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DAF
DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION
A process that provides high quality,

efficient clarification for suspended matter
DAF
DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION
Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) is a clarification process used for the separation of solids, fats, oils, etc.
DAF systems allow a wide range of suspended substances, or colloids, to be removed from water,
and can also be used to thicken sludge.
Application
DAF systems can be applied as pre-treatment,

to meet requirements that are not too stringent DAF is a proven and effective physical/
(such as discharge into public sewer) or upstream chemical technology commonly used
for many industrial and municipal
of biological plants.
applications, including:
DAFs are also used as systems for the separation
of chemical, physical or biological sludge, since
• Product recovery and reuse
they occupy about 5 times less space than a • Pretreatment to meet sewer discharge limits
static settler with the same flow rate. • Pretreatment to reduce loading on
downstream biological systems
Furthermore, they can be used to thicken
already separated sludge (chemical, physical or • Polishing of biological treatment effluent
biological), and generally allow for an increase in • Silt and grease removal from industrial water
the concentration of a sludge from 1% to 8-10%.
Key Features
97 85
% %
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) Chemical Oxygen Demand Low Operation and
reduction of up to 97% (COD) removal of up to 85% Maintenance (O&M) costs
Standard and customized Designed for ease of Materials suitable for high-
units to meet a variety of installation and use salinity water
application and flow ranges
Process
There are two preparatory processes for flotation: Flotation is effective both for particles that have
coagulation and flocculation of substances such a density greater than that of water, and, more
as suspended solids, oil, fats, proteins, etc. so, for particles that have a lower density.
Coagulation is accomplished by adding Given that the solubility of the air in the water
chemicals such as iron chloride or aluminum increases with increasing pressure, the following
polychloride to the wastewater; this addition system is used to generate fine bubbles: a part
causes the destabilization of the colloids and of the waste is saturated with air at a pressure
their union in larger particles. of 5 ÷ 6 bar. The air-saturated waste stream is
then conveyed into the flotation tank, which is at
Flocculation is carried out by means of other
atmospheric pressure. The pressure drop causes
chemical products (generally polyelectrolytes),
the previously solubilized air to be released in
and coagulates the particles into larger and
the whole mass of liquid in the form of minute
more easily removable "flakes".
bubbles, forming a floating bed of sludge.
The actual flotation is a process used to separate
A scraping assembly skims the sludge off the
solid particles from liquids. The separation is
surface of the water and into a sump, from where
achieved by introducing a gas (usually air)
it is pumped to the subsequent treatments,
dispersed in fine bubbles into the liquid. These
while the treated water is ready for discharge
bubbles adhere to the particles and drag them
or for further purification processes.
to the surface of the liquid itself.
Process Flow
Coagulant Flocculant
Water Treated
to be DAF Water
Treated
Municipalities Industrial
• Water Treatment Plants • Meat/Poultry/Fish Processing
• Wastewater Treatment Plants • Dairy Industries
• Biological Treatment Plants • Food Processing
• Algae Removal • Petroleum/Oil Refineries
• Fat and Oil Removal Plants • Pulp and Paper
Solution Architecture
DAF unit: made of AISI 304 stainless steel and shaft); and 4 scraper blades, made of rubber,
equipped with a flocculate accumulation basin. fixed to the two chains.
Flocculate scraper: composed of 1 driveshaft, with Hypersaturation system: consisting of an air

two gears placed at its extremities; 1 secondary saturator and a subsequent centrifugal pump,
shaft, with two gears placed at its extremities; or a multi-rotor centrifugal pump with injection
2 transmission chains (which transmit the of air directly into the latter body.
motion from the driveshaft to the secondary
Models
Wastewater
Models Dimensions (WxL in m) Capacity (m3/h)
DAF W07-80 2.2 X 4.8 0 - 30
DAF W07-150 2.2 X 4.8 30 - 130
DAF W10-80 3.2 X 4.8 0 - 30
DAF W10-150 3.2 X 4.8 30 - 130
DAF W13-80 3.2 X 5.7 0 - 30
DAF W13-150 3.2 X 5.7 30 - 130
DAF W17-80 4.2 X 5.7 0 - 30
DAF W17-150 4.2 X 5.7 30 - 130
Digestate Recycle
Models Dimensions (WxL in m) Capacity (m3/h)
DAF R07-80 2.2 X 4.8 0-5
DAF R10-80 3.2 X 4.8 5 - 10
DAF R13-125 3.2 X 5.7 10 - 15
DAF R17-125 4.2 X 5.7 15 - 20
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DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION

A process that provides high quality,

DAF systems can be applied as pre-treatment,

Flocculate scraper: composed of 1 driveshaft, with Hypersaturation system: consisting of an air

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