Automatic effluent sampling boosts Patak’s environmental credentials
Patak Foods has been supplied with an outdoor, temperature-controlled, MCERTs certified wastewater sampler system by Aquamatic. It is being used to help monitor effective effluent treatment through Patak’s recently installed Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) plant.
Renowned for its range of curry sauces and pastes, Patak – part of the international AB Foods group – has enjoyed substantial growth. As the family business has grown, so has its factory, leading to an investment in a high specification DAF plant as an important part of the company’s waste and effluent management strategy. Nijhuis, which supplied the plant, recommended that Patak call upon the expertise of Aquamatic, knowing that the manufacturer of automatic wastewater sampling equipment would provide the apparatus to reassure Patak of the DAF plant’s effectiveness.
Aquamatic supplied an MCERTs certified Aquacell S320H wastewater sampler to take regular, accurate, automatic samples of the effluent from the DAF plant prior to its discharge from site. The S320H encompasses a robust enclosure, designed for use outdoors, with frost protection and temperature-controlled sample storage to preserve the samples taken prior to their submission for laboratory analysis.
At the heart of the S320H, as with all Aquamatic samplers, is the unique Aquacell sampling module. The vacuum pump driven Aquacell module features a wide bore sample collection system that helps ensure that a truly representative sample is collected without degradation to the effluent itself. Together with simple set-up, rock-solid sample volume control and sample event data logging, the S320H enclosure includes two separate lockable compartments so that the Aquacell module can be accessed without disturbing the collected samples. Customers can choose from a wide variety of single sample collection vessels or built-in multi bottlers depending on the sample regime in use, with Patak’s opting for an integral bottler sampling into a set of twelve, one-litre containers.
Patak has also opted for an annual maintenance contract with Aquamatic, which comprises two site visits from an Aquamatic engineer per year to inspect, clean, lubricate and service the equipment, ensuring Patak has the peace of mind that the S320H will continue to provide protection to both the company and the local environment long into the future.
