Reference list Case History - Sydney Water Corporation, Bangor SPS Odour Control System

ACA systems clean industrial exhaust air of a wide range of pollutants, in particular volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) and hydrogen sulphide (H₂S).

The VOC or H₂S laden air is directed through one or more beds of carbon. The air can be pre-filtered, dehumidified or cooled if necessary to assist the adsorption. The carbon takes the form of small granules or extruded (8mm long) pieces. Very high rates of adsorption can occur, such that the exhaust air is essentially free of VOC’s or H₂S. The carbon is replaced when its working capacity has been reached.

If there are high loadings of VOC it becomes uneconomic to replace the carbon after one use. In such cases regenerable systems are used. These systems have a duty and a standby bed. At any given time the duty bed is adsorbing VOC’s while the standby bed is being regenerated by steam stripping.

ACA systems have very wide application, ranging from bulk liquid hydrocarbon storage and handling facilities (tank farms) to sewage transport systems odour control.

Reference List

Non-regenerable Carbon Systems– Sewage/Waste Water
Date	Client	Location	Application
2002	Redland Water	Cleveland, Qld	Inlet Works
2002	Redland Water	Cleveland, Qld	RAS Screens
2001	Sydney Water	Hornsby Heights, NSW	Inlet screens, fermenter
2001	Sydney Water	West Hornsby, NSW	Inlet screens, fermenter
2001	Sydney Water	Bangor, NSW	Pumping Station
2000	Abigroup Asset Services – Water	Nunawading, VIC	Vent
1998	Transfield Maintenance	Mitcham, VIC	Vent
1998	ESI/Clough	Subiaco, WA	Enersludge Process
1995	Yarra Valley Water	Wonga Park, VIC	Vent
1995	Yarra Valley Water	Coldstream, VIC	Vent
1995	Yarra Valley Water	Lilydale, VIC	Vent
1995	Eurobodalla Shire Council	Bateman’s Bay, NSW	Pumping Station
1995	Caltex Service Station	Wyong, NSW	Vent
1990	F3 Motorway	Mt White, NSW	Vent
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Non-regenerable Carbon Systems - VOC's
Date	Client	Location	Application
1998	RLA Polymers	Kilsyth, VIC	Plastic manufacture
1996	Monsanto	Brooklyn, VIC	Herbicide storage
1996	Ajax Chemicals	Auburn, NSW	Drum-filling
1995	Iplex	Rosehill, NSW	PVC pipe facility
1995	Australian Navy	Chowder Bay, NSW	Diesel fuel installation
Regenerable Carbon Systems - Chemical Storage Operations
Date	Client	Location	Application
1999	Kertih Terminals	Kertih, Malaysia	Benzene, p- Xylene
1999	Kertih Terminals	Kertih, Malaysia	Ethylene DiChloride
1997	VOPAK	Jurong, Singapore	Solvents, Acrylates, Aromatics
1996	Huntsman Chemical Co.	West Footscray, VIC	Benzene, Styrene, Toluene, BTX
1994	VOPAK	Botlek, Holland, Plant C	Aromatics
1993	VOPAK	Botlek, Holland, Plant B	Acrylonitrite, Aromatics, EDC
1993	Paktank	Botlek, Holland	Solvents, Aromatics, Monomers
1992	ICI Australia	Botany, N.S.W.	Ethylene DiChloride
1992	Panocean	Botlek, Holland	Solvents, Aromatics, Monomers
1990	VOPAK	Botlek, Holland, Plant A	Styrene, BTX, Benzene, Xylene
1987	Terminals Pty Ltd	Botany, N.S.W. Plant B	Solvents, Acrylates, Aromatics, Monomers
1982	Terminals Pty Ltd	Footscray, Vic. Plant C	Solvents, Acrylates, Aromatics, Monomers
1980	Terminals Pty Ltd	Footscray, Vic. Plant B	Solvents, Acrylates, Aromatics, Monomers
1978	Terminals Pty Ltd	Botany, N.S.W. Plant A	Solvents, Acrylates, Aromatics, Monomers
1978	VOPAK	Botany, N.S.W. Plant A	Solvents, Acrylates, Aromatics, Monomers

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Case History

Sydney Water Corporation
Bangor SPS Odour Control System

Location Bangor, NSW Completion Date   2001 Project Duration   6 months Environmental Group Scope of Work: Design, manufacture and install an activated carbon bed filter at Bangor Sewage Pumping Station. Equipment Supplied: Civil works Stainless Steel ducting Prefilter FRP carbon bed vessel Fans and silencers Stainless steel exhaust stack Instrumentation Access platform Switchgear and control assembly Mechanical and electrical installation Commissioning and performance testing Design specifications: Ventilation rate : 2000 m3/hr H2S inlet load : up to 5 ppm H2S outlet concentration : max. 0.05 ppm

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