ABMet

GE's Advanced Biological Metals Removal System (ABMet) provides a proven, reliable process to remove elevated levels of selenium, nitrate and metals found in wastewater streams at coal-fired power plants, mining operations and other industries.

This simple, low-energy system uses biofilters, seeded with selected strains of naturally-occurring microorganisms, to produce treated effluent that meets or exceeds the world's most stringent regulatory standards for selenium removal.

Now also available in an easy-to-install modular system.

Features & Benefits

ABMet systems can achieve up to 99% removal of selenium and can discharge treated effluent containing 5 ppb of selenium or less, based on incoming water characteristics and process controls
Low operation and maintenance costs
Scalable design to accommodate any flow and future plant expansion
Systems can be custom designed for specific needs or pre-engineered as modular units for lower cost and quicker turnaround times
Easy installation with modular system containing prefabricated bioreactor tanks and skid-mounted pump and control packages
Modular approach allows for short execution timeline from order to a fully-operational system

Application
Typical applications:
Coal-fired power plants
Mining operations
Oil refineries
Agriculture run-off sites
Municipal water treatment facilities
Design
Complete Nitrate-N removal
Treat flows from 5 to 5,000+ U.S. gallons per minute
Handle selenium loads from 10 ppb to 10,000 ppb
Operate over a broad temperature range (4-40 degrees celsius)
Does not require post-filtration to polish particulate selenium
On-site Capabilities

GE offers innovative, patented, break-through technologies that solve the problems of metals in the areas of wastewater and sludge management. Our broad portfolio of proven chemical solutions, such as MetClear, and equipment solutions, such as ABMet, is designed to help our customers solve their metals removal challenges, enabling them to effectively treat waste streams and to ensure regulatory compliance.
Customization

Major coal-fired power plants and mine sites trust ABMet to reliably meet stringent regulatory standards for selenium and nitrate removal. Current ABMet systems are treating flow rates as low as 5 gpm and as high as 1,400 gpm, while achieving up to 99 percent removal rates and discharging a treated effluent containing 5 ppb of selenium or less based on incoming water characteristics and process controls.
The modular configuration of an ABMet system provides a high degree of flexibility in treatment capacity; process trains are simply multiplied to achieve the desired flow rate.

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