AQANA® CONCEPTS

An anaerobic process is a beautiful and simple natural occurrence. With the absence of oxygen waste is converted to biogas and only a small amount of sludge. But as in most cases, a human synthesis of a natural process ends up very complicated. Aqana® takes advantage of the bacterial property to attach to surfaces. The anaerobic bacteria are grown on a floating carrier. With this Aqana® makes the difference. By using a floating carrier bed the reactor design is that simple that it fits in any tank. Three concepts are the product of the research and collaboration with launching customers.

PARTNERSHIP

From our company in the Netherlands we operate worldwide in wastewater treatment. In achieving our goals we are continuously expanding our partnerships to share our technology and realize local projects.

In our specially developed partnership program, we closely collaborate with license partners and share the possibilities of the Aqana® system.

We are focused on companies active in wastewater treatment, who are missing the anaerobic technology in their portfolio.

REFERENCES

Together we would like to determine how Aqana® can share a wastewater solution. Without a doubt one of our concepts will fit your situation.

To realize your solution, you can count on the Aqana® team that represents top level experience in industrial anaerobic wastewater treatment. The Aqana team stands for years of experience.

From the Netherlands or through our local partners we can build a complete wastewater treatment plant. We also have the possibility to send a complete installation packed in shipping containers.

News
Germany - January 2013
AQANA gets the environmental permit for erection of the first DANA plant at a German potato factory. At this moment final details are completed by the client before the execution fase will start.
Norway - November 2012
AQANA has signed two agreements for partnerships on several markets. BioTek from Norway (www.biotek.no) will sell AQANA technologies in Norway and other Scandinavian countries.
Italy - November 2012
A client who is just building an Aqwise MBBR has asked AQANA to run a pilot with the DANA pilot to screen the possibilities for an anaerobic/aerobic treatment regarding improved COD conversion. Aim of this project - which is planned to be realized in the second half of 2013 - will be to reduce the amount of discharged water. This will improve the energy consumption of the mill.
History
2012
The Aqana® team was expanded to engineer the first plant in Poland.
2011 November
Aqana® was officially founded during the Watec exhibition. The kick off of the company was accompanied by the Israeli Chief Scientist, the Minister of Industry and the Dutch Ambassador to Israel.
November 29th, 2011: During the Watec exhibition in Tel Aviv Aqana BV was officially launched... Read more >
2011
Due to the success of the research project, plans were formed for a joint venture between the partners. Both companies believed the synergy between the wide variety of specialism in waste water treatment.
June 21th, 2011: Wastewater reuse and recycling ought to play a major part in granting everybody an equal access to water... Read more >
June 22th, 2011: The uniqueness of DANA is that it offers both anaerobic and aerobic bacteria with the right task... Read more >
2010-2011
The industrial scale pilots ran for over a year with astonishing results. One of the clients where a pilot ran decided to invest in a full scale installation.
2010
An industrial scale pilot was build to further test the technology on-site at factories in production of potato mush, beverages and other food processes.
2009-2010
Extensive lab research was done by both parties in the Netherlands and Israel. Within months both research teams managed to start-up small lab scale reactors, with great results. The technology was tested to the limit on a wide variety of waste waters.
2009
Westt and Aqwise were granted money through an international subsidy called Inno water. The project obtained an international renown Eureka status.
2008
During a trade mission Westt met Aqwise, a company successful in aerobic treatment. A plan was formed to grow anaerobic sludge on a biomass carrier, which was previously only used for aerobic purposes.