Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences
Title: | Fluidized Immobilized Catalytic Carbon Oxidation (FICCO) Reactor for Waste Water Treatment |
Area: | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
Focus Area: | Water-based Technologies |
Status: | Implemented in Automobile (Indonesia), Sea Food processing (Ghana, West Africa), machine tools manufacturing (India) industries and sewage treatment plants in India, Namibia. Maximum volume of waste water treated through this technology was 1500 m3/day. |
Patent: | IN309251, WO2014037959 |
Social Benefits: | FICCO can treat wastewater discharged from industrial and domestic sectors with minimum generation of sludge. It can be employed at neutral pH with high BOD/COD ratio. It requires low foot print requirement, low operating cost and no odour emission. |
Developing Agency: | CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
Technology Readiness Label: | 9 |
Funding Agency: | Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) |
Brief Description
Description : | This technology treats wastewater from industrial and domestic sources using a fluidized bed reactor system with minimal sludge generation and no secondary pollution. It consists of three distinct zones: a reaction zone where immobilized carbon is fluidized by air and wastewater allowing adsorption and biodegradation of organics; a separation zone where gases such as oxygen and nitrogen are separated; and a settling zone for final clarification. The system operates efficiently under neutral pH conditions with high BOD/COD ratios, requires low space, and has low operational costs. It has been successfully deployed in multiple industries globally, including automotive and seafood processing sectors.
Key Features: • Three-zone fluidized bed reactor design (reaction, separation, settling) • Combines adsorption, microbial degradation, and oxidation processes • Prevents groundwater contamination and secondary pollution • Low footprint, low operational cost, and no odor emission • Suitable for high organic load wastewater under neutral pH conditions |
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