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AEESP Lecture Preview: Introduction of New Process Technology into the Wastewater Treatment Sector
Denny Parker, Ph. D., PE, NAE
To be delivered: October 4, 2010
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IntroductionNew Technology Introduction TheoryFive Successful Case HistoriesLessons LearnedTechnology Innovation in the Future
Paper Summary
The Potential Benefits are Significant
Central Valley WRF, Utah
Basic research at UC Berkeley, Parker et al. (late sixties)
First BC designs for Santa Rosa and Corvallis in mid seventies
Corvallis’ prior consultant advised filtration for monthly SS effluent of 10 mg/L
Met this requirement in all three operating modes, activated sludge, TF/AS and TF/SC without filtration
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Half-life or Times to Inflection Point:HPOAS: 4 to 5 yearsTF/SC: 10 to 12 yearsMBR: 28 years MBBR: >12 yearsCOP: >18 years
Process Vendor’s Perceptions: The most difficult market with
many decision makers Return on investment industrial
market in three years, seven years needed for municipal market
After initiating a marketing program for a new process, first industrial sale was in 1996, first municipal sale in 2001
Speed of New Process Introduction in Municipal Market in North America