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Refinery restarts and maintains nitrification with SUEZ onsite service and BioPlus* bioaugmentation during shutdown
Refinery restarts and maintains nitrification with SUEZ onsite service and BioPlus* bioaugmentation during shutdown
Water Technologies & Solutions case study Find a contact near you by visiting www.suezwatertechnologies.com and clicking on “Contact Us.” *Trademark of SUEZ; may be registered in one or more countries. ©2017 SUEZ. All rights reserved. CS1360EN.docx Mar-13 refinery restarts and maintains nitrification with SUEZ onsite service and BioPlus* bio augmentation during shutdown challenge A refinery lost nitrification and thus ammonia removal during a shutdown. They wanted to maintain ammonia removal capacity so that they could start up at short notice without discharge violations. The plant had a history of upsets and unstable nitrification and was concerned that they would have problems on restart, as they could not maintain the nitrifier population in the abs