Ochre Volume Minimisation Matt Dey or Ochre Concentration The School of Engineering
The Team Keith Williams Fred Pooley Liyuan Liang Devin Sapsford Chris Bullen Andrew Barnes
Active Treatment Industrial Partners
Neutralisation reactor Effluent Clarifier/Thickener Mixer/Aerator Neutralisation reagent Clean water Solids Standard chemical precipitation
Chemical precipitation
Neutralisation reactor Effluent Clarifier/Thickener Recirculated solids Neutralisation reagent Solids Floc reactor Flocculant reagent HDS
Bench tests
Different neutralisation reagents Ca(OH) 2
Different neutralisation reagents NaOH
Different neutralisation reagents Mg(OH) 2
Shear
Pilot Plant First stage reactor Second stage reactor Flocculation
Active Plant Horden
Passive Treatment Partners
Canal Worsley Delph & Bridgewater Canal Influent Pump Bed of sandEffluent
Results Flow rate (l/hr) IronRetention Time (Hrs) Approximate Operating Time * Total (mg/l)% Removed % 95% 94% hrs 96hrs 72hrs
Taff Merthyr IBC design Influent Effluent Bed of pea gravel
Results Feed rate (L/min) Average % removed Retention time (hrs) % % % % %1.4
EPSRC Funded Research Approximately 6 x 4m tank, 2m deep Up to 4l/s (14.4m 3 /hr) flowrate 3 years in the field operation Optimise ochre accretion/filtration Under drainage to aid in ochre thickening
Will it work? Palenna