By Shannon Grant and Robert Landine, ADI Systems Inc.,
and Albert Cocci, Paques ADI Inc.
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| The original 22 700 m3 (6 million US gal.) and new 45 400 m3 (12 million US gal.) ADI-BVF reactors at Coors Brewing Company near Elkton, Virginia. The new BVF reactor (upper basin to the left and still without its cover at the time of the photo) was started up in October 2001; the original BVF reactor (adjacent and to the right) has been in operation since 1995. |
Paques ADI Inc. recently constructed a second patented ADI-BVF® anaerobic reactor at Coors' Shenandoah Brewery in Virginia, US, on a design/build contract basis, with start-up and commissioning occurring in October, 2001. The first BVF reactor was constructed there in 1995. The decision to build another reactor was based on the expansion of the Coors production facility and the excellent performance of the original reactor.
The Coors Brewing Company's Virginia facility is located between the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and the Shenandoah River, near the Shenandoah National Park. Treated wastewater from the plant is discharged directly into the environmentally sensitive South Fork of the Shenandoah River. The area is considered as Class I pristine for environmental permitting conditions.
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