Industrial Wastewater Odor Control Systems and Equipment

industrial odor control system

Wastewater odor control systems are important, especially when residential areas are built near sewage and wastewater treatment plants. These odors are a nuisance, and people are increasingly confronting and filing suit against local government and business over odor related issues. Additionally, there may be public health issues depending on the odorous compounds. These are a few reasons every environmental officer and production manager must take odor control seriously. Read detailed information on industrial sewage and wastewater odor control.

While odor control and removal are important, solving odor control problems is difficult. The human olfactory system can detect thousands of scents based on only very minute airborne concentrations of chemicals. As a result, odor is one of the most difficult things to measure. Odors in air can be caused by a combination of substances, each with a different odor threshold. It is nearly impossible to have an on-line analyzer or measuring system which can quantify and differentiate among these components.

Ozone-Based Wastewater Odor Control System

desozone wastewater odor control system

Spartan and its partner De Nora Water Technologies offer the DESOZONE industrial odor control system for the removal and neutralization of foul odors. The DESOZONE odor control system can deodorize 250 to 20,000 m3/h of air from industrial facilities and municipal sewage plants.

DESOZONE is a packaged solution for odor control and removal including an ozone generator and scrubbing system using ozone and other chemicals to treat a wide range of odors.

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Common Sources and Odor Causing Compounds in Wastewater Treatment

Below you will find common sources of odor and industrial applications for odor control systems as well as odor causing compounds.

Common Sources of Odor in Wastewater Treatment

  • Aeration Basins
  • Holding Tanks
  • Dewatering Facilities
  • Clarifiers Sludge Dryers
  • Municipal Solid Waste
  • Compost Facilities
  • Anaerobic Digesters
  • Lift Stations
  • Headworks
  • Sewage Treatment Plants
  • Municipal Wastewater Plants (WWTP)

Industrial Applications for Odor Control Systems

  • Chemical Processing
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Fermentations
  • Coating Processes
  • Storage Tanks
  • Fish & Poultry Processing
  • Pulp & Paper Manufacturing
  • Compost Facilities
  • Food Processing
  • Animal Rendering Plants
  • Paint Stripping
  • Breweries

Common Odor Causing Compounds

  • Acetic Acid
  • Acrylates
  • Alcohols
  • Aldehydes
  • Amines
  • Ammonia
  • Butyric Acid
  • Carboxylic Acids
  • Chlorine
  • Cresols
  • Dimethyl Disulfide
  • Dimethyl Sulfide
  • Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S)
  • Ketones
  • Mercaptans
  • Phenols
  • Skatole
  • Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)

Spartan can evaluate your current operations to recommend the most appropriate and efficient wastewater odor control system to meet your needs.