Process Optimization & Control
Advanced-Treatment Nitrate Monitoring at a Grandblue Plant in Foshan
1 / 2Project Background
A municipal wastewater plant operated by Grandblue Environment in Foshan upgraded its treatment train with advanced denitrification filters to secure ever-stricter total-nitrogen limits.
Customer Challenge
Advanced denitrification only works as well as its control data: the plant must track influent nitrate at the denitrification filter in real time and keep complete process records to guide adjustment — lab data that arrives hours later cannot steer a continuously shifting biological process.
The TENGINE Solution
A UVN nitrate nitrogen analyzer with a TC2000 multi-parameter intelligent controller was installed at the denitrification filter inlet, delivering continuous online nitrate data for process control.
Implementation
The UVN analyzer was mounted at the filter inlet with reagent-free UV measurement, streaming data through the TC2000 controller into the plant's process records.
Project Results
Continuous online nitrate monitoring now preserves complete denitrification process data; reliable measurement supports precise advanced-treatment control and keeps effluent total nitrogen stably compliant.
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