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Q-PAC®: packed towers /wet scrubbers / air strippers
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
Camden NJ 2-Stage Scrubber saves $500,000
Using Q-PAC® allows for innovative scrubber design
Odor Control Scrubber Design
Tower Design, single and two stage Chemical Consumption considerations
35% Capitol Cost Savings at Wastewater Facility
Air stripping with Q-PAC® to remove MEK realizes savings
 
Odor Control at Municipal WWTP
NH3 & H2S odors controlled at 99%+ at high gas velocities
SO2 Scrubber Design Notes
Proper design and operation explained
34%+ Increase in Scrubber Capacity
Tri-Packs plugged, Q-PAC® brings rendering plant into permit compliance
High Efficiency Air stripping
Q-PAC® and NUPAC® achieve a Stripping Efficiency of over 90% in a Packed Bed Air Stripper.
$80,000 per Year in Power Savings
Pulp mill replaces saddles with Q-PAC® and realizes large power savings
 
$8,300 per Year in Power Savings
2K Tellerettes plugged, Q-PAC® resists plugging
and lowers power costs
 
Q-PAC®: BOD Control Systems
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
BOD Reduction. Odors Eliminated
Q-PAC®acts as ideal media to support biological growth in lagoon
 
$40,000 per Year in Power Savings
Winery cuts aeration power by 65 hp using Q-PAC® media in waste water treatment system
 
LANPAC®
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
PCE Air Stripping Superior HTU
Independent test result - 3.5" LANPAC® superior
to all competitive packings
CO2 Degasification Design
pH, water hardness explained


Plugging Resistance in Iron Removal from Potable Water
Iron content of 1.96 ppm in water but media did not foul
 
Improved Efficiency, Increased MeOH Recovery
Pall Rings flooded - 3.5" LANPAC® allowed 2-fold increase of feed rate
 
$400,000 per Year in Reduced White Liquor Costs
3.5" LANPAC® 45%+ efficiency increase vs. saddles
 
NUPAC®
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
Biological Support Media - Compact BOD Treatment
Japanese Ministry of the Environment grants 1996 Innovative Technology Award
 
NUPAC in chlorine stripping: 50% Capacity Increase
Fertilizer plant avoids costly rebuild project
 
Acid Fume Scrubbing: Effective Mass Transfer and Mist Elimination Packing
Only NUPAC® gave the efficiencies that would solve the space requirements
 
NUPAC in Water Purification Removes Ammonia
NUPAC® and Q-PAC® used in Packed Bed Air Stripper for High Stripping Efficiency.
 
MLM® - Heat Recovery Media for RTOs
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
$1,000,000 revenue increase + $40,000 Power Savings per Year!
RTO retrofit produces dramatic results

MLM vs. Conventional RTO Heat Recovery Media
Comparison of MLM® to conventional RTO Heat Recovery Media

Pollution Engineering MLM Casebook Article
Trade journal article based on above case history
 
Retrofit with MLM in Biosolids RTO to Yield $78,000/year Savings
Privatized biosolids drying facility upgrades its VOC control RTO

18 Hour Overtime Emergency Maintenance Events Eliminated
Municipal RTO saddle fouling problems disappear after MLM® retrofit
 
MLM Increases Capacity 50% as Well as Thermal Efficiency
Label printing plant RTO replaces saddles with MLM® for increased capacity
 

Pollution Engineering Article
Improving RTO performance with MLM®

 

Autothermal RTO Retrofit with MLM Yields $100,000+ Savings per Year
MLM® and Rest-O-Cat® succeed where random heat recovery media failed

 
HD Q-PAC® for Aquaculture
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
HD Q-PAC Significantly Improves Aquarium Life Support System
pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity improved significantly
 
HD Q-PAC® for Biological Applications
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
Bioremediation of Fuel Oil Contaminated Groundwater in Fixed-Film Reactor
Aerobic bacterial count increased 10,000 fold & hydrocarbons dramatically reduced
 
Odor Complaints Eliminated at a Municipal Lift/Pump Station
Saco, Maine has no H2S odors with minimal costs
 
HD Q-PAC put to the Test Against Lava Rock at Cedar Rapids WWTP
3x greater H2S destruction and 90% lower pressure drop than 3/4" lava rocks
 
HD Q-PAC in Biotrickling Filter yields no odors even w/variable H2S loading
Elimination of odor at Mt. Dora, Florida Water Reclamation Plant.
 
HD Q-PAC® for Oil Water Separators
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
Zero Oil Discharge from HD Q-PAC Filled OWS unit handling >4000 ppm oil from 1900 gpm stormwater

HD Q-PAC Oil Water Coalescing Media
How HD Q-PAC® works in oil water separation

Superfund Site Eliminates Severe Plugging with HD Q-PAC
Corrugated type media plugged every 3rd day, shutting down air stripper
HD Q-PAC EN 858-1 Test Method
Summary of European Union Oil/Water Separation Test Requirements and results
Significant Improvements Using HD Q-PAC at Car Wash OWS
$15,000+ savings per year realized as a result of retrofit
HD Q-PAC Defies Stokes Law
Superior performance due to low Reynolds Number
Environmental
Case Histories: Technical Support Papers:
Lantec Random and Structured Media Help Fight Global Warming
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in fossil fuel costs are eliminated.