About The Technology

The performance of our Dissolved Air Flotation (‘DAF’) unit is superior to that of similar or alternative technologies, both as a clarifier of primary or secondary effluent waters and as a thickener for biological sludge. The simplicity of the design of the AQUA-DAF system is at the core of its high operational reliability and its remarkable versatility. The circular low head geometry of the cell, innovative hydrodynamics of fluids entering and exiting the cell, and the proven efficiency of the floating sludge removal system all contribute to the excellent performance of our DAF system.

Summary of the DAF process:

• The feed stream, after saturation with dissolved air, is introduced into the flotation cell.
• The flow spreads uniformly across the tank.
• The micro air bubbles adhere to the suspended particles creating a floating action on these particles. A thick blanket is formed by the solids at the surface of the cell. These solids are removed using a scum removal system.
• Before reaching the outlet slots, the under-natant is forced to pass through a filtering bed consisting of a relatively deep section of micro-bubbles.
• Any heavy solids which might have settled are conveyed into a sump by the bottom scraper.