DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION

Dissolved air flotation (also known as DAF) clarifies wastewater by removal of remaining fat, oil and grease (also known as FOG) from effluent which has already passed several primary treatment phases.

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HOW DOES DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION WORK

Wastewater is pumped into a flotation tank or basin and hit with dissolved air causing microscopic bubbles adhere to suspended solids causing them lift to the surface of the water where it may then be removed by a skimming device and drained toward a sludge discharge tank. Not-floating solids sink to the bottom of the DAF tank from where they are discharged by an automatically controlled pneumatic drain valve.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION

The goal of dissolved air flotation is to create a system which successfully treats a wide range of suspended solids at a high rate of solids removal. Technology of dissolved air flotation includes a range of components like flotation tank (flotator), skimmer, feed distribution well, and back pressure pump, valve, and saturation (the bubbles generation) system.

For dissolved air flotation, FlotLife supplies full set of technological equipment along with system installation, training and support services.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF DAF TECHNOLOGY SUPPLIED BY FLOTLIFE ADVANTAGES
  • High performance solid removal rates
  • Highly effective, non-blocking dissolved air system
  • Compact and space-saving structure
  • Skid mounted design
  • Easy to operate with minimal maintenance
  • Optimum use of coagulants and flocculants
  • Cost-effective
  • Energy-optimized saturation system

DAF unit at a fish processing factory

Installing a DAF unit for a meat processing company

DAF unit in action at a dairy production factory

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FLOTLIFE'S DAF TECHNOLOGY IS IDEAL FOR
  • Industrial process water
  • Industrial process water
  • Drinking water plants
  • Alage removal
  • Slaughterhouses
  • Meat processing and packaging
  • Fish processing
  • Dairies
  • Food processing
  • Tank truck tank washing
  • Rendering plant processing
  • Oil and fat refneries
  • Petrochemical industry
  • Metal processing
  • Chemical industry
  • Metal processing
  • Waste management
  • Margarine production
  • Bakeries
  • Car wash
  • Textile industry
  • Cosmetics industries
  • Industrial kitchens
Model Specifications
DAF BODY
  • HPDE
  • Stainless steel: AISI 316, AISI 304
UPGRADES
  • Pressurization system
  • Flocculation pipe
  • Pump
Standard Features
  • Adjustable effluent outlet
  • PP tank or AISI 304 SS or AISI 316 SS construction
  • AISI 304 structural support legs
  • Infuent diffuser
  • Effluent chamber
  • Recycle saturation system
  • Surface drag skimmer
  • Lifting lugs
  • Factory tested
  • Seamlessly integrates other FlotLife wastewater products
  • Stand alone operation
  • Standard units can be manufactured for flows from 2 to 500 m3/h, in a single above grade
OPTIONAL
  • Chemical pretreatment systems
  • Duplex systems for redundancy
  • Effluent sampling
  • Explosion – proof design
  • Flash mix/flocculation pipe
  • Instrumentation and controls
  • Removable covers with gaskets
  • Container solutions
  • Potable water design
  • SCADA monitoring system
  • Pilot size units for on-site testing
  • Sludge handling and dewatering

Where we use this technology

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