Tips to Ensure Dissolved Air Flotation System Success

Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) Tips

Many industries must pretreat their process wastewater before discharging it to the local sewer system.   Dissolved air flotation (DAF) systems are used to remove fats, oils, and grease (FOG), certain organics, suspended solids, and metals from process wastewater to meet sewer discharge permit requirements.  These treatment systems are far more cost-effective than biological systems but can be ineffective and costly if they are not designed and operated properly. 

The following tips will help ensure the success of DAF systems:

Design

Treatment Chemicals

Operations