Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, Wakefield, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Filtration System Capacity
9,600m³/day
Operational Bottling Plant Supply Demand
400m³/h
Water Quality
Turbidity
< 0.2 NTU
Total Chlorine Content
< 0.05mg/litre
Storage Tanks
2 × 850m³
Activated Carbon Tanks
4
Total Filter Medium
66m³
Skids
4 skids; 6 × tubular pressure vessels per skid, housing 24 cross-flow membrane cartridges
Membrane Cartridges
1.5m long × 200mm in diameter; 10,000 polymeric fibre filters per cartridge
Filter Fibres
Diameter
0.8mm
Filtration Pore Size
0.03 microns
Effective Filtration Surface Area
40m²
Footprint Reduction
50%
Plant Efficiency
Approaching 99%
Wastewater Flow
60m³/day
Overall Project Cost
£1.6m
Project Timeline:
Project Began
2005
New Plant Commissioned
2006
Project Completion
2007
Key Players:
Plant Owner
Coca-Cola
Main Contractor
Severn Trent
Membranes
Norit Membrane Technology
Stainless Steel Valves
Norit Südmo
