RBC (Rotating Biological Contactors)
Jacopa® RBC’s are effective and robust treatment systems that fully incorporate all of the operating experience of the large number of installed units in the U.K. and Ireland, and the innovation Jacopa® has developed from the extensive operating base.Jacopa created a standard range of RBC units capable of meeting the vast majority of our customer’s requirements. Standard design features include;
- Drive unit with 100,000 hour design life
- Mechanical parts coated to WIMES specifications
- Bolt-on stub shafts
- Bearings located outside of main covers
- Build offsite
| Specification: | |
| Population Equivalent range | 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 |
| Effluent Quality | 15 mg/l BOD: 25mg/l SS: 4mg/l NH4 (95%ile) |
| Material | WIMES specification |
| Start-up (optimum performance) | Generally within 4 weeks (in moderate environmental conditions) |
| Rotor design | withstand eccentric loads due to partial drying of the biomass for up to 8 hours. |
| Installation | Above or below ground |
| Downloads | |
 Jacopa®RBC Technical Specification |
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| White Papers | |
| Innovation = Added Value – Institute of Water Magazine (1.4mb) |
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| RBC or SAF – Which do you Prefer? – Water Active Magazine (11mb) |
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| RBC or SAF? – Institute of Water Journal (16mb) |
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