Asia Pacific’s first full-scale sidestream ANITA Mox treatment plant

 Veolia Water Technologies and Urban Utilities are working to install Asia Pacific’s firstfull-scale sidestream ANITA Mox treatment plant this year, a first-of-its-kind in Australia. This organic and environmentally-focused technology is an exciting development for the wastewater treatment industry.

Construction is scheduled to commence later this year at Urban Utilities’ Luggage Point Resource Recovery Centre in Brisbane. Once completed, the project is expected to save up to $500,000 per year in operational costs at the plant. The two companies have worked together to develop the first full scale ANITA™ Mox project in Australia, which uses the Anammox bacteria to break down nitrogen in wastewater, requiring less energy and chemicals than traditional treatment processes.

 The new sidestream plant at the Luggage Point Resource Recovery Centre will be used to treat 1ML per day of high-ammonia sludge concentrate produced by the plant’s main treatment processes.

The company had been researching the use of Anammox bacteria with the University of Queensland’s Advanced Water Management Centre for more than 10 years.

Traditional wastewater treatment produces a liquid by-product with high nitrogen loads, which is returned to the head of the plant for treatment. This process contributes significantly to the plant’s operating costs and requires a costly carbon addition and electricity for aeration. In contrast, the ANITA Mox solution is a robust, single-stage ammonia and total nitrogen removal biofilm process that utilizes Anammox bacteria, offering a chemical-free treatment process that requires much less energy.

As the Anammox bacterium cannot be imported into Australia, the sidestream plant at Luggage Point will operate as a biofarm, making it possible for Veolia to harvest the seeds for use in future ANITA Mox projects within Australia.

The ANITA Mox solution is ideal for municipal assets looking to reduce cost and increase operational efficiency, while meeting regulatory requirements on nitrogen concentrations in treated wastewater.

For more info, visit: www.veoliawatertech.com/asia