Aquabio-AMBR LE-Ardmore Distillery

REFERENCE
Beam Suntory, arDmore DIStILLery (uK) amBr LeTM, WaSteWater treatment
Client
Ardmore distillery is a producer of a single malt Scotch whisky, and is the only Highland distillery that fully peats its standard malt. Founded in the late 19th century, the distillery is today owned by Beam Suntory, one of the world’s largest producers of spirits.
Project requirements
Replacement of an existing treatment facility to a complete turnkey effluent plant for treatment of wastewater generated from process areas and notably for removal of residual copper concentrations.
Significant improvements in effluent discharge quality and copper concentrations, for discharge to local watercourse meeting with stringent parameters set by SEPA.
Solution
Complete turnkey solution:
• Inletscreening,balanceanddiverttanks,DAFtreatment
and AMBR LETM plant comprising bioreactor tank and ultrafiltration membrane separation system.
• Totallyautomated,withremoteaccessforplantmonitoring.
Plant PerformanCe
Volume for treatment
240 m3/day
Design CoD load
827 kg/day
Design Copper Concentration
4.4 mg/l
BoD from amBr leTM
< 10 mg/l
Copper Conc’n from amBr leTM
< 0.25 mg/l
BenefitS for the CuStomer
Robust and reliable process
Optimised for copper removal
Improved discharge condition to meet with SEPA requirements
Remote access for plant monitoring
Enhanced corporate social responsibility profile
Freudenberg
Filtration technologies