The Taman Anaerobic Process – for Wastewater from Mechanical Pulp and Paper Production

Abstract

Anaerobic waste water treatment is the great step in the right direction, because most of the operating costs can be covered with the biogas generated in the process. This was the reason why the Tampella Anjala Paper Mill undertook pilot plant studies after completion of laboratory tests. This paper discusses the results achieved with the TAMAN multi-stage reactor and with the control reactors. The waste water used in the research originated in the manufacture of mechanical pulp and paper and at the debarking plant. The economic advantages of the TAMAN process are also compared with those of the activated sludge process.