean media.
