Veolia Water Technologies China has won a contract from Shanghai-based Bacchus to design and build turnkey wastewater treatment plants for two of the latter's factories in Tianjin and Chengdu, China.
The wastewater treatment plants will feature several of Veolia's technologies, including Biothane Advanced Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB), AnoxKaldnes Biological Activated Sludge (BAS), along with sludge and tertiary treatments.
Shanghai Bacchus is a subsidiary of Shanghai Bairun Flavor & Fragrance and develops, produces and markets RIO alcopop.
Once the project is completed, the Tianjin and Chengdu facilities will join Bacchus's existing factory in Shanghai, to meet increasing domestic demand.
As part of the procedural factors in food and beverage industries, wasterwater generated from processing facilities contains high amounts of biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and suspended solids.
The projects also feature Veolia's anaerobic reactor, the Biothane Advanced UASB, which will help in addressing wastewater challenges faced by the company.
The Biothane Advanced UASB is claimed to have high organic loading capacity and superior sludge retention characteristics. The reactor is designed for treatment of food and beverage-type effluents, so as to ensure that the local wastewater discharge regulations are satisfied.
The technology is also claimed to support biogas production, an alternate energy source which helps optimize energy utilization for the company.
Veolia Water Technologies China solutions director James Peng said: "As a leading global provider of innovative water and wastewater solutions, Veolia's knowledge of local discharge limits has benefitted our clients, whom have had to mitigate wastewater challenges in an increasingly environmentally conscious market. This is our first partnership with Bacchus in China.
"Our suite of water and wastewater solutions offers maximum technical advantages for our clients, and we look forward to recommending our anaerobic technologies to more Food & Beverage manufacturers operating in this region."
Last month, the company bagged a contract to design, build a new energy-neutral wastewater treatment plant for Namyslow Brewery in Poland.
The new wastewater treatment plant is intended to provide Namyslow Brewery with a better treatment system along with energy efficiency.
The company plans to use the energy to power the wastewater treatment plant, thus minimizing the operational costs.