Politecnico di Milano - Anammox

Client

Politecnico Milano

Application

Waste from the food industry

Purpose of the project

Design and construction of a pilot-scale instrumented prototype for the implementation of the Anammox process from agro-livestock digestate supernatants that have previously undergone partial nitrification.

Team

Project manager
Process engineer
Draftsman

Timing

2011 – 2012

Work amount

52.000,00 €

Performed services

Feasibility/final/executive design of process, electrical, civil. Realization and construction of the pilot plant.

Activities

  • Information gathering and definition of activities
  • Drawing up the documents required for verification; of the Pilot Plant (Layout, Equipment List, Flow Chart, Final and Executive Design);
  • Submission to the Polytechnic and implementation comments
  • Installation in the workshop (machine purchase);
  • Blank equipment function test (workshop functional test);
  • Transport, installation and commissioning.

Project Plus

  • Construction of an experimental plant for Anammox-type treatment;
  • Construction of nitrogen pulmonising plant;
  • Pressure system;
  • Realisation of steel pilot plant with PLC and web-based data transmission.