Seair to install diffusion towers at North American wastewater treatment plant

Canadian diffusion technologies developer Seair will install two SA 75 diffusion towers in a pilot plant to test the ozonation process prior to being incorporated in a North American municipality’s wastewater treatment plant.

The towers are to be installed in a scaled down pilot version of the larger treatment plant that the company received a purchase order from the municipality for.

Ozonation technology uses ozone to get rid of bacteria, viruses, harmful pharmaceutical drugs and industrial chemicals.

The towers in the pilot plant are capable of treating around 20m³ of wastewater on a daily basis. Approximately 20m³ per second of wastewater will be treated by the commercial facility.

Seair CEO Ric Charron said: "The results from the pilot will take at least 6 months to obtain, but a successful outcome in one of the largest wastewater treatment facilities in the world will position Seair’s technology as a leading solution for municipal wastewater treatment.

"There are more than 850 Canadian wastewater treatment plants that require upgrades to comply with the new federal regulations and the cost of the required plant upgrades has been forecasted at $6 billion."

Seair’s technology can be installed to improve the performance of existing wastewater plants.

The company will provide an alternative for municipalities to enhance their plants to meet better standards.

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Image: The pilot plant will disinfect wastewater using ozonation technology. Photo: courtesy of freedigitalphotos/John Kasawa.