Case study Sjölunda WWTP, Malmö, Suecia

Municipal treatment plant employing a Moving Bed™biofilm process for post-denitrification.

  • Operational since: 2000.

Design data

Parameter Value
Total BOD7 40 000 kg/d
TN 6 600 kg/d
TP 1 265 kg/d
Design flow 190 080 m³/h
PE 550 000
Temperature 10°C

Effluent requirements

Parameter Value
Phosphorous <0.3 mg/l
Nitrogen <10 mg/l
BOD7 < 15 mg/l

Results

Parameter Influent (mg/l) Effluent(mg/l) Reduction (%)
BOD7 180 9 95
TP 4.7 0.21 95
TN 31 5.5 82
NH4-N 21 1.3 94

The results are average for year 2001.