02 Jul Wastewater Treatment Optimised: Colubris Improved SmartDose

Minimum Dosing, Maximum Results with Colubris Improved SmartDose System

Water is used throughout meat, poultry, rendering, and by-product processing for product washing, equipment cleaning, and sanitation. Before this water can be discharged or reused, it must pass through a wastewater treatment system where contaminants such as fats, oils, grease (FOG), proteins, and suspended solids are removed.

One of the key stages in primary wastewater treatment is coagulation and flocculation, where a coagulant is added to bind emulsified contaminants so they can be separated from the water. Correct dosing is critical: too little reduces treatment efficiency, while too much drives up chemical costs and sludge volumes.

Because wastewater quality fluctuates throughout the production day, maintaining optimal dosage manually is challenging.

Automated Dosing That Adapts in Real Time

Colubris Improved SmartDose continuously measures water quality after coagulation and flocculation and automatically adjusts the coagulant dosage to match the removable pollution fraction in the wastewater.

When water quality improves, the system reduces dosing. When pollution levels rise, it increases dosing as needed. This delivers consistent treatment performance without frequent manual monitoring or adjustments.

Lower Operating Costs

By preventing unnecessary overdosing, Improved SmartDose reduces two of the main operating costs in wastewater treatment: chemical consumption and sludge disposal. It also lowers neutraliser usage and reduces operator involvement.

Additional benefits include low maintenance and no calibration requirements.

Two Operating Modes

SmartDose offers two flexible operating modes:

• Eco Mode: Reduces coagulant dosing to a user-defined minimum while still removing most emulsified pollutants — ideal for minimising chemical consumption.
• Performance Mode: Optimises dosing autonomously to achieve maximum pollutant removal without overdosing.

An integrated dashboard provides real-time performance data, including coagulant usage. Remote supervision and access further simplify monitoring and optimisation.

Designed specifically for the demands of poultry processing plants, meat processors, rendering facilities, and by-product operations, Colubris Improved SmartDose helps processors achieve reliable wastewater treatment while optimising costs and performance.

Colubris SmartDose saves processors money and ensures maximum performance. To find out how DFS Process Solutions can help optimise your wastewater treatment process with Colubris solutions, enquire here.