Ensure a smooth plant start-up after a longer period of interruption
Ensure a smooth plant start-up after a longer period of interruption
As a response to the low commercial activity caused by COVID-19, several industrial wastewater treatment plants have either cut back or suspended operations completely.
As a response to the low commercial activity caused by COVID-19, several industrial wastewater treatment plants have either cut back or suspended operations completely.
As things are slowly getting back to a normal state - at least in parts of the world - restarting your plant is necessary. But getting your plant back to normal operations after a longer period of interruption can be both complex and slow. A sudden excess of hydraulic or organic load to the biological treatment can cause upsets like:
- Loss of biomass
- Loss of settling
- Increased sensitivity to toxic shocks
Avoid expensive or permit-violating upsets, and take the necessary precautions with bioaugmentation. See below for more tips and advices.
3 tips on how to ensure a smooth plant restart
3 tips on how to ensure a smooth plant restart
Has your plant been shut down for a longer period due to COVID-19? And are you planning a restart soon? Or perhaps you are already in progress of doing so?
Get 3 tips from one of our wastewater experts, Geoffroy Chantry, on how to avoid upsets and ensure a fast and problem-free start-up.
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